In letter of James a bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribed which is scattered abroad Greeting! Where do you think all these appalling quarrel of war came from? Do you think they just happen? Think again? They came because you want on your own way! You put yoke within on brother, you forget that both of you are my people in the beginning. Paul tried to get them to understand the inner conflict that all who belong to Christ will experience. This battles is between "the flesh"(our simple human nature). The Holy Spirit who lives within us. "Water" is symbol of Holy Spirit and you change it into commodity and you make an oath in Me, by risining your hand. They came about because you want on your own way, now you have fight deep in yourself a sin which your brother will judge you. (James 4:1-3) knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may perfect and complete, lacking nothing. Because our self centered nature wants its own way, it fights the rule of Christ within us. So we often end up doing our will rather than God's (Gal:517) if you read to 18 you are not under the Law. You understand that James is not writing about the world war conflict. Although the principle certainly appllies. He's writing to the churches. But this fight is about heritages the natural resources that become yoke of the filipino people Itself. Usually over something pretty has nothing to do with theology. Remember the story of the church that has no electricity in the first time. They were having a business meeting about what type of chandelier would be appropriate. When one Deacon againer came in late. He immediately protest about the chandelier. Saying, in the first place, we got one of them. Chandelier, ain't a soul in this church who know how to play it, and beside that we need light in this place. James returns to the subject of jealousy and selfish ambition"(James 3:16) that leads to war and fight and eats like gangrene into the heart of the church the congregation which the apostle themselves formed were tainted with the same impurities which are still prevalent in our time.
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