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James 4

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1From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?

2Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.

3Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.

4Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

5Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?

6But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.

7Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

8Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

9Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.

10Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

11Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.

12There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?

13Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:

14Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

15For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.

16But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.

17Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

Preached on James 4 23

  1. On Friendship with the World
    John Wesley · James 4:4 · No. 80
  2. Repentance Urged.3
  3. The Folly of Undue Security
  4. Sins of Omission Considered
  5. The Folly of Trusting to the Future
  6. True Submission
  7. Submission to God Pt 1
    Charles Grandison Finney · James 4:7 · 6 January 1841 · No. 25
  8. Submission to God Pt. 2
    Charles Grandison Finney · James 4:7 · 20 January 1841 · No. 26
  9. Rejoicing in Boastings
  10. Conditions of Prevailing Prayer Pt. 3
  11. On Sinning
  12. A Sacred Nearness to God Recommended
  13. Christ and the World
  14. Unconditional Surrender
    Charles Haddon Spurgeon · James 4:7 · 30 January 1876 · No. 1276
  15. The Reason Why Many Cannot Find Peace
    Charles Haddon Spurgeon · James 4:7–10 · 7 April 1878 · No. 1408
  16. Ask and Have
    Charles Haddon Spurgeon · James 4:2–3 · 1 October 1882 · No. 1682
  17. What Is Your Life?
    Charles Haddon Spurgeon · James 4:14 · 30 March 1884 · No. 1773
  18. God's Will About the Future
    Charles Haddon Spurgeon · James 4:13–17 · 7 February 1892 · No. 2242
  19. The Double Drawing Near
    Charles Haddon Spurgeon · James 4:8 · 7 September 1902 · No. 2795
  20. Pictures of Life
    Charles Haddon Spurgeon · James 4:14 · 7 January 1909 · No. 3126
  21. A Command and a Promise
    Charles Haddon Spurgeon · James 4:8 · 25 August 1910 · No. 3212
  22. More and More
    Charles Haddon Spurgeon · James 4:6 · 20 May 1915 · No. 3459
  23. “What is Your Life?”

Also citing James 4 348

  1. The Last Farewell in the Presence of the One Hundred and Fifty Bishops
  2. Funeral Oration on the Great S. Basil, Bishop of Cæsarea in Cappadocia
  3. Homily 1 on 1 Corinthians
  4. Homily 1 on 1 Timothy
  5. Homily 29 on Acts
  6. Homily 65 on Matthew
  7. Exposition on Psalm 19
  8. On the words of the Gospel, Matt. xviii. 7, where we are admonished to beware of the offences of the world
  9. Tractate 54 on John
  10. Exposition on Psalm 68
  11. Tractate 73 on John
  12. On the words of the Gospel, John v. 2, ‘Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool,’ etc.
  13. Tractate 79 on John
  14. On the words of the Gospel, John vi. 53, ‘Except ye eat the flesh,’ etc., and on the words of the apostles. And the Psalms. Against the Pelagians
  15. Exposition on Psalm 86
  16. Exposition on Psalm 92
  17. On the same words of the Gospel, John xiv. 6, ‘I am the way,’ etc.
  18. On the same words of the Gospel, John xvi. 8, ‘He will convict the world in respect of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgement.’
  19. Tractate 101 on John
  20. Exposition on Psalm 107
  21. Exposition on Psalm 119
  22. Exposition on Psalm 131
  23. Exposition on Psalm 144
  24. Exposition on Psalm 145
  25. An Homelie agaynst contencion and braulynge
  26. The Spiritual Resurrection
  27. Of calling vnto the ministerie of the word of God. What manner of men, & after what fashion ministers of the word must be ordeined in the church. Of the keyes of the Church.… The fourth Sermon.
  28. Of the fourme and manner howe to pray to GOD, that is, Of the calling on the name of the Lorde, where also the Lordes prayer is expounded, and also singing, thanksgiuing, and… The fift Sermon.
  29. Sermon 46 on Ephesians
  30. Sermon 85 on Deuteronomy
    John Calvin · Deuteronomy 12 · 10 October 1555 · No. 85
  31. THE SEVENTH SERMON. Our helpe be in the name of God, &c. It is written as followeth in the first Chapter of the Canticle of Canticles, the sixth verse
  32. A Sermon Preached before the King's Maiestie, at Vvhite-Hall, on the XXXI. of May A. D. MDCXII, being Whit-Svnday
  33. A Sermon Preached before the Kings Maiestie at Vvhite-Hall, on the IV. of Iune A. D. MDCXX, being Whit-Svnday
  34. A Sermon Preached before the King's Maiestie at Greenwich on the XX. of May, A. D. MDCXXI. being Whit-Svnday
  35. A Sermon Preached before the King's Maiestie, at White-Hall, on the V. of November. A. D. MDCXIII
  36. A Sermon Preached before the King's Maiestie at White-Hall, on the V. of November, Anno Domini, MDCXIIII
  37. A Disswasion from Pride, and An exhortation to Humilitie
  38. The Ladder of Peace
  39. Food for new borne babes
  40. Preached to the Countesse of Bedford, then at Harrington house. January 7. 1620
    John Donne · Exodus 3:14 · No. 30
  41. Sermon 34
    John Donne · No. 34
  42. Preached upon the Penitentiall Psalmes (no. 63)
  43. the fourth of my Prebend Sermons upon my five Psalmes: Preached at S. Pauls, 28. Ianuary, 1626
  44. Preached at the funerals of Sir William Cokayne Knight, Alderman of London, December 12. 1626
    John Donne · Song of Solomon 1:16 · 12 December 1626 · No. 80
  45. The Spovse, Her earnest desire after Christ
  46. Violence Victoriovs
  47. Aggravations of Sinning Against Knowledge
  48. Aggravations of Sinning Against Mercie
  49. The Trial and Triumph of Faith: Sermon 13
  50. The Trial and Triumph of Faith: Sermon 17
  51. The Trial and Triumph of Faith: Sermon 21
  52. A Call to the Unconverted: Sermon 3
  53. Of walking humbly with God
    John Owen · Micah 6:8 · No. 9
  54. Enoch’s walk with God
    John Owen · Genesis 5:24 · 8 October 1675 · No. 12
  55. Meat Out of the Eater
  56. The Art of Divine Contentment: An Exposition of Philippians 4:11
  57. Sermons upon 2 Thessalonians I: Sermon 1
  58. The Preface to the Lord's Prayer
  59. The Lord's Prayer: Hallowed be thy name: I. The order of this petition: II. The necessity of putting up such a request to God: III. The sense and meaning of the petition itself
  60. What Kind of Perfection is Attainable in This Life?
  61. Sermons upon Philippians iii. 7-21: Sermon 3
  62. The Lord's Prayer: Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven
  63. Eighteen Sermons on 2 Thessalonians 2: Sermon 4
  64. Sermons upon 1 John III: Sermon 4
  65. Psalm 119: Sermon 5
  66. Sermons upon 1 John ii. 12-14: Sermon 5
  67. The Lord's Prayer: Give us this day our daily bread
  68. Twenty Sermons: Sermon 5 ()
  69. Sermons upon 1 John III: Sermon 5
  70. Christ’s Temptation and Transfiguration: Sermon 5
  71. Not to Be Offended in Christ, the Ready Way to Blessedness
  72. The Fourth Petition in the Lord's Prayer
  73. Sermons upon 1 John III: Sermon 6
  74. Blessed are they that mourn
  75. The Sixth Petition in the Lord's Prayer
  76. Sundry sharp reproofs
  77. Christ’s Temptation and Transfiguration: Sermon 7
  78. Psalm 119: Sermon 7
  79. The Lord's Prayer: And lead us not into temptation: 1. Negatively, Lead us not into temptation: 2. Affirmatively, But deliver us from evil
  80. Looking Back Ill Becomes Those That Hsve Set Their Face Heavenward
  81. Eighteen Sermons on 2 Thessalonians 2: Sermon 9
  82. The hindrances to mourning
  83. Twenty Sermons: Sermon 10 ()
  84. Eighteen Sermons on 2 Thessalonians 2: Sermon 11
  85. Christian meekness
  86. Eighteen Sermons on 2 Thessalonians 2: Sermon 12
  87. Sermons upon Philippians iii. 7-21: Sermon 13
  88. Sermons upon Philippians iii. 7-21: Sermon 14
  89. Twenty Sermons: Sermon 14 ()
  90. A discourse of mercifulness
  91. Sermons upon 2 Thessalonians I: Sermon 15
  92. Twenty Sermons: Sermon 15 ()
  93. Twenty Sermons: Sermon 18 ()
  94. Psalm 119: Sermon 20
  95. Psalm 119: Sermon 22
  96. Psalm 119: Sermon 23
  97. Psalm 119: Sermon 28
  98. Psalm 119: Sermon 40
  99. The Resurrection
  100. Psalm 119: Sermon 41
  101. Psalm 119: Sermon 44
  102. Psalm 119: Sermon 51
  103. Psalm 119: Sermon 57
  104. Psalm 119: Sermon 67
  105. Psalm 119: Sermon 75
  106. Psalm 119: Sermon 86
  107. Psalm 119: Sermon 92
  108. Psalm 119: Sermon 98
  109. Psalm 119: Sermon 124
  110. Psalm 119: Sermon 138
  111. Psalm 119: Sermon 149
  112. Psalm 119: Sermon 151
  113. Psalm 119: Sermon 157
  114. Containing the fifth Motive to apply Christ, drawn from another excellent Title of Christ
  115. Gal. 5:24
  116. Of the manner of Christ's Death, in respect of the Patience thereof
  117. Of the Instructiveness of the Death of Christ, in his seven last Words; the first of which is here illustrated
    John Flavel · Luke 23:34 · No. 30
  118. Of the Aggravation of the Sin, and Punishment of Unbelief under the light of the Gospel
    John Flavel · John 3:19 · No. 33
  119. Christ's Advent to Judgement, being the fourth and last Degree of his Exaltation, illustrated and improved
    John Flavel · Acts 10:42 · No. 42
  120. Christ a Complete Saviour
  121. A Treatise of the Fear of God
  122. The Saints’ Privilege and Profit
  123. A Discourse Touching Prayer
  124. The Desire of the Righteous Granted
  125. Israel’s Hope Encouraged
  126. A Discourse of the Efficient of Regeneration, Part 1
  127. A Discourse of the Efficient of Regeneration, Part 2
  128. A Name in Heaven
  129. The Vanity of a Formal Profession of Religion Considered in Eight Sermons: Sermon 3
  130. The Decrees: Lecture 5
  131. The Principles of the Oracles of God, Part I: Lecture 7
  132. The Prosperous State of the Christian Interest: Sermon 8
    John Howe · No. 8
  133. The Principles of the Oracles of God, Part I: Lecture 11
  134. The Office and Work of the Holy Spirit: Sermon 16
    John Howe · No. 16
  135. The Office and Work of the Holy Spirit: Sermon 17
    John Howe · Romans 8:1 · No. 17
  136. God’s Creation of Man: Lecture 18
  137. The Sins of Men not Chargeable upon God, but upon Themselves
  138. Of the Knowledge of God
  139. The Power of God
  140. A Discourse Against Long Extemporary Prayers: in A Sermon on Ecclesiastes V. 2
  141. A Discourse Upon Proverbs xxii. 6
  142. A Discourse Concerning Temptation. Part IV. Revelation iii. 10
  143. Sermon 15 (Matt 5:25-26)
  144. Against Long Extempore Prayers
  145. Sermon 17 (2 Cor 1:24)
  146. Sermon 24 (Matt. 10:28)
  147. Sermon 48 (Romans 12:18)
  148. A Hopeful Youth falling Short of Heaven
  149. Christian Morality, viz. Truth, Sincerity, &c
    Isaac Watts · No. 22
  150. Death improved to our Advantage
    Isaac Watts · No. 41
  151. On the Value of Time
  152. On the Conditions of Prayer
  153. On the efficacy and necessity of prayer
  154. All Ends, and Soon Ends
  155. Straits and Anguish of Dying Christians Who Have Been Negligent During Life About the Duties of Religion
  156. Of the Character of the Unregeneration
  157. The Necessity of Regeneration, Argued from the Immutable Constitution of God
  158. Men Naturally God's Enemies
  159. The most High a Prayer-hearing God
  160. The Final Judgment
  161. The Pure in Heart blessed
  162. The Preciousness of Time
  163. Procrastination
  164. The Means of Grace
  165. The Marks of the New Birth
    John Wesley · John 3:8 · No. 18
  166. The Duty of the Church as Married to Christ
  167. Awful State of Ungodly Men
  168. Ezra's humiliation for the sins of his people
  169. Children
  170. The Danger of Indecision
  171. A Description of Charity
  172. Saul's envy of david
  173. Humiliation the Means of Deliverance
  174. Joseph Envied by His Brethren
  175. Desire Is Nothing without Labour
  176. The Shortness of Human Life
  177. The Means of Spiritual Defilement
  178. Job Curses the Day of His Birth
  179. Faith Alone
  180. The Self-Flattering Delusions of Sinners Exposed
  181. The Death of Abel
  182. Institution of Public Worship
  183. Enoch's Walking with God
  184. Call of Abram
  185. The Altar of Incense
  186. The Jealousy Offering
  187. Joshua's Envy Reproved
  188. The Certainty that Sin Will Find Us Out
  189. God the Only Author of Good and Evil
  190. The Privilege of Those Who Live Near to God
  191. Joshua's Victory over the Confederate Kings
  192. God's Faithfulness to His Promises
  193. Gideon Pacifies the Ephraimites
  194. David's fear of saul
  195. David's desire for the water of the well of bethlehem
  196. The Requisites for Acceptable Prayer
  197. Satan's stratagem to deceive ahab
  198. Elisha Mocked by the Children
  199. God's Relation to His People
  200. Saints Strangers on Earth
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