{"id":2231,"date":"2017-02-08T15:17:17","date_gmt":"2017-02-08T20:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realbiblestudy.com\/?p=2231"},"modified":"2017-02-08T15:17:17","modified_gmt":"2017-02-08T20:17:17","slug":"daily-bible-nugget-438-james-47","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realbiblestudy.com\/?p=2231","title":{"rendered":"Daily Bible Nugget #438, James 4:7"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/fb:like>

The Nugget:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jas 4:7<\/b><\/span>\u3000 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.<\/span><\/p>\n

My comment:<\/strong><\/p>\n

If it seems the devil has you down, or is camping on your trail, or is otherwise bringing seeming defeat, discouragement, and disappointment your way, this Bible promise in James 4:7 shows the way to victory over Satan and his devices.<\/p>\n

It does help greatly in our walk with God if we have a better knowledge of the Bible.\u00a0 When Paul commands, “Put on the whole armor of God” (Ephesians 6:10), a good part of that armor is the Word of God (Ephesians 6:17).\u00a0 Another part of that armor is to know the correct doctrine as it is given in the Bible itself.\u00a0 If we believe wrong things about God, about prayer, about salvation, about God’s will, we will find it more difficult to submit ourselves to God.<\/p>\n

The encouraging promise here, though, is that if we submit ourselves to God, we will resist the devil, and the devil will flee from each one of us who follows this command.<\/p>\n

Studying the notes and the cross references for this verse, James 4:7, will enable you to dig much deeper into this subject.<\/p>\n

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  1. Submit yourselves therefore<\/strong>.\u00a0 or, Therefore you must be subject. You must be subject<\/em> translates the force of the imperative aorist passive; when we have a passive, we look for the action of the outside force. Here the outside force is God, and the persons acted upon are you\u2014you must be subject;<\/em> thus synergistic action, man submits and God acts (LNT, fn s<\/em>); compare Re 19:8 note.\u00a0 Note there are 11 imperatives in verses 7-11: be subject<\/em>, resist<\/em> (ver. 7 (James 4:7), draw near<\/em>, cleanse<\/em>, purify<\/em> (ver. 8, James 4:8), be sorrowful<\/em>, mourn<\/em>, weep<\/em>, be changed<\/em> (ver. 9, James 4:9), be humbled<\/em> (ver. 10, James 4:10), must <\/em>not speak against<\/em> (ver. 11, James 4:11) [LNT, fn s].\u00a0 T#298.\u00a0 Le 26:41-43.\u00a0 Dt 27:26.\u00a0 1 S 3:18.\u00a0 2 S 15:26.\u00a0 2 K 1:13-15.\u00a0 2 Ch 30:8.\u00a0 33:12, 13.\u00a0 Jb 1:21.\u00a0 22:21.\u00a0 40:3-5.\u00a0 42:1-6.\u00a0 Ps 32:3, 4, 5, 9.\u00a0 +Ps 37:7 (T#536).\u00a0 +Ps 39:9 (T#278).\u00a0 Ps 66:3.\u00a0 68:30.\u00a0 Is 45:9.\u00a0 Je 13:18.\u00a0 Da 4:25, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37.\u00a0 Mt 6:9, 10.\u00a0 11:29.\u00a0 +*Ac 3:19.\u00a0 9:6.\u00a0 16:29-31.\u00a0 26:19.\u00a0 Ro 10:3.\u00a0 14:11.\u00a0 Ep 5:21.\u00a0 He 12:9.\u00a0 13:17.\u00a0 1 P 2:13, 23.\u00a0 5:5-9.\u00a0 to God<\/strong>.\u00a0 Dative case with the aorist has the note of urgency in the imperative (Robertson, Word Pictures<\/em>).\u00a0 Ro 8:7.\u00a0 1 Cor 15:28.\u00a0 *He 12:9.\u00a0 Resist<\/strong>. \u00a0Gr. anthist\u0113mi<\/em> (S#436g, Ga 2:11).\u00a0 Aorist tense, active voice, imperative mood verb.\u00a0 Take a stand against (Robertson, Word Pictures<\/em>).\u00a0 Mt 4:3-11.\u00a0 Lk 4:2-13.\u00a0 *Ep 4:27.\u00a0 *Ep 6:11, 12.\u00a0 *1 P 5:8, 9.\u00a0 Re 12:9-11.\u00a0 the devil<\/strong>.\u00a0 Jb 2:1.\u00a0 1 Ch 21:1.\u00a0 Zc 3:1, 2.\u00a0 Mt 13:39.\u00a0 25:41.\u00a0 Lk 4:2, 3, 6, 13.\u00a0 8:12.\u00a0 Jn 13:2.\u00a0 14:30.\u00a0 Ac 5:3.\u00a0 Ep 4:27.\u00a0 6:11, 12.\u00a0 1 Tim 3:6, 7.\u00a0 2 Tim 2:26.\u00a0 He 2:14.\u00a0 1 P 5:8.\u00a0 1 J 3:8.\u00a0 will flee<\/strong>.\u00a0 T#813.\u00a0 Ge 3:15.\u00a0 Lk 10:17.\u00a0 22:31, 32.\u00a0 *Ro 16:20.\u00a0 1 J 2:14.\u00a0 *1 J 5:18.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/fb:like><\/fb:like><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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