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James 1:6 Cross-References
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“But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.”
James 1:6 (KJV)
Commentary on James 1:6
But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. Faith (pistis, πίστις) is the channel for wisdom; James demands asking without "wavering" (diakrinomenos, διακρινόμενος), a participle describing divided judgment. The image of a wave (kludōn, κλύδων) driven and tossed depicts spiritual instability—the opposite of steadfast patience. Prayer that hesitates between trusting God's character and clinging to self-reliance undermines itself.The Reformed emphasis on God's sovereignty safeguards us from superstition: faith does n...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for James 1:6
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“Most certainly I tell you, if you have faith, and don't doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you told this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' it would be done.,Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.,,,,,,,,”
“for he who comes to God must believe that he exists”
“Have faith in God.,And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.,,,,,,,,”
“tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine”
“Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)”
“for it is good that the heart be established by grace”
“lifting up holy hands without anger and doubting.”