Lesson 25 July 21
Review:
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
- 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.
- 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.