Didn’t You Hear My Brother?!!!
July 9, 2023
James 5:1-6
1. The
of Jesus Are Not to be Taken
! (Vs. 1, John 3:17-18)
John 3:17-18, “For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Anyone who believes in him is not condemned, but anyone who does not believe is already condemned, because he has not believed in the name of the one and only Son of God.”
2. The Deeds of the Wicked Testify to Their
:
a. They Have Stored Up
Matthew 6:19-21, “Don’t store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves don’t break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
b. The Workers Testify To Their Lack of Compassion and Unfairness.
c. They Have “
Jeremiah 12:3, “As for you, Lord, you know me; you see me. You test whether my heart is with you. Drag the wicked away like sheep to slaughter and set them apart for the day of killing.”
d. They Have Condemned the
Acts 3:14, “You denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked to have a murderer released to you.”
Psalm 9:18, “For the needy will not always be forgotten; the hope of the oppressed will not perish forever.”
3. “The Lord of Armies” Will Answer the
of the
. (Vs. 4, Mark 12:40, Ex 3:7-8, Rev 6:9-10)
The “Lord of Σαβαὼθ/Sabaoth/Armies” is the Lord of the armies of Israel (1 Samuel 17:45), the Lord of God’s angels (2 Chronicles 18:18), and the Lord of the stars (Deuteronomy 4:19). God is LORD of the armies of earth, of the angelic armies, and of all the starry host! He is the Almighty God!
Mark 12:40, “They devour widows’ houses and say long prayers just for show. These will receive harsher judgment.””
Exodus 3:7-8a, “Then the LORD said, “I have observed the misery of my people in Egypt, and have heard them crying out because of their oppressors. I know about their sufferings, and I have come down to rescue them from the power of the Egyptians…”
Revelation 6:9-10, “When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slaughtered because of the word of God and the testimony they had given. They cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, the one who is holy and true, how long until you judge those who live on the earth and avenge our blood?”