James 4 (3)

James 4 B. Verses 11, 12: Carping criticism in the Church. 1. Explanation: The deviltry in the churches which James exposes and condemns in these verses is part of the internal strife racking the churches which James has been opposing throughout the fourth chapter. It is the evil of running down one’s brother to others, what the Bible elsewhere calls “backbiting (see II Corinthians 12:20 and Romans 1:30). The sinfulness of such behavior is that the one who disparages his brother “speaketh...