James' juxtaposition

James 1:15,18

James juxtaposes birth with birth.

   Desire births sin. Sin births death.

                But

   The Father through the Word births Life.

One birth brings life; the other death.

There is a gestation period for both, though not readily seen to the casual observer, and sometimes missed even by those involved.

As all fauna in creation do not have the same gestation period, neither do people,
either in sin and death, or in life.

God has long intended His words to be Life, and to be lived, not just studied.
They are the path to true Life which is found only in Christ.

June 16, 2012

Deuteronomy 32:47
John 5:38-40