James – Detailed Commentary – 2007 Northern Virginia
This material was originally compiled for the Washington DC Conference in Fall 2007. The notes were formatted into a commentary on the major sections in the book of James. See other conference notes.
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Col 2:9-10 In Christ's physical body the Deity of God permanently resides. We have been "filled full" in Him. Jesus' first recorded miracle illustrates being filled (Joh 2:1-11). On the sixth day (the third day after he arrived at Cana), was a wedding (like the sixth day of creation when Adam was given Eve). Jesus tells the servants to fill the pots full. The common water was transformed into extraordinary wine by nothing more than His command. What did it take? Three things needed for transformation: (1) The vessels had to be empty and clean. (2) The vessels had to be filled at His command. (3) They had to be poured out. We'll never appreciate what God has provided to and for us until we start pouring it out. Colossians has this pattern; cleansing, filling and pouring out. Interpreting properly includes (1) treating the Bible as literal, (2) understanding historical context, (3) treating the grammar properly, (4) determining the context, and (5) emphasizing the practical nature of it.
John 13:34-45, 1John 2:5-6, 1John 2:7:10, 1John 3:10-12, 1John 3:16-17, 1John 4:12-13, 1John 2:28, 1John 4:17-19, 1John 5:14-15, John 14:15-21, John 14:26-27, John 15:26-27, John 16:7-11, John 16:12-16