James 1:5-8 as translated by James B. Adamson, p. 55:
… Read the restBut if any of you is lacking knowledge (of God’s way and will), let him ask of God, who gives it to all as a simple (unconditional) gift and chides not (the petitioner for previous ignorance).
But let him ask in faith, with no halting between two opinions: for the man who halts between two opinions is like a sea of waves, the way it is blown and beaten under the winds.
It is necessary to discuss some terms before we begin Adamson’s commentary on James 1:3-4. As in any scholastic examination, the terms matter. In this article James B. Adamson discusses the importance of approbation and the two-fold law of testing.
Approbation is a formal noun meaning approval or praise. Adamson compares approbation in Christianity to a scholastic examination course. It requires endurance under trial and temptation.
According to an online source: “The matter of significance about peirazo (the verb form) is that it is used in both a good sense and a bad sense.… Read the rest
It is fitting to call this verse the crucible of patience. But joy is an important part of it. In Adamson’s view, when James exhorts his audience to see joy even in the trials of life, he is in tune with the capacity for joy found in Greek art and literature. This article will explain the meaning of peirasmos and the defiance of joy in the Christian context.… Read the rest
James B. Adamson begins his commentary with the assumption that James is the brother of Jesus. He argues this point in detail in his introduction. I have chosen not to include that detail because I prefer to start right away with the text of the Epistle and Adamson’s related commentary. However, if anyone is interested in the arguments presented in the introduction, please let me know and I will write about them.… Read the rest
This first article in the series will introduce James B. Adamson and explain why the sincere sovereign is a fitting description; his commentary explodes the corporate narrative. At the time of publication, James B. Adamson, M.A., Ph.D. was a Presbyterian minister in Santa Rosa, CA.
… Read the restJames B. Adamson was convinced that James was a master writer whose knowledge and choice of Greek bestow on his epistle a sustained unity of style and content that bears a close affinity with the Synoptic Gospels and the sayings of Jesus.
In the Epistle of James, Chapter 3, James continues his teachings on wisdom. The first half of the Epistle instructs the Christian on the duty to guard his tongue. Adamson refers to James 1:26 for example.
If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, his religion is vain. (Bible quotations are taken from the Catholic Bible NABRE unless otherwise stated).
James B. Adamson tells us that this is not just a lament over the constant weakness of man.… Read the rest
I wish this was just paranoia, but it’s real. It seems to me the current political environment is calculated to stomp all over everything we stand for. It is eery how well-aimed certain activities appear to be in this regard. But the most disorienting thing about it is that Trump has no legal authority and yet, like a bad penny, he remains at the head of our country.
Trump’s so-called authority is based on acting like he has a right to it.… Read the rest
I’ve been re-reading an article from my files about the Mormon Mafia and the JFK assassination by John F. Sweeney. I haven’t written about Sweeney’s paper and I don’t intend to write about it today. It is quite damning and I don’t want more trouble in my life than I’ve already had. Another reason I haven’t written about it is the hundreds of JFK assassination theories that already exist. No, instead this article is about a book cited by Sweeney, The Cleansing of America1 by Willard Cleon Skousen.… Read the rest
There is a problem with the progressive conversation. Progressives have apparently forgotten everything that has happened since the 2016 election. Maybe that’s why they keep trying to help the Democratic Party. They started doing this while the Biden administration was still in control and they continued through the Harris campaign. Now they’re scratching their heads over what they see as Democratic incompetence in dealing with Trump. This is very frustrating.
Progressives are ignoring certain facts, which I list below.… Read the rest
Since 2015, we’ve had good reasons for our continued participation in this one-sided conversation. I say one-sided because progressives have been the only ones actually carrying on a conversation. I believe Trump and his cronies, among others, function as a distraction and an elaborate insult to voters. Therefore, I argue that the most important skill of 2025 is ignoring Trump.
The reason we put our hope in a conversation in the first place was the belief that America’s foreign policy had proven to be a failure and that our leaders would see the error of their ways.… Read the rest