#11
Jas 1:19-25
¶ This you know, my beloved brethren. (Referring back to yesterdays posting James 1:12-18)
But everyone must be quick to hear,
slow to speak and slow to anger;
for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God.
Therefore, putting aside all filthiness and all that remains of wickedness, in humility receive the word implanted, which is able to save your souls.
But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves.
For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror; for once he has looked at himself and gone away, he has immediately forgotten what kind of person he was.
But one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man will be blessed in what he does.
{{ simple and rather simple to understand.
1. We are to be quick to hear, to take the time to listen to what is being said not to prejudge nor wall others are speaking to be thinking of what we will say,
( When it comes to the Holy Spirit we should constantly be listening for His still small voice. For direction. )
2. Slow to speak,
( If you are not truly listening to what is being said, you will be trying to speak over the other person.
And when it comes to the Holy Spirit; you will not hear His voice and go on with your own understanding of life. )
3. Slow to anger.
( if you are not honestly taking the time and listening to what someone is actually saying to you, and are not trying to talk over them to get your point across, allowing the Holy Spirit to guide you in your actions and words you will become angry to those around you.
We are told “the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God” )
4. As followers of Christ Jesus, we are told to put aside all filthiness and all that remains of wickedness in us, and in humility we are to receive the word of GOD when we are being taught from it, for it is only by hearing and obeying the words of GOD that our souls maybe saved.
So obey that word which is able to save your souls.
5. We are not to only listen to and hear the words of GOD,
we are to follow through and by obeying and live out the words of GOD before this world we live in, “to be doers of the word”
By doing (by living our lives in the manner the word of GOD is telling us) we will show proof to our believing in Christ Jesus to those we have contact with in this world.
6. By not taking the time in life to listen to and obey the words of GOD, we will become complacent in our lives forgetting what kind of person we were before we excepted the love of Christ Jesus and we will end up not living a humbled life.
This can lead to a life of not listening to others because we think we have arrived, we know the word of God, this leads to arguments, and in speech we will spend more time and effort in trying to speak over other to get our points across rather then to listen and wait for the Holy Spirit to direct our words and actions.
Not listening and always interrupting, not waiting on the Holy Spirit to guide us in our conversations; will lead to becoming angry.
And that is not the way to show the righteousness of God to anyone.
What it shows is that the word of GOD has no true depth in your own life.
“the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God”
“But one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man will be blessed in what he does.” }}
{{ So you say you are a Christian?
Do you remember from what the Lord Christ Jesus drew you out of?
Or have you been drawn out and now think you have arrived and have no need to hear the words of Christ?
nor to obey them?
Do live a life of gratitude for wat Christ Jesus has done for you?
Has your arrogant pride placed you above others, to a position that you have no need to listen, to a position that everyone ells has to hear you?
Do you become angry when others won’t listen?
If you are one who is in this predicament, humble your self before Father God, Christ Jesus and the Holy Spirit, repent, turn from your evil ways, embrace the loving forgiveness of Christ Jesus and change the way you think, act and live, become a doer of the word of GOD, not just a hearer. }}
Think about it,
In gratitude for Christ Jesus has done for you, live out your life before man in a manner that they may see the love of Christ through you.
James 1:26-27
If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heatr, this man's relifion is worthless.
Pure and undefiles religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep pneself unstained by the world.
Does this describe your life?