ACC ~ James 4 v13

PUT YOUR LIFE IN PERSPECTIVE. CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA: Some people go on endless journeys for the sake of business and the profits which they can make thereby, enduring even sea travel for their sake. Some fight in order to get some advantage over others by increasing their power. Still others fatten their purses by cheating and by extortion, bringing down fire and brimstone on their heads. CATENA.

THE WIDER PLAN. OECUMENIUS: James does not take away our free will but points out that everything we do is part of a wider plan which is governed by God’s grace. Even if we are able to run around and get on with the business of this life, we must not attribute this ability to our own efforts but accept that we can do these things only by the blessing of God. COMMENTARY ON JAMES.

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