It is hard to put a title to every section/verse in James so this post is going to sum the rest of the chapter up.
vs 17 – God gives me everything –everything I have is a gift from Him. God gave me life, a ministry, a home, friends, etc. The best gift that God has given me is His Son so I can be saved from my sins.
vs 18- I am a “firstfruit.” I a “fruit” for God and I want my life to bear fruit. I am a Christian and I should be planting the seed of salvation—God adopted me when I asked Him to be my Savior from sin.
vs 19 & 20—So many time I admit that I speak before I think. I need to make sure I take the time to LISTEN to those around me---my friends, parents, school parents, pastor, and students before reacting or coming to conclusions about things. I also need to make sure that I am not easily angered (slow to wrath). When I get angry I am not displaying godly character.
vs 21 When going to God’s Word I need to be humble and willing to learn what God wants to teach me. In order to learn from God I need to set aside the things in my life that will hinder my relationship with God.
vs 22 I should listen to God’s Word but I should also live by what God’s Word says. When I am doing what God says and living by His Word I am being obedient. If I am reading God’s Word but not obeying it I am “deceiving myself.” I may think I know God’s Word but I really do not if I am living it and doing what it says—I am being hypocritical.
vs 23 If I am doing what God’s Word says its like looking in a spoon or in my stainless steel pans as a mirror. I can kind of see myself-I see an image but I can’t really see what I look like. God’s Word shows me my sin and my rottenness it shows me what I truly am. I need to make sure I am in God’s Word and letting God’s Word reflect in my life so I can show others Christ and clearly reflect Him--
vs 24 I can hear/read God’s Word but if I do not really study it I will forget what it says and not do what God’s Word wants me to do.Kent described it as a man looking in the mirror and not taking the time to take a second look at himself.
vs 25- I need to make sure I read and study God’s Word each day to get a clean picture of who He is—I need to remember and do what I hear- God will bless me if I am a doer of His Word.
vs 26 A man can act and say he is “religious” while at the same time can act totally differently.
vs 27 I need to serve God in every aspect of my life and be a good example—to take care of others—visit people—helping them grow in the Lord
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