Matthew 7:7-11). Hence proceeds the war of man with man, king with king, nation with nation. Contrast James 1:5 with Matthew 6:31-32. 1840-57. BibliographyDunagan, Mark. If such persons do not receive what they ask for, if they are not prospered in their plans, they should not set it down as evidence that God does not hear prayer, but as evidence that their prayers are offered for improper objects, or with improper motives. James 2 Commentary. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/bcc/james-4.html. amiss = with evil intent. ], "In the life of a full-time Christian minister, some may devote themselves to the activist pursuits of endless caring for the sick and house-to-house ministry to the unsaved, and skimp sermon preparation. Wordly and fleshly lusts are distempers, which will not allow content or satisfaction. John 14:16; John 16:26; John 17:9; John 17:15; John 17:20. James 5:8 - Matthew 24:33. The questions exposing the source (James 4:1) b. prayers. BibliographyJamieson, Robert, D.D. James 4:10 - Matthew 5:5. They are caught up in the vortex of the world. 6. ; Fausset, A. R.; Brown, David. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/jfb/james-4.html. Their motivation in wanting to make converts, was not to bring God glory, but to get money from these converts to spend on their own pleasures. See Trench, N.T. Pliny somewhere ridicules this impudence, that men so wickedly abuse the ears of God. kakos. Taming the Tongue. It may be called "getting our priorities right", but it may simply be an exercise in self-pleasing. More correctly, as Rev., spend it in. Ye have not the proper dispositions of prayer, and ye have an improper object. Verse 1. They keep up a form of worship in their families. When they descend the pulpit steps on one Sunday they are already mentally climbing the same steps next Sunday. For they set no bounds to their wishes, as he had commanded; but gave unbridled license to themselves, so as to ask those things of which man, conscious of what is right, ought especially to be ashamed. James 4 Commentary. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/cal/james-4.html. James 3:4. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/mpc/james-4.html. The middle form naturally suggested itself in James 4:2, prayer for others being not the point under consideration; but in the next clause, as James wished to lay stress on the active side—of prayer in antithesis to λα΄βάνειν—he used the active form. "God answers prayer, but not all prayer, especially not in giving the ungodly the ingredients for selfish gratification. James also here refers to james 3:14 james 3:16. It is not uncommon for men who go to war to pray, or to procure the services of a chaplain to pray for them. But what is your true motive behind such prayers? consists in the sensual nature of their prayers. They pray for success in their worldly engagements, though those engagements are all based on covetousness. In addition, those praying to God must have faith (James 1:5 ff); be interested in the will of God, more than their own will (1 John 5:14), and people who believe in His will to the point that they are practicing it (Proverbs 28:9). This might relate to praying for a new car, it might mean asking God to pay for an education that you want so you can be called by some title, it might relate to asking God to place you in a leadership role in the church for the title, and respect"s sake, rather than serving God. "There is more imagery drawn from mere natural phenomena in the one short Epistle of James than in all St. Paul's epistles put together" (Howson). I did everything he told me to and I didn"t feel anything. That unrighteous motive was that their personal cravings might be gratified and not that lawful benefits might be obtained. Here, in chapter 4, James says to these very readers that a worldly, unspiritual road is the very one they have been following. "Schaff's Popular Commentary on the New Testament". Some of them are supposed to say in objection, But we do “ask” (pray); compare James 4:2. College Press, Joplin, MO. James apparently again resumes the last expression, whilst he now grants αἰτεῖτε to his readers; but as he designates this their asking as κακῶς αἰτεῖσθαι, he does not consider it as an actual prayer, so that the foregoing declaration is nevertheless true. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/geb/james-4.html. Wahl incorrectly explains δαπανᾷν ἐν = sumtum ponere in aliqua re, i.e. ΄οιχοὶ καὶ μοιχάλιδες, ye adulterers and adulteresses) Men and women are involved in such a war, and break the promise which they have made to God.— ἡ φιλία τοῦ κόσμου, the friendship of this world) The way of the world is pleasure, James 4:3.— ἔχθρα, enmity) 1 John 2:15. James 4:2 James 4:4 James 4:3. James 4:3. αἰτεῖτε … αἰτεῖσθε: There does not seem to be any difference in meaning between the active and middle here: “If the middle is really the stronger word, we can understand its being brought in just where an effect of contrast can be secured, while in ordinary passages the active would carry as much weight as was needed” (Moulton, op. Their motivation in wanting to make converts, was not to bring God glory, but to get money from these converts to spend on their own pleasures. 3. 3 Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. "you may spend it on your pleasures"-"your object being to waste on your pleasures what you acquire" (Wey). For the promise ‘ask and you will receive, seek and you will find’ is not with regard to anything we choose, but has in mind the seeking of the good things of God, and especially the Holy Spirit (Matthew 7:7-11; Luke 11:9-13). https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/whe/james-4.html. James 2:14-17 Commentary. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/tsk/james-4.html. 3. He goes farther: though they sought, yet they were deservedly denied; because they wished to make God the minister of their own lusts. that the action is done in some way for or towards oneself, or in one’s own interest. Admit you do pray for the good things you want, or, though you pray for them. More of Bible resources you want and need: 110+ Commentaries, 28 Dictionaries, 8 Encyclopedias and 3 Lexicons, 12+ Devotionals! Another metaphor like "horses" (ippoi). Ye ask, and receive not - That is, some of you ask, or you ask on some occasions. "Even when you do ask God for success, you do not receive it, because you ask God to bless your wicked and unspiritual efforts, rather than changing your methods to match his instructions!" James 4:3. All rights reserved. That you may consume it upon your lusts - Margin, “pleasures.” This is the same word which is used in James 4:1, and rendered lusts. The reaction of living faith to selfish strife (James 4:1–5:12) A. "Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable". τιθέναι τὰ χρήματα ἔν τινι; this meaning combines δαπανᾷν with εἰς. Even believers' prayers are often best answered when their desires are most thwarted. "Lust" is the word we base "hedonistic" on. Consume—Or expend it, not upon, but in, your lusts. "Commentary on James 4:3". Choose a book, chapter and verse to begin your 'Verse-by-Verse' study of God's Word using the more than 100 commentaries available on StudyLight.org James 4:5 Commentary. James 1:2-4. Bullinger's Companion bible Notes". "Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible ". 2013. sub voc. (p. 115). James 4:3. If ye prayed aright, all your proper wants would be supplied: the improper cravings which produce "fightings" would cease. Woods notes, "If we are disposed to be shocked by the suggestion that men may be lustful, covetous, murderers (at heart) and constant wranglers and, at the same time, be given to prayer, we need only to recall that it is not unusual for men to invoke the blessings of God upon them, though engaged in the most high-handed wickedness" (p. 204) (Matthew 23:1-39). It reminds us that God is not there just to give us whatever we decide that we want. The person with little faith will then be tempted to turn to the wisdom of this world. However, we often ask God for things to enable us to satisfy our own selfish desires. That unrighteous motive was that their personal cravings might be gratified and not that lawful benefits might be obtained. Not upon but in your pleasures. also Luke 15:6; Luke 15:9, συγκαλεῖ … συγκαλεῖται, ADE al. It is the manner that makes or mars an action. "Spend"-"to waste, squander, consume" (Thayer p. 125); "spend freely, with the connotation of wastefulness" (Arndt p. 171). 3 And even when you ask, you don’t get it because your motives are all wrong—you want only what will give you pleasure. "Family Bible New Testament". Indeed, we put bits in horses’ mouths that they may obey us, and we turn their whole body. Enjoy our FREE online Bible study tools to enhance your study. ], "In the life of a full-time Christian minister, some may devote themselves to the activist pursuits of endless caring for the sick and house-to-house ministry to the unsaved, and skimp sermon preparation. Ye ask amiss - Κακως αιτεισθε· Ye ask evilly, wickedly. Ver. "Commentary on James 4:3". BibliographyDerickson, Stanley. He hears the cry of the righteous (Psalms 34:15); he hears those who call upon him in truth (Psalms 145:18); and he hears the penitent (Luke 18:14): those who ask "in his name" (John 14:13), those who ask "believing" (Mark 11:24), and those who ask according to God's will (1 John 5:14). We also need less desire for what is contrary to His will for us (cf. When they descend the pulpit steps on one Sunday they are already mentally climbing the same steps next Sunday. James 4:3. The asking for the gratification of our unholy natures is a prayer which is not a prayer. "Commentary on James 4:3". J ames is a book that many of us know random verses from, yet we tend to not really know the book that well. When they descend the pulpit steps on one Sunday they are already mentally climbing the same steps next Sunday. All other rights reserved. "Spend"-"to waste, squander, consume" (Thayer p. 125); "spend freely, with the connotation of wastefulness" (Arndt p. 171). Bibliography"Commentary on James 4:3". B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1950), p. 55. "Stanley Derickson - Notes on Selected Books". on StudyLight.org But--"Nay, rather." And even when they do sometimes ask God for it they still do not receive satisfaction of heart. Douglas J. Moo, in his commentary on James, writes about the background of the epistle: “The epistle of James has had a controversial history.Along with 1 and 2 Peter, 1, 2 and 3 John, and Jude, it belongs to that category of New Testament epistles called ‘general’ or ‘catholic’ (in the sense of ‘universal’) (See catholic epistles). BibliographyClarke, Adam. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/wen/james-4.html. It didn"t work…..there is a very fine line between wanting God to get the glory for a victory and just wanting the victory" (Draper pp. The reference is to sensual gratifications, and the word would include all that comes under the name of sensual pleasure, or carnal appetite. [Note: Motyer, p144.]. "Commentary on James 4:3". It is possible for one to pray for ability to serve others when the chief reason for the desire is not the welfare of man, but lust for power, fame, notoriety, etc" (Woods p. 206). https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/hmc/james-4.html. A Greek brigand at the present day can unite robbery and murder with the most devout adoration of the virgin. 1879-90. "Commentary on James 4:3". I prayed for some of those beautiful custom cars that use to drive around Santa Ana when I was in High school. "Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible". James 4:3 . It means lust and desire for pleasure. i. Ye ask; he prevents an objection; q.d. Greek. Thus our Lord never uses αἰτεῖν or αἰτεῖσθαι of Himself in respect of what He seeks on behalf of His disciples from God. 1887. Copyright � Broadman Press 1932,33, Renewal 1960. The general sense is: if you really prayed aright, this feeling of continual craving after more worldly things would not exist: all your proper wants would be supplied: and these improper ones which beget wars and fightings among you would not exist. To ask and to receive are relative terms.— αἰτεῖσθε, ye ask) Now he refutes others who wish to appear somewhat better than these. "Commentary on James 4:3". (Hiebert) i. His promises with respect to prayer are not open-ended but are given to those who are seeking to fulfil His will, and in order to help them in the fulfilment of that will. But if ye do ask, ye receive not, because ye ask amiss - That is, from a wrong motive. начает «поступать нечестиво», основываясь на удовлетворении личных эгоистичных желаний. "Commentary on James 4:3". Ye ask (αἰτεῖτε) See on ἠρώτων, besought, Matthew 15:23. For example, we request more time, more money, more energy so we can do things that we desire but that God does not desire for us. James apparently again resumes the last expression, whilst he now grants αἰτεῖτε to his readers; but as he designates this their asking as κακῶς αἰτεῖσθαι, he does not consider it as an actual prayer, so that the foregoing declaration is nevertheless true. Johann Albrecht Bengel's Gnomon of the New Testament. "Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges". Ye lust, and have not The apostle proceeds to show the unsuccessfulness of many in their desires and pursuits after worldly things; some might be like the sluggard, whose soul desireth all good things, and yet he has nothing, ( Proverbs 13:4) because he does not make use of any means, even of such as are proper and necessary, and ought to be used: https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/dcc/james-4.html. Some there were that did ask of God the blessings of his goodness and providence, and yet these were not bestowed on them; the reason was, because ye ask amiss; not in the faith of a divine promise; nor with thankfulness for past mercies; nor with submission to the will of God; nor with a right end, to do good to others, and to make use of what might be bestowed, for the honour of God, and the interest of Christ: but. James 4:2). There is an important lesson for us all here concerning prayer. Matthew 7:7-11). ‘You ask, and do not receive, because you ask for the wrong reasons, that you may spend (dissipate) it in your pleasures.’. "Ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it (your object) upon (literally, in) your lusts" (literally, pleasures): not that ye may have the things you need for the service of God. The Amplified Bible James 4:3 [Or] you do ask [God for them] and yet fail to receive, because you ask with wrong purpose and evil, selfish motives. James replies, It is not enough to ask for good things, but we must ask with a good spirit and intention. "Commentary on James 4:3". https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/hac/james-4.html. he--God. Commentary on James 4:11-17 (Read James 4:11-17) Our lips must be governed by the law of kindness, as well as truth and justice. "[10] See also Matthew 21:22. What we need to ask Him to give us is more desire for what He promises and commands. They want to dissipate whatever benefit that they obtain on pleasure. At this point everyone of us should ask ourselves, "Why do we pray?" BibliographyCalvin, John. At this point everyone of us should ask ourselves, "Why do we pray?" "E.W. Thus when we dare to pray ‘for Jesus’ sake’ we must ensure that we are praying for what Jesus would want us to have. Draper notes, "our lack of satisfaction goes back to one thing: we will either please ourselves or we will please God. 1851. James 4:3. καὶ οὐ λαμβάνετε, and ye receive not) He does not here say, ye have not. In contrast, New Testament prayer grows out of a trusting relationship with a father whose will is supreme." James 2:18-20 Commentary. the depraved and disturbed state of the world, especially in his own age. [Note: Davids, pp99-100. cit., p. 160); cf. Your intention is [when you get what you desire] to spend it in sensual pleasures. One temptation is to turn to selfishness when it appears to us that our prayers are not being answered. Old word from plew, to sail (Matthew 4:21). Their heart is not really on God. 3. And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. American Tract Society. "Commentary on James 4:3". It was not that they might have a decent and comfortable living, which would not be improper to desire, but that they might have the means of luxurious dress and living; perhaps the means of gross sensual gratifications. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/jfu/james-4.html. Others lock the study door behind them. If ye prayed aright, all your proper wants would be supplied; the improper cravings which produce “wars and fightings” would then cease. "Although they were more subtle than to pray outright for evil things, they may have asked for such things as money so as to spend it unworthily" (Kent p. 144). There is an important lesson for us all here concerning prayer. The asking for the gratification of our unholy natures is a prayer which is not a prayer. We have one ultimate choice: we are going to live for ourselves, trying to satisfy every desire, greed and passion in our lives, or will we live for God?" "The New John Gill Exposition of the Entire Bible". καὶ οὐ λαμβάνετε] emphasizes the uselessness of their asking, the reason of which is assigned by the following: διότι κακῶς αἰτεῖσθε. “Egotistical praying for oneself” (Lange) is incorrectly understood by the middle. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording or otherwise without the prior permission of the author, except as provided by U.S.A. copyright laws. you ask, and receive not, because you ask amiss, to consume it upon your own lusts (James 4:3). Ye ask for worldly prosperity, that ye may employ it in riotous living. Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible. This is God's work and I don't want anyone to profit from it in a material way. Such asking is equivalent to not asking. Click the Bible to visit the new StudyLight.org being developed!! We have one ultimate choice: we are going to live for ourselves, trying to satisfy every desire, greed and passion in our lives, or will we live for God?" Incorrectly Gebser: “for your prayer must implore only for true heavenly blessings.” The discourse is here rather of the temporal condition; this, James observes, continues with you a poor and depressed one, because ye ask for a better one only in order to be able to indulge your lusts. BibliographyIce, Rhoderick D. "Commentary on James 4:3". "Commentary on James 4:3". Compare, John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament, Greek Testament Critical Exegetical Commentary, Heinrich Meyer's Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament, Johann Albrecht Bengel's Gnomon of the New Testament, Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture, Justin Edwards' Family Bible New Testament, Schaff's Popular Commentary on the New Testament, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Unabridged, E.M. Zerr's Commentary on Selected Books of the New Testament, Stanley Derickson - Notes on Selected Books. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/rwp/james-4.html. ", Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Unabridged, E.M. Zerr's Commentary on Selected Books of the New Testament, Commentary Critical and Explanatory - Unabridged, Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible, Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures. "What are we trying to accomplish by praying?" Email. Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. "Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament". 114-115). I asked God for something and didn"t get it. "Amiss" is a word that means sick or diseased. Such men may be professors of religion. ", Schaff's Popular Commentary on the New Testament, "our lack of satisfaction goes back to one thing: we will either please ourselves or we will please God. "Commentary on James 4:3". that ye may consume it (that which ye ask) on, or spend it in, your lusts: in order to gratify your own sinful desires. Whether the lusting of which St. James speaks were their desire to make proselytes, in order that they might increase their power and influence by means of such, or whether it were a desire to cast off the Roman yoke, and become independent; the motive and the object were the same, and the prayers were such as God could not hear. We cannot ask in His Name for what is contrary to His will. 21, James (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm. Is it not from your pleasures - Your desires of earthly pleasures. And doubtless there appears to be in us no reverence for God, no fear of him, in short, no regard for him, when we dare to ask of him what even our own conscience does not approve. Неверующие просят для своих собственных удовольствий, а не для чести и славы Бога. Next (4-10) he draws the antithesis between God and the world, between which his readers must make their choice, as the two are incompatible. Go to. While they did not ask in the proper way, some did make unlawful demands but were refused because of the impure motive that prompted the requests. Some are supposed to object, But we do "ask" (cf. Contrast James 1:5 with Matthew 6:31, Matthew 6:32. They may say that the pulpit is the best place to exercise pastoral care, and that they are putting first things first-but they may in fact just be indulging a passion." BibliographyJamieson, Robert, D.D. κακῶς finds its explanation in the following ἵνα; your prayer is therefore evil, because it has no other object than δαπανᾷν ἐν ταῖς ἡδοναῖς. "Whether, therefore, God grants a petition for health, wealth, the ability to serve, depends on the motive which prompts such a petition. Amiss (κακῶς) Lit., evilly: with evil intent, as explained by the following sentence. that ye may consume it (that which ye ask) on, or spend it in, your lusts: in order to gratify your own sinful desires. BibliographyWhedon, Daniel. "The Adam Clarke Commentary". https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/sdn/james-4.html. 1871-8. In contrast, New Testament prayer grows out of a trusting relationship with a father whose will is supreme." 1897. For the fact is that He is only near to those who call on Him in truth (Psalms 145:18). They reason that they want what they are asking for because it will enable them to use it up for their own worldly satisfaction. Consume—Or expend it, not upon, but in, your lusts. BibliographyBarnes, Albert. Concessive participle of eimi. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/ice/james-4.html. Copyright StatementThese files are public domain and are a derivative of an electronic edition that is available on the Christian Classics Ethereal Library Website. 1896. [Note: Davids, pp99-100. 4. That's the way Jesus was; With Jesus it was always what can I do for you, which is why He never tried to … "If prayer is no more than a formula (saying the right words, believe hard enough, confess; it will happen), then Christians are back to a type of magic: They can manipulate God or impose their will on God, for he has to answer. 3.] Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. James 4:3. Suidas: λαμπρῶς ζῆν καὶ σπαθᾷν; the object to the transitive verb is “that for which you pray.” ἐν ταῖς ἡδοναῖς ὑ΄ῶν] not with, but in your lusts. James 4:8 Commentary. "Commentary on James 4:3". Their motivation in wanting to make converts, was not to bring God glory, but to get money from these converts to spend on their own pleasures. "so that"-Here is the reason why some of these Christians were praying. And that is because their motives are wrong. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/cgt/james-4.html. "Commentary on James 4:3". James 4:7 . The less tolerable is such a thing in Christians, who have had the rule of prayer given them by their heavenly Master. James meant briefly this, — that our desires ought to be bridled: and the way of bridling them is to subject them to the will of God. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/scn/james-4.html. See on ἠρώτων , besought, Matthew 15:23. cit., p. 160); cf.Mark 6:22-25; Mark 10:35-38; 1 John 5:15.— : Cf.Luke 15:14; Luke 15:30; Acts 21:24. Woods notes, "If we are disposed to be shocked by the suggestion that men may be lustful, covetous, murderers (at heart) and constant wranglers and, at the same time, be given to prayer, we need only to recall that it is not unusual for men to invoke the blessings of God upon them, though engaged in the most high-handed wickedness" (p. 204) (Matthew 23:1-39). 1999-2014. amiss = with evil intent. E.M. Zerr's Commentary on Selected Books of the New Testament. In your lusts expresses the moral condition in which they offered their prayerless prayers. Broadman Press 1932,33. ye ask (notice the unaccountable interchange of active and middle, αἰτεῖσθαι … αἰτεῖτε … αἰτεῖσθε, all referring to the same act) and do not receive, because ye ask amiss (with evil intent, see below), that ye may spend (it) (that which ye ask for) in (‘in the exercise of,’ ‘under the dominion of:’ ἐν does not belong to the verb ( δαπανᾶν ἐν, ‘to spend on,’ “that ye may consume it upon” as E. 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