Jam 1:6-8 | TNotes | STEP | 1:6 Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty: The Greek is often translated “Do not doubt, for a person who doubts,” but the sense here is of a person whose loyalty is divided between God and the world (see 1:8 ).

‏ James 1:6-8

1:6 ^a Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty: The Greek is often translated “Do not doubt, for a person who doubts,” but the sense here is of a person whose loyalty is divided between God and the world (see 1:8 ^b).
1:8 ^c Their loyalty is divided between God and the world (literally They are double-minded): James might have created the Greek word used here. He emphasizes the need for confidence in God alone.