Friday, March 5, 2010

What do you do when your sick?

According to James 5:13-16. VS. 14, (MAIN FOCUS); CALLING FOR the elders of the church, the elders PRAYING OVER the sick person[diseased,weak,feeble,with no strength] Anointing him with oil...In the name of the Lord. VS.15 (MAIN FOCUS); The word sick in the Greek- kamno, primarily :"to work," hence, from the effect of constant work, "to be weary" In James 5:15, (RV, KJV) "(the) sick. " The choice of this verb instead of the repetition of (No.1)in regards to (vs.14,) see above on page 573 of the VINE'S COMPLETE EXPOSITORY DICTIONARY, is suggestive of the common accompaniment of "sickness," weariness of mind(which is the meaning to this verb), which not infrequently hinders physical recovery; hence this special cause is here intimated in the general idea of "sickness." Now this PRAYER OF FAITH "shall" [The word "shall" here is a future tense VERB.] (It is in regards to the finished work of Jesus. )Save the sick, ( Save means;in the Greek; the word SOZO means, TO SAVE and here it is used with a noun- SOTERIA WHICH MEANS SALVATION, IT COVERS A MATERIAL AND TEMPORAL SEASON OF DELIVERANCE FROM DANGER, SUFFERING ETC. "MADE... WHOLE" And the Lord will raise him up. RAISE- EGEIRO literally meaning, lifting up a person from physical infirmity James 5:15, "shall raise...up." AND IF HE HAVE COMMITTED SINS, [Commit],the word "POIEO" in the Greek means, "to do," "cause," ( to adopt a way of expressing by act the thoughts and feelings. It stands for a number of such acts, chiefly "to make, produce, create, cause,") to commit, of any act, a strong example... as of murder. THEY SHALL BE FORGIVEN HIM.( Based on the finished work of Christ)[Sin], the word from the Greek, "hamartia" means "missing the mark," but this etymological meaning (original meaning) is largely lost sight of in the NT. It is the most comprehensive term for moral obliquity- (Slant, Dishonest). It is used of "sin" as a sinful deed, an act of sin, here in this passage. VS. 16 (MAIN FOCUS)CONFESS YOUR FAULTS ONE TO ANOTHER, [Confess], the word in the Greek,"exomologeo" means, "out." The word is intensive, it is stronger than just admitting a sin, it is to "confess forth", "freely, openly," used here, "of a public acknowledgement or confessions of the act of sins. AND PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER, THAT YOU MAY BE HEALED. [Healed], the word "iaomai" in the Greek means, "to Heal" Here in this passage it has two meanings; (a)Of physical treatment,"Made Whole," (b) "Healed," figuratively, of spiritual "healing." THE EFFECTUAL FERVENT PRAYER OF A RIGHTEOUS MAN AVAILETH MUCH. [Effectual}, the word in Greek, "energio" Means, "to put forth power, be operative, to work" ( its usual meaning), is rendered by the verb " to work effectually," or "to be effectual," In James 5:16 the (RV) omits the superfluous word "effectual" and translates the sentence "the supplication of a righteous man availeth much in its working," the verb being in the present participle form. Here the meaning may be "in its inworking," in effect produced in the praying man, bringing him into line with the will of God, as in the case of Elijah. [Fervent], the word in the Greek, "zeo" means "to be hot, to boil" with "deesis" means "supplication," translated,"effectual fervent prayer" " the inworking supplication," suggesting a supplication consistent with inward conformity to the mind of God. [ Righteous], the word in Greek, "dikaios" Means, "just," without prejudice or partiality, of the judgement of God, of His judgements, of His character as judge, of His ways and doings. [Availeth], the word in the Greek, "ischuo" means, in this passage, " to be of force, to be effective, capable of producing results. "avail" with reference to prayer. [Do you know who you are in Christ? Do you want to know more? Are you called to be a leader?]The answer to all three questions is YES.

2 comments:

  1. Wow that's an amazing post Diana! Reminds me of when I was in Bible school and had to do the inductive method of reading the Bible for class, always seemed liked we pulled extra out of the words. Thanks for sharing, really interesting :)

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  2. "Do you know who you are in Christ?"

    I didn't know that the answer to this question would forever change my life but it most certainly did!! At age 26 (3 years ago) I knew salvation, but I did not know victory. Why? Because for lack of knowledge I didn't know my identity was found right inside of Christ. Or that through Him I can recieve freely from the Lord.

    Women NEED to know the answer to this question. Because if they don't they'll settle for satan's dirty lies and always live under their inheritance (salvation from sin, wholeness, peace, godly prosperity, healing). An we can't be havin' that sister! :)

    Lovely Post!

    PS- I got here through Heather P. from Bayside. My hubby and I are members there too. An I bet you are as well! Nice to 'meet' you! See ya around the bloggity neighborhood!

    Sweet Blessings,
    Heather

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