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Tyndale Open Study Notes on James 1:18

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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1:18 God’s true word is the Good News (1:21-23; 1 Pet 1:23-25). • give birth: The imagery of a mother giving birth shows the full scope of God’s parental love for his children (cp. Luke 13:34; John 1:13; 3:3-8; 1 Pet 1:23). • his prized possession: Literally a kind of firstfruit (cp. Exod 23:16; Lev 23:9-14; 1 Cor 15:20; Col 1:18). Christians are examples of the ultimate restoration of all creation (Rom 8:20-22).
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