I don't want to say it comes from the Bible if it does not. If it does come from the Bible, can you tell me which book and which verse I can find it in?
2007-07-04 14:49:01 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
James 1:17
"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning."
2007-07-04 14:59:55 · answer #1 · answered by beano™ 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
James 1:17
2007-07-04 15:13:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
James 1:17, "Every good endowment and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change."
Basically ... All the good things in our lives ultimately come from God--we have not received them as gifts from ourselves or others. If it's good it's from God. Other sources can at best only be channels of God's own good. If we rely on them for anything more than that, as an alternative to receiving from God, we are deceived.
James' use of lights makes more sense as we look at he rest of the phrase. God has no variation or shadow in Him. If we could fully look on God there would be no shadow, no dark side, or even hidden part to God. This is because God does not change. He remains the same and we need not fear a shadow in God. When I read this, I thought of looking out over a landscape on a sunny day and seeing that there is one place that is hidden in shadow. Shadows distort or hide the reality from us.
In essence these verses are saying that in the midst of our trials and difficulties we can turn to our Father of lights who is bringing us to completion and who never changes, to receive the good and perfect gifts He has to give us.
2007-07-04 15:06:56 · answer #3 · answered by thundercatt9 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Every good and perfect gift comes down from above from the Father of lights in whom is no variableness or shadow of turning. James probably ch 2
2007-07-04 14:57:16 · answer #4 · answered by copperhead89 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Yes--James 1:17.
2007-07-04 20:25:22 · answer #5 · answered by . 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You're a little confused. The Bible says "Praise be unto Yahoo, from whom all blessings flow."
This is one the most illustrious prophecies of the Bible, for it preceeded by thousands of years the emergence of Yahoo, and the yet the Bible talked of it.
Tell that to those atheistic types, yeah!
2007-07-04 14:54:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
A wood chuck could chuck all the wood he could but only if tha woodchuck was Chuck Norris. Norris 3:25
2016-04-01 08:00:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i m not sure if the bible says that exactly,,but! that is the whole point of the bible! remeber, count your blessings and have a great 4th of july!
2007-07-04 14:57:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Joshua 23:15 Therefore it shall come to pass, [that] as all good things are come upon you, which the LORD your God promised you
2007-07-04 14:56:26 · answer #9 · answered by Royal Racer Hell=Grave © 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Look for yourself..
http://www.biblegateway.com/
Pick your favourite translation and learn!
Don't forget though that the Bible also teaches that God will correct his sheep. In the 23rd Psalm for example... "Thy rod and they staff" ,one to help and one to correct! He will chasten his own to lead them to himself. It is not our comfort in this life that he wants most of all but an everlasting loving relationship!
2007-07-04 14:57:52 · answer #10 · answered by Pilgrim in the land of the lost 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋