{"id":4700,"date":"2009-03-25T13:00:04","date_gmt":"2009-03-25T13:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/jesuscreed\/2009\/03\/a-brothers-wisdom-23.html"},"modified":"2009-03-25T13:00:04","modified_gmt":"2009-03-25T13:00:04","slug":"a-brothers-wisdom-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jesuscreed\/2009\/03\/a-brothers-wisdom-23.html","title":{"rendered":"A Brother’s Wisdom 23"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"StFranRenunc.jpg\"<\/span>Community’s advance and progress and are formed when those communities put away things that destroy and work against community. If quick-to-listen and slow-to-speak are two major characteristics of community, then James 1:21 describes the things that need eradication:<\/p>\n

19<\/a> <\/span>My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, 20<\/a> <\/span>for man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. 21<\/a> <\/span>Therefore,
\nget rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly
\naccept the word planted in you, which can save you<\/i>.<\/p>\n

It begins with renunciation<\/b>, and the famous image of St Francis renouncing his wealth is a graphic image of the moral expectation of James — who is very much like his brother on this one.<\/p>\n


\nJames exhorts his readers to drop two things, and both of these are in the most general of terms. One would think they are directly connected to 1:19-20 but we would also have to think of everything that James considers sinful — like neglect of the poor and bad interpersonal relations and oppression of others… anyway, here are the two expressions:<\/p>\n

1. Renounce moral filth.
2. Renounce abundant evil. (Or evil that is prevalent.)<\/p>\n

To get to the core idea: James wants the community, if it is to be marked by love (1:26-27; 2:1-4, 8-10) and peace (3:13-18), then it must become holy and righteous and good and just. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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