Good and Perfect
Musical Gifts--part 1
James
1:17 explains that,” Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and
cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither
shadow of turning.” At first reading of
the first chapter of James, it seems that this verse was merely dropped into
this passage of Scripture without direct connection to the rest of what James
was teaching. However, as one studies
this chapter it becomes apparent that James is teaching that all good gifts
emanate from God.
One
of the perplexities centers on the apostle’s use of the words agathos dosis (18, 1394) and teleios dorema (5046, 1434) which were
translated good gifts and perfect gifts in the AV. What is the significance of the apostle’s use
of the Greek words dosis and dorema?
What is the significance of good gifts and perfect gifts? Finally, what does this verse teach us about
gifts given to us from God?
Agathos dosis means a beneficial giving [of God]
and telios dorema means a perfect bestowment [of God] in the context of
completeness. The words translated good and perfect in the AV reflect gifts [given to us by God] that
are beneficial and complete. This application given in the Book of James
extends to Christian musicians. 
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