But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. [23] For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; [24] for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. [25] But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does. James 1:22-25 1. Hearer of the word only · Enters __mind_ only · __Forgets_ what he hears · Enters life _unchanged_ 2. Doer of the word · Enters mind and __spirit___ · The spirit ___empowers____ the will · Enters life ____transformed Do I see genuine life change? What am I doing differently because of Biblical truth? For the word of God is full of living power. It is sharper than the sharpest knife, cutting deep into our innermost thoughts and desires. It exposes us for what we really are. Hebrews 4:12 |