Lesson 25 July 21

Review:

 

 

 

 

1:21  For this reason put aside all moral defilement and the overabundance of evil, in humility (teachability) receive the implanted word which is able to deliver your souls. 

 

Observations:

1.  James reminds us of the importance of dealing with sin in the life and the resultant restoration to fellowship as the first step in the preparation to receive the Word.

 

2.  You must also put aside all evil practices.  As we renew our N&S to His and establish His thinking as ours, we will be able to accomplish this.

- Rom 13:12-14; Eph 4:22-24;  Col 3:8-10;  2 Cor 7:1;  Mt 23:25-26

 

- From the DVPT the 7 worst sins are given in Prov 6:16-19; notice the categories  3 = MAS;  3 are S/T and 1 is an overt = murder.

 

3.  Don't dwell on the MAS's and conflicts of the past, look at them as you would a soiled  garment that is to be removed .

 

 

4.  We need to concentrate on clothing the new man with a new wardrobe of BD. Eph 4:24; Rom 12:1-2

 

5.  As believers we are to aggressively seek the truth, having a mental attitude of ready reception of  the Word.           

 

- It must be implanted in the correct type of soil for it to become rooted and produce a bumper crop. 

 

 

6.  Through the Word and its use we are delivered from the slavery to the SIN NATURE and its lust patterns.

 

 

In vs:21 the emphasis = Be aggressive in receiving - willing reception of the Word.

In vs:22 the emphasis = Be aggressive in application of the Word.

 

1:22  But prove yourselves doers of the Word 

    -  prove yourselves -  Pres mid Imp - ginomai - to become something i.e. here is to become consistent in application of the BD being taught

 

****  James' exhortation here deals with a common problem - taking what is heard in Bible class and putting it to use when appropriate in  their life.

 

- doers of the Word  - poihth,j  - doer / performer + obj gen of  lo,goj which refers to the Word of God.  

 

**** James desires that his readers, & us by application to be those who habitually submit to hearing and comply with the precepts of the WORD and therefore handle the Word skillfully.

 

and not merely hearers  

- hearers avkroath,j  =  indicates public reading and oral instruction ie. L/C

 

 

**** What he is saying is that the hearing process is not the fulfillment of all that is required for spiritual growth.

 

**** It's  the hearing plus the doing that brings spiritual growth and God's blessing in the life.

 

 

who delude themselves   -  Pres mid ptc - paralogi,zomai; denotes a  process of self deception by means of fallacious reasoning - rationalization.