The Real Deal

1. James 1:19-27 The Real Deal

2. James 1:19-27 (Page 1025 in pew Bibles) • My dearly loved brothers, understand this: everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger, • for man’s anger does not accomplish God’s righteousness. • Therefore, ridding yourselves of all moral filth and evil excess, humbly receive the implanted word, which is able to save you.

3. But be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. • Because if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his own face in a mirror; • for he looks at himself, goes away, and right away forgets what kind of man he was.

4. But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom and perseveres in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer who acts—this person will be blessed in what he does. • If anyone thinks he is religious, without controlling his tongue but deceiving his heart, his religion is useless.

5. Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

6. James 1:19-27 The Real Deal (Page 1025 in pew Bibles)

7. The Real Deal • Warren Wiersbe’s heading for this section: Stop Kidding Yourselves • Vs. 22 “deceiving yourselves” • Vs. 26 “deceiving his heart” • 8 Tests to Determine if You Have the Real Deal… >

8. The Self-Control Test 1 • Vs. 19-20 “My dearly loved brothers, understand this: everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger, for man’s anger does not accomplish God’s righteousness.” . >

9. The Growing in Purity Test 2 • Vs. 21 “Therefore, ridding yourselves of all moral filth and evil excess” Def >

10. The Growing in Purity Test 2 • Vs. 21 “Therefore, ridding yourselves of all moral filth and evil excess” Word Picture: To lay aside like a filthy clothes in one decisive act Def>

11. The Growing in Purity Test 2 • Vs. 21 “Therefore, ridding yourselves of all moral filth and evil excess” NAS: “All that remains of wickedness” New American Commentary: “Residue, something left over from one’s life prior to conversion” . >

12. The Receiving the Word Test 3 • Vs. 21 “…humbly receive the implanted word, which is able to save you” . >

13. The Receiving the Word Test 3 • Vs. 21 “…humblyreceivethe implanted word, which is able to save you” • Amplified: “In a humble (gentle, modest) spirit receive and welcome the Word” HL>

14. The Receiving the Word Test 3 • Vs. 21 “…humbly receivethe implanted word, which is able to save you” • NLT: “Humbly accept the message God has planted in your hearts, for it is strong enough to save your souls.” HL >

15. The Receiving the Word Test 3 • Vs. 21 “…humbly receivethe implanted word, which is able to save you” • NLT: “Humbly accept the message God has planted in your hearts, for it is strong enough to save your souls.” . >

16. The Doing the Word Test 4 • Vs. 22-25 “But be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves… But the one who… is not a forgetful hearer but a doer who acts—this person will be blessed in what he does.” • Wuest: “Keep on becoming doers of the Word and stop being hearers only” HL >

17. The Doing the Word Test 4 • Vs. 22-25 “But be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves… But the one who… is not a forgetful hearer but a doer who acts—this person will be blessed in what he does.” . >

18. The Reflecting on the Word Test 5 • Vs. 23-25 “Because if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his own face in a mirror; for he looks at himself, goes away, and right away forgets what kind of man he was. But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom and perseveres in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer who acts—this person will be blessed in what he does.” HL >

19. The Reflecting on the Word Test 5 • Vs. 23-25 “Because if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his own face in a mirror; for he looks at himself, goes away, and right away forgets what kind of man he was. But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom and perseveres in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer who acts—this person will be blessed in what he does.” HL > Describe suspect?

20. The Reflecting on the Word Test 5 • Vs. 23-25 “Because if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his own face in a mirror; for he looks at himself, goes away, and right away forgets what kind of man he was. But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom and perseveres in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer who acts—this person will be blessed in what he does.” . >

21. The Controlling That Big Mouth of Yours Test 6 • Vs. 26 “If anyone thinks he is religious, without controlling his tongue but deceiving his heart, his religion is useless.” • Angry words • Lies • Gossip • Unkind or thoughtless words • Haughty words . >

22. The Caring for the Weak Test 7 • Vs. 27 “Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress…” . >

23. The Non-Conformity Test 8 • Vs. 27 “Pure and undefiled religionbefore our God and Father is this… to keep oneself unstained by the world” . .

24. James 1:19-26 The Real Deal