But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
A doer is not one who keeps every letter of the law, but one who embraces God's word from the heart and proves it by his life. Faith itself is the chief work God requires; we must labor that His word strikes root in us so it bears fruit.
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Learn to master passion under affliction: listen more than you speak, and do not rage against God's providence as David and Jonah did. Hear what He explains through your trials instead of hasty judgment.
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Commenting on James 1:19-27
A true doer spiritually understands the word, receives it gladly, obeys it sincerely, and walks accordingly. Mere hearers who rest on outward attendance deceive themselves with sophistical reasoning and will find themselves miserably mistaken on the day of judgment.
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