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1 THE POOR RICH [ P A R T T W O ] 1 Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries which are coming upon you. 2 Your riches have rotted and your garments have become moth-eaten. 3 Your gold and your JAMES 5:1-6 silver have rusted; and

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THE POOR RICH

[ P A R T T W O ]

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1 Come now, you rich, weep and howl

for your miseries which are coming upon you. 2 Your riches have rotted and your garments have become moth-eaten. 3 Your gold and your silver have rusted; and their rust will be a witness against you and will consume your flesh like fire. It is in the last days that you have stored up your treasure!

JAMES 5:1-6

THE POOR RICH

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JAMES 5:1-6

THE POOR RICH

4 Behold, the pay of the laborers who

mowed your fields, and which has been withheld by you, cries out against you; and the outcry of those who did the harvesting has reached the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth. 5 You have lived luxuriously on the earth and led a life

  • f wanton pleasure; you have fattened

your hearts in a day of slaughter. 6 You have condemned and put to death the righteous man; he does not resist you.

JAMES 5:1-6

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Two Kinds Of People

THE “RICH RICH” THE “POOR RICH”

THE POOR RICH

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Two Kinds Of People

THE “RICH RICH” THE “POOR RICH”

those who recognize the hand of God and are righteous in their dealings; their blessings abound in all aspects of their lives. those who have acquired money through unrighteous means and God will make their lives miserable.

THE POOR RICH

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THREE MAIN POINTS

The Coming Miseries of the Rich ( v. 1) The Losses of the Rich (vv. 2 - 3)

  • A. Temporal loss (vv. 2 - 3)
  • B. Eternal Loss (v. 3)
  • 1. Timing

The Sins of the Rich (vv. 4 - 6)

  • A. Withheld Pay of the Laborers (v. 4)
  • B. Living for Oneself only (v. 5)
  • C. Oppression of the Righteous Poor

(v. 6)

THE POOR RICH

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  • A. WITHHELD PAY OF THE LABORERS

THE POOR RICH

Verses 4-6

4 Behold, the pay of the laborers who

mowed your fields, and which has been withheld by you, cries out against you; and the outcry of those who did the harvesting has reached the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.

  • 3. THE SINS OF THE RICH
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4 Behold, the pay of the laborers who mowed your fields, and

which has been withheld by you, cries out against you; and the

  • utcry of those who did the harvesting has reached the ears of

the Lord of Sabaoth.

AORIST TENSE IN GREEK, signifies that the WORK WAS COMPLETE ALREADY

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4 Behold, the pay of the laborers who mowed your fields, and

which has been withheld by you, cries out against you; and the

  • utcry of those who did the harvesting has reached the ears of

the Lord of Sabaoth.

“FIELDS” in Greek is “choras” which speaks of vast and extensive fields

THE POOR RICH

AORIST TENSE IN GREEK, signifies that the WORK WAS COMPLETE ALREADY

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GOD REQUIRES FAITHFULNESS IN OUR BUSINESS DEALINGS.

THE POOR RICH

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The injustice here in this passage was not a mere delay, but DEFAULT.

THE POOR RICH

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This INJUSTICE is like a CRY that reaches the THRONE OF GOD. The cry of the oppressed reaches the EARS OF GOD.

THE POOR RICH

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4 Behold, the pay of the laborers who

mowed your fields, and which has been withheld by you, cries out against you; and the outcry of those who did the harvesting has reached the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.

A Greek transliteration of a Hebrew word meaning ‘armies’ and used with κυ̂ριοςa ‘Lord,’ 12.9, as a title for God. It pertains to one who has

  • verwhelming power—‘Almighty, All Powerful.

This should scare us if we are PERPETRATORS of INJUSTICE and this provides COMFORT if we happen to be VICTIMS.

THE POOR RICH

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  • B. LIVING FOR ONESELF ONLY

THE POOR RICH

  • 3. THE SINS OF THE RICH

5 You have lived luxuriously on the

earth and led a life of wanton pleasure; you have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.

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  • B. LIVING FOR ONESELF ONLY

THE POOR RICH

  • 3. THE SINS OF THE RICH

Notice the CALLOUSNESS OF CONSCIENCE and the INDIFFERENCE to the plight of the common laborer. How can one enjoy a luxurious lifestyle and pleasure, when you know that part of the money that you are spending is coming from the PAY OF THE LABORERS.

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The word luxurious means “leading a SOFT LIFE”, in contrast to others leading a hard life. The rich many times are indifferent to the poor, because they have never experienced POVERTY, it is only when God brings them to poverty that they will understand what it means to be poor.

THE POOR RICH

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  • B. LIVING FOR ONESELF ONLY

THE POOR RICH

  • 3. THE SINS OF THE RICH

This indifference also comes as a result of

GREED and SELFISHNESS.

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  • B. LIVING FOR ONESELF ONLY

THE POOR RICH

  • 3. THE SINS OF THE RICH

5 You have lived luxuriously on the

earth and led a life of wanton pleasure; you have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.

The slaughter here in Greek means “slashing the THROAT.”

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  • C. THE OPPRESSION OF THE RIGHTEOUS

POOR

THE POOR RICH

  • 3. THE SINS OF THE RICH

Such actuations is like treating a righteous man like a criminal in the sense that he is being condemned or punished, not for wrongdoing but for doing good.

6 You have condemned and put to death the

righteous man; he does not resist you.

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  • C. THE OPPRESSION OF THE RIGHTEOUS

POOR

THE POOR RICH

  • 3. THE SINS OF THE RICH

PUT TO DEATH may mean killing his dreams and aspirations for life or it may mean living so close to death because of hunger.

6 You have condemned and put to death the

righteous man; he does not resist you.

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“Innocent men were defenseless persons, probably poor laborers. Poor people who could not pay their debts were thrown in prison or forced to sell all their family members into slavery. With no opportunity to work off their debts, poor people often died of starvation. God called this murder. Hoarding money, exploiting employees, and living self-indulgently will not escape God’s notice.”

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  • C. THE OPPRESSION OF THE RIGHTEOUS

POOR

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  • 3. THE SINS OF THE RICH

Another possibility according to Hiebert’s commentary on James, is that the rich actually hauled this poor people to court, which they actually controlled by BRIBERY.

6 You have condemned and put to death the

righteous man; he does not resist you.

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THE RIGHTEOUS MAN DOES NOT TAKE VENGEANCE. HE LEAVES EVERYTHING IN THE HANDS OF GOD.

THE POOR RICH

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“VENGEANCE IS MINE SAITH THE LORD.”

THE POOR RICH

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