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Introduction
The title of this lesson is an important question that you would need to answer.
Every time you hear the Bible being taught or you read it at home, you must ask yourself, “What am I going to with the message that I have learned?”
Before we get into James, I want to read a passage in .
Whenever he talks about the law or commandments, he’s talking about God’s Word.
And I want you to pay attention to the language and word he uses in response to the Word.
True Christians would always respond with this attitude towards God’s Word because it is their desire and joy and love to walk in obedience to God and His Word.
True Christians would work hard to know God’s will by knowing God’s Word.
Followers of Jesus would do well to listen and obey the words of Jesus.
By knowing and abiding (or remaining) in Jesus’ words, not only are we His true disciples, but we will also know the truth.
John
Jesus is telling us that the evidence of our love for Him is obedience.
Later on, Jesus says:
True Christians will listen and abide in Jesus’ Words.
True Christians will let His word internalize in their hearts.
As we do so, we would bear much fruit.
What does that mean?
Obedience and good works that glorify God.
Having read all those verses, James also makes the same point about our attitude towards God’s Word.
What will you do with the Word?
In context, John is speaking about the
Big Idea: You Must Receive The Word!
Big Idea: You Must Receive The Word!
Big Idea: You Must Receive The Word!
In the context of our passage, James has been dealing with the Christians who suffering, and we have spend almost 5-6 weeks dealing with the topic of trial.
So, in verse 19, it may seem like he’s starting a new topic, but I don’t think he is.
James ended verse 18 talking about God using the word of truth to regenerate/save us so that the Christians would be God’s new creation.
A holy people.
A people who love and desire God and His Word.
I hope you remember the Parable of the Sower that Jesus told.
God’s Word was planted into four soils (or four different kinds of people), but only one of them was a good soil.
Obviously, the other three soils were non-Christians.
Although some of them receive God’s Word, their so-called Christian life was so shallow and superficial that when trials and troubles come, they immediately destroy the word.
And obviously, non-Christians are resistant towards God’s Word.
They have no interest in God’s Word.
They hate the truth.
They’re the ones who oppose God’s Word and disagree with the things that God says because the Bible goes against their perspectives on life.
But, here’s how Jesus describes the person with the good soil:
In the context of our passage, James has been dealing with the Christians who suffering, and we have spend almost 5-6 weeks dealing with the topic of trial.
Matthew 13:19-
The second person receives God’s Word immediately, but that word di
God’s new creation will receive the Word.
They should have the desire to receive the Word.
They want to take God’s Word into their own hearts.
They delight to have God’s Word as their treasure and valuable possession.
God’s new creation will receive the Word.
They should have the desire to receive the Word.
They want to take God’s Word into their own hearts so that they might not sin against Him.
They delight to have God’s Word as their treasure and valuable possession.
As a result, they would grow and bear fruit for God.
And because God has saved them through the word of truth, how would they live as Christians?
They would need to do something about the Word.
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You Must Receive The Word With Readiness (v.19-20).
Readiness - having the willingness and swiftness to do something.
James is saying “know this, my beloved brothers.”
James is speaking to the Christians.
James wants them to understand and pay attention to what he’s about to command.
He says, “let every person.”
Meaning…let everyone!
Everyone needs to hear this.
And I would translate this verse from the Greek this way: “Know this, my brothers and sisters in Christ.
NOW, let every person.”
This is very important for James’ readers.
He instructs them in three things: “Be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger.”
But, here’s the question we need to ask ourselves: “Quick to hear…what?
Slow to speak…what?
Slow to anger…at what?”
What is the object in this verse?
Answer: God’s Word.
In entire context from verses 19-27 has everything to do with the Word of God.
James mentions the word of truth in verse 19.
He’ll talk about the implanted word in verse 21.
He’ll go into the issue of doing the Word from verses 22-25.
And he’ll talk about what that should look like when we apply the word in verses 26-27 and onward.
So, the 1st thing that James talks about is that everyone is to be “quick to hear.”
When the pastor preaches the Word in the morning service, or when I teach you God’s Word, believers will be ready to open their Bibles and to listen to God’s Word.
When the pastor preaches the Word in the morning service, or when I teach you God’s Word, believers will be ready to open their Bibles and to listen to God’s Word.
They should not be distracted by the notifications on their phones.
They should not be distracted by whatever they’re doing with their hands.
Not only that, they should not be distracting others who are willing to hear God’s Word.
One commentator said it really well: Uncontrolled anger leads to uncontrolled speech.
That’s a wise saying, I think.
When you become angry, you get so emotional and angry that you express yourself in a wrong way without thinking about what you are saying.
It is true that foolish people are those who have bad-tempers.
Why? “For/because the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.”
But, the other interpretation, which I think is the correct one because it aligns with the context, deals with this question: “Quick to hear…what?
Slow to speak…what?
Slow to anger…at what?”
When the pastor preaches the Word in the morning service, or when I teach you God’s Word, believers will be ready to open their Bibles and to listen to God’s Word.
They should not be distracted by the notifications on their phones.
They should not be distracted by whatever they’re doing with their hands.
Not only that, they should not be distracting others who are willing to hear God’s Word.
You Must Receive The Word With Readiness (v.19).
Let me ask you questions for you to reflect on:
Are you “quick to hear” the word of God? Do you have the spiritual hunger to taste and see that God’s Word is sweeter than a honeycomb?
Do you have the eagerness to hear God speaking to you?
During sermons/lessons, are you often distracted by the notifications on your phones?
Are you often distracted by whatever you’re doing with your hands instead of having your Bibles opened?
Do you come hear to be a distraction for others who are ready to hear God’s Word?
Do you just come to Sunday school just to escape from school and find a place to zone out?
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