James 1:13b-27 (Part 5) Our Relationship to the Word of Truth

The truth to be learned to correct the error—vv. 13b-18

• The truth about God’s sinless nature, v. 13b

• Man’s sinful nature, vv. 14-15

• Don’t be deceived about what is just said, v. 16

• Statement about God’s good nature, vv. 17-18

o In the nature realm, v. 17

 The gifts

 The giver

o In the spiritual realm, v. 18, the new birth . .

 The cause

 The means

 The purpose

How we relate to the Word of Truth, 19-27

• Our duty toward the Word of Truth, vv. 19-21

o Swift to hear

o Slow to speak

o Slow to anger

• Our obedience toward the Word of Truth, vv. 22-25

o Be doers not just hearers

o Two kinds of hearers . . .

 The hasty forgetful hearer

 The attentive sustained look

• The manifestation of the Word of Truth, vv. 26-27

o Manifestation by our tongue

o By benevolence

o Our relationship to the world in terms of purity