YOU HAVE LIVED ON THE EARTH IN PLEASURE AND LUXURY (James 5:5).
Next, James denounces the luxurious living of the rich. The clear teaching of the Scriptures, the apalling need of the world, the example of the Savior, and the simple instinct of compassion tell us that it is wrong to live in comfort, luxury, and ease, as long as there is a single soul who has not heard the Gospel of Christ.
Those who live in pleasure and are unrestrained in luxury, are likened to those who0 nourish their hearts as in a day of slaughter - like animals, fattening themselves just before their execution, or like soldiers who spend their time looting when others are perishing around them.
Next, James denounces the luxurious living of the rich. The clear teaching of the Scriptures, the apalling need of the world, the example of the Savior, and the simple instinct of compassion tell us that it is wrong to live in comfort, luxury, and ease, as long as there is a single soul who has not heard the Gospel of Christ.
Those who live in pleasure and are unrestrained in luxury, are likened to those who0 nourish their hearts as in a day of slaughter - like animals, fattening themselves just before their execution, or like soldiers who spend their time looting when others are perishing around them.
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