True Religion James 1:21-27
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True ReligionJames 1:21-27
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Knowledge unapplied is useless
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Command1:21-22
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Receive the Word
“Word” = the commands taught by Jesus Christ
“implanted” = written in you the moment you believed
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Jeremiah 31:33 “But this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” declares the Lord, “I will put My law within them and on their heart I will write it; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.”
Receive the Word
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Receive the Word
“Word” = the commands taught by Jesus Christ
“implanted” = written in you the moment you believed
“receive” = to welcome, accept, submit to
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Receive the Word
Involves two things...① Turn away from what it prohibits② Practice what it commands
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Motivation1:21-25
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① it will “save your souls”“save” = to deliver, rescue“soul” = your life, yourself“save your soul” = “rescue your life”
“keep you from dying”
Why submit to the Word?
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Why submit to the Word?
Ezekiel 18:26-27When a righteous person turns away from his righteousness and does injustice, he shall die for it; for the injustice that he has done he shall die. Again, when a wicked person turns away from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he shall save his life (nephesh = “soul”).
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Psalm 6:2,4Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am pining away; heal me, O Lord, for my bones are dismayed... Return, O Lord, rescue my soul; save me because of Your lovingkindness.
Why submit to the Word?
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① it will “save your souls” = deliver you from premature death
② disobedience brings self-deception
③ obedience brings God’s blessing
Why submit to the Word?
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Why submit to the Word?
Consequences of sinself-deception uselessnessshame at Christ’s Judgment conflict with othersillness and death
Consequences of Obediencedivine wisdomusefulness to othersreward at Christ’s Judgmentpeace with othershealing and protection
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The cost of obedience is nothing compared with
the cost of disobedience
Why submit to the Word?
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Application1:26-27
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Application
Avoid...evil speech (v26)evil influence of the world (v27)
Practice...charity towards the vulnerable
(v27)
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“The world does not need a definition of religion as
much as it needs a demonstration.”
Martin Luther
Application
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Youth Impact Faithful to the
Fatherless OWLS
Aggieland Pregnancy
Outreach Hope Pregnancy
Center Brazos Church
Pantry SOS Ministries
Care for the vulnerable
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Matthew 7:24–27 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock...
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Matthew 7:24–27 ...Everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell—and great was its fall.”
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True ReligionJames 1:21-27