Be Doers of the Word

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Be Doers of the Word

• James 121-27

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Lay Aside All Sin, 121

• Worlds attitudes about sin
• You can sin God will still save you (Rom.
  61-2 1 Jno. 21)
• From suicide murderers to unbelieving good people
  (1 Jno. 315 Heb. 116)
• You can keep some sins in your life its just
  human! (Gen.
  217 Gal. 220)

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Lay Aside All Sin, 121

• Brethrens attitudes about sin
• Some sins will not cause you to be lost.
• False doctrines of liberalism (Col. 317)
• Immoral conduct (immodesty, profanity, social
  drinking, fornication)
• Fellowship with those who do (Eph.
  58-12)
• Not doing what we know is right, Jas.
  417

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Lay Aside All Sin, 121

• Brethrens attitudes about sin
• I know Im not doing what I should, but God
  understands, Jas. 417
• Forsaking our assembling (Heb. 1025)
• Not giving (1 Cor. 162)
• Not praying...not learning...not growing (Rom.
  121)
• Doer of Gods word puts away all sin (Rom. 1312
  Eph. 422, 25 Col. 38 1 Pet. 21)

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Meekness, 121

• Attitude toward truth is crucial
• Meekness (gentle disposition) is contrasted with
  wrath (120)
• Meekness welcomes word of God, Jno. 717 Lk.
  88
• Implant word in heart, Lk. 815 (Col.
  316)
• Able to save the soul, 1 Pet. 122-23 (Rom.
  116)
• Gods word has free course, Jno. 837

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Gods Mirror, 123-25

• Hearer only sees himself but does not improve
  himself
• Looks at himself, but forgets!
• Foolish, Matt. 726-27 (Jno. 668)
• Some hearers blame the messenger or the message,
  Acts 751-54
• Dont like the plan of salvation
• Dont like punishment of sin (hell)

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Gods Mirror, 123-25

• Doer examines himself continues in the
  perfect law of liberty
• Word of truth is a mirror of soul, 118, 23 Heb.
  412-13
• So he can be a doer of the work Eph. 210
  (2 Tim. 317)
• Discipline ourselves (1 Cor. 927)
• Blessed by God in what he does (125 Jno.
  1317 Matt. 721)

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Not Deceived, 126

• Hearer only self-deceived (Heb. 313)
• Thinks he is religious (God-fearing) although he
  is not obeying God, Matt. 722-23 (Acts
  1722-23)
• Uses himself to measure what is right, Gal. 63
  (Prov. 37)
• It seems to me I think
• I just dont believe
• I dont have time now (Acts 2425)
• You almost convince me (Acts 2628)

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Not Deceived, 126

• Hearer only is not submitting to the perfect law
  of liberty
• Unbridled tongue
• Shows one does not fear God
• Shows Gods word is not implanted in the heart,
  Psa. 3411-14
• Words show who is in charge of our life,
  Jas. 32

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Pure Undefiled Religion, 127

• Pure undefiled religion
• Pure Sincere, genuine, free of corruption
  untainted
• Undefiled Unspoiled, far removed from every
  kind of contamination
• The doer has genuine faith

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Pure Undefiled Religion, 127

• Attends to others
• Visits the needy in their trouble (Matt. 2536)
• To look upon or after, to inspect, examine with
  the eyes, Lk. 1033 Romans 1310 1 John 316-18

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Pure Undefiled Religion, 127

• Attends to himself
• Keeps himself unspotted from world
• Diligence (keeps on keeping himself unspotted),
  Deut. 49 Prov. 423 (4) 1 Tim. 522
• Shows what is in the heart, 1
  Jno. 215 Jas. 121

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Doers of the Word

• Faith without works cannot save because it is
  dead, Jas. 214, 17
• The doer has faith is saved
• The hearer only says he has faith, but by not
  doing Gods will he shows his lack of faithhe is
  lost!
• Repent be saved (Jas. 122)