Jesus is the Lord of glory!
William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905) - The Flagellation of Our Lord Jesus Christ (1880) (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) James 2:1 “My brothers, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ , the Lord of glory” ( v. 1 ). We turn today to the first verse of the second chapter of James, wherein the apostle refers to Jesus as “the Lord of glory.” Even though this is an acceptable translation of the original Greek text, it is not necessarily the most accurate way to render the verse in English. It is also possible to translate “the Lord of glory” as simply “the glory.” However, to say Jesus is “the glory” is a good way to encapsulate a portion of the New Testament ’s description of the majesty of Christ . As someone from a Jewish background, James undoubtedly had the Hebrew term kabod in mind when he penned his epistle. “Glory,” or kabod in the original text, usually deals with weightiness or substance. When the Old Testament declares that God ’s name is “glorio