James 4:7-10 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.… I. SOME PARTICULARS IN WHICH WE ARE TO EXERCISE SUBMISSION TO GOD. 1. We are to submit to God with respect to His providential dispensations towards us. 2. We are to submit to His commands. We may object; we may try to find excuses for disobedience, but till we thus unreservedly submit to God, He will treat us as rebels against His authority. II. A FEW OF THE REASONS WHY WE SHOULD THUS SUBMIT TO GOD. 1. We must submit, because we can make no resistance to any of His appointments. 2. It is good for us to submit ourselves unto God, because He knows what is best for us. 3. The consequences of thus submitting to Him are — (1) Peace in this world. (2) Happiness in the world to come. (B. Scott, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.WEB: Be subject therefore to God. But resist the devil, and he will flee from you. |
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