James: Faith that Works Part 6
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Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
James
James
The key thought in this verse is
Powerful
Powerful
God’s Word saves.
God’s Word saves.
Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.”
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
The word “by” speaks of the instrument that God uses to bring us into enteral life! That instrument is His word.
For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?
For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?
So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.
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For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
Why do we pray the word.
Why do we sing the word, say the word, pray the word, and preach the word.
Because we are convinced that the word does the work.
It is the word that does the work.
It is the word that does the work.
So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.
Urgency
Urgency
God’s Word sanctifies.
God’s Word sanctifies.
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;
for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;
for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
You must hear the word.
You must hear the word.
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;
Word Study - look at the word translated quick.
ταχύς - (tachys)- means quickly, without delay, at once
It has the idea of urgency. It is the same word used by Matthew after the resurrection of Jesus is discovered.
So they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples.
James is impressing upon his readers the urgency for the word.
HWays to hear the word.
How can I be quick to hear the word?
How can I be quick to hear the word?
Hear the word in public proclamation.
Hear the word in public proclamation.
Make the preaching and teaching of the word your priority!
Hear the word in personal meditation.
Hear the word in personal meditation.
Make the discipline of devotion a non negotiable part of your life.
Hear the word in devotion.
Hear the word in devotion.
Hear the word in personal meditation.
Hear the word in personal meditation.
I have to say this!
I have go to get this out!
I have to get this off my chest!
Im going to give him a peace of my mind.
When we are in the pressure cocker of life sometimes the sound of our own anger drowns out the voice of our savior.
When we are in the pressure cocker of life sometimes the sound of our own anger drowns out the voice of our savior.
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;
for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
Love, not anger, brought Jesus to the cross. Golgotha came as a result of God’s great desire to forgive, not his reluctance. Jesus knew that by his vicarious suffering he could actually absorb all the evil of humanity and so heal it, forgive it, redeem it.
for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
Richard J. Foster
You must heed the word.