Bible In A Year - James

Father in heaven, we thank you once again for the great privilege to be able to be in this place. We know that we are your people. We are the people of your pasture as your word says the sheep of your very hand.

We're grateful that you have in your wisdom Chosen a people for your very own namesake and that they are Are yours forever. That your son Jesus Christ has died for them in their places their substitute was buried and risen again.

So that we might be justified. But thankful that the Holy Spirit has revealed this truth to us that that Christ is the only Savior of sinners. We've been convicted of our sins. We've we've been born again.

We have been given the gift of repentance and faith. To be able to lay hold upon Christ and we are your very own purchase with the precious blood of Jesus and we're thankful for that. Thankful that you don't leave us alone.

Thankful that you keep teaching us and using Opportunities like this as we gather for Sunday school to be able to learn more of your word to learn more of Christ more of the Master so that we might be more like him.

We pray that our time would be profitable. We pray that the day would be one in which you are pleased with the meditations of our hearts the thoughts that we have for the singing the testimonies the speaking of the things of God the worship the preaching the listening and The obedience and the praise and the honor and worship that we do give you today.

We thank you for it all and thank you for this opportunity in Jesus precious name. Amen. Well as we continue through the the Bible we are in the book of James this morning. And I'd like for you to first turn if you would please to the book of the gospel of Mark.

The gospel of Mark and in chapter 6. This is a kind of one of those tucked away verses that It might be hard for some of us to be able to find when it comes to proving something of course, you know that and it's been taught that Not only after Jesus Christ was born of a virgin of Mary.

That she remained a virgin all the days of her life. And of course that teaching is not true because of what the Bible tells us in Mark chapter 6. I'll begin reading in verse 1 speaking of Jesus. He went out from thence and came into his own country and his disciples followed him.

Mark 6 2 and when the Sabbath day was come He began to teach in the synagogue and many hearing him were astonished saying for once has this man these things. And what wisdom is this which give which is given to him that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands.

Is not this the carpenter the son of Mary so it is speaking of Jesus. Is not this the carpenter the son of Mary the brother of James and Joses and of Judah or Judas and Simon? Are not his sisters here with us and they were offended at him.

And we see here in in Mark chapter 6 and in verse 3 that Jesus Christ had four Half brothers and their names are listed James Joses Judah and Simon and of course the one that we're looking at and one that we're going to consider this morning is James James the writer of the book that we're going to look at this morning now at the beginning of the ministry of Jesus Christ.

We see even if we go back to Mark chapter 3 and verse 31 that the family of Jesus comes to him. Maybe they don't believe. Oh, of course. They don't believe upon him early on in his ministry. Maybe they're gonna go there to pull him away to straighten him out to bring him back home.

And of course you remember he says those that are my father and mother and my brothers are those that do the will of my father. So we see early on that James is is not a believer. But later we will see and I'll just walk you through these verses as we get to the book of James if you look in 1st Corinthians chapter 15.

You may have glossed over this verse but in 1st Corinthians chapter 15 Where Paul gives the church at Corinth a summary of the gospel. Beginning in verse 1 1st Corinthians 15 1 he says moreover brethren I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you which you have.

Which you have received and wherein you stand. By which also you are saved if you keep in memory what I preached unto you unless you have believed in vain. For I delivered on you first of all that which I also received how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures and that He was buried and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures notice this what it says after he was risen Resurrected Lord verse 5 in that he was seen of Cephas of Peter and then of the twelve and after that he was seen of about 500 brethren at once of whom the greater part remain unto this present.

But some are fallen asleep or some are dead have physically died after that 1st Corinthians 15 7 he was seen of James. Then of the of the Apostles so we see at this part time that James is being linked in with the Apostles.

He's being associated with the Apostles and at this point It is it is pretty well confirmed that he is a believer and if we want to get even Even more sure of that turn to the book of Galatians a couple of books to the right 1st Corinthians 2nd Corinthians and then Galatians.

If you look with me in Galatians chapter 1 Paul is giving his testimony of his former life and what God had did and how it pleased God Who separated from his mother's womb and by God's grace God called him and in verse 16 He says that God revealed.

This is the Apostle Paul saying God revealed his son or God revealed Jesus Christ in me. I've preached him Amongst the people and then he says in verse 18 after three years I went to Jerusalem to see Peter and I stayed with him for 15 days and then verse 19 Galatians 1 19.

But other of the Apostles saw I none he didn't see any of the other Apostles except James the Lord's brother. It's so clear here who the James is. He is the Lord's brother Jesus his brother Jesus his half-brother and that he is being numbered amongst the believers.

And if you look in chapter 2 notice in chapter 2 and in verse 9 what it says about James and when James and Peter or Cephas and John who seemed to be pillars perceived the grace that was given unto me they gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship that we should go unto the heathen and they unto the circumcision.

And I only went to these verses to show that there was a There was one period of time when James was not a believer at the beginning of the ministry of the life of of Christ. But the Holy Spirit God was pleased to reveal Christ even to James to where he was.

He had been seen and he saw Christ face to face in 1st Corinthians 15 7 the verse that we looked at and and we see that he was one who had heard the teachings of Christ and and he was saved of course and now we see him as closely associated with the Apostles and He is a pillar in the church and if you even go back and we won't go there but if you go to Acts chapter 15 where there is the Council at Jerusalem where the Where the Apostles are getting together to figure out how do we teach or what do we say to the Gentiles?

Concerning their behavior and their Conversation and the rituals that they have of the eating of meat and the drinking of blood and you will see that in in Acts chapter 15 after Peter speaks James gets up and speaks and you can see that he is a leader.

He is one who is is in Has some authority in the church there as far as the teaching and the putting together of the letters. So there's no doubt that James wasn't a believer, but God saved him. He becomes a believer.

God Uses him in the ministry of the churches in Galatia, Jerusalem. He's he's got something. He's a pillar in the church. He's a foundational Person as far as a leader in the church and then of course at this time.

What we're looking at now you can turn to the book of James James Led of the Holy Spirit of God to pen a book of the New Testament. The book of James the theme of this book is faith in action it is it is a a book Written you'll notice on the sheet about 44 to 49 ad James Who is the oldest half-brother of Jesus?

He is the one who who fits best fits the profile for the author of this book that bears his name. And he is as I said a key leader in the book of Jerusalem a believer upon the Lord Jesus Christ one of the pillars in the church and James writes with an authority as a Person who has personally seen the resurrected Christ.

He he writes in such a way. Because he is recognized with the other Apostles that he has authority he is it is penning things. Not at a whim not an opinion, but these are things that he's received from God.

These are things that he's been led by the Holy Spirit of God to put down Upon paper for us for the course for the believers back then and for us today. Some other notable notes about this book is that James alludes more to nature?

Than in any other of the New Testament epistles or the books of the New Testament. Examples of this in chapter 1 verse 6 when it's dealing with an unwavering Person who is unwavering faith. He talks about waves being driven by wind in chapter 1 verse 10 when he speaks of the rich people.

As they're like when the Sun comes up the flowers of the grass that fades of course in that That great chapter chapter 3 you remember pastor Mike taught on that just a few weeks weeks ago and in that Teaching about the tongue he deals and he brings out in nature horses winds animals birds snakes sea creatures fig tree olives fountains of water and it's very very similar to the teaching of the Lord Jesus you remember in his Dealings with people he does the same thing fig trees, and he talks about wheat and grain and the Sun and the grass and birds and very Very appropriate way to teach and illustrate with simple illustrations.

And I'd encourage you to do especially those of you that are with that have children to teach with those circumstances and things that come up around you are things that you see when a hurricane or a tornado comes or or if You know if you see a bird you see you see some type of an animal and you can take that that illustration of what took place and bring it into and use biblical teaching to to get a point across because it's it's easier for a Mind and a child and for for us that are older to get our head around something When it is more clearly and simply illustrated.

It's a great a great way to teach. Also in this book the Greek in which it is written of James is of the highest quality. In this writings here James also Writes it with interrelated strings of beads of One thought being built upon another and you'll see that like an example of that in chapter 1 notice in verse 3 Where James says knowing this that the trying of your faith works patience.

He doesn't leave it alone there because on to verse 4 but let patience have her perfect work that you may be perfect and entire. Wanting and nothing or lacking in anything. So he's got this this string where he's putting these truths these thoughts together.

And he's just kind of stringing him right through the the whole book and it's very evident as you go through the book I mean he's dealing with he's dealing with having patience and finding the joy in trial.

And then he talks about the the unwavering person. He goes right on to write it right on to that in in this chapter here. There are different as he goes through the book. I guess how can I put it this way and I've heard it it is.

It is a handbook. It is a practical handbook. James is not theoretical. He is not pie in the sky. It's not Stuff that you can't it's not intangible teaching that he's doing here. It's very very practical Handbook we at work have an employee handbook.

It is to let you know, what are the guidelines? What are the rules? What are the regulations for being employee at the place where I work? How many of you remember getting your hands on that handbook the drivers Ed a handbook or the the Department of Motor Vehicle handbook you had to get one of those and you wanted to master that because you wanted to be able to get behind the wheel and do a solo right you wanted to drive you wanted your license and It gave you all the rules and the regulations and the things that you practically had to do when you Buckled up behind the wheel and started that car and got going you knew what you needed to do.

Practically and that's what James is doing in every chapter. It's just full of things like Like when it comes to trials and you're when it comes to the response to the Word of God in chapter 1 in chapter 2 It talks about partial love not having not not not being partial.

When it comes to loving others and taking care of their needs it talks about One of the key points which we'll be getting into this whole idea. Is your faith living or is your faith dead in? Chapter 3 as I alluded to it Pastor Mike had preached in out of chapter 3 on tongues, and he also preached I believe at least one message.

I don't know if it was a Series on chapter 1 being doers of the Word and not just hearers only and some of you might remember that but in chapter 3 How is it that we're supposed to speak in? Chapter 4 it deals with prayer as it begins with there a relationship with God humbling yourself before God and and having clean hands before God and drawing close to God a Communion and a fellowship with the Lord.

At the end of chapter 4 he in his handbook He deals with the idea of planning and he doesn't say that planning is wrong planning is right planning is correct. It is good. It's wise for us to Think about what we're going to be doing in the future, but it should be proper planning and these gentlemen in here.

We're thinking we're going to go to this city and we're going to do this that we're going to buy and sell we we wear our plans and God is completely out of the picture and The whole idea is that if you're going to plan plan with this in mind God is it's important to bring your plan to the Lord and have him to affirm it.

Through prayer through the leading of the Word of God through wisdom through counsel affirm your plans and then carry out those plans. Don't be the type of person Who breaks the the pastors or the the elders heart by coming to the pastor and saying hey, it's all set.

It's all set in concrete. We're we're on the move we're going we're leaving some place. And there's no church to go to and it's just for for getting gain. It's just for for selfish motives. Our planning should be with this in mind that God we should do it in reference to God and we should do it in reference To the fact that we aren't guaranteed a tomorrow.

Our life is like a vapor. So he deals with that there and also then in chapter 5 He talks about prayer. He talks about You know Confession confessing your faults one to another praying one for another talks about those that are afflicted sick.

I mean there are just so many different Subjects and you see them going one right after another as he goes through the book. But they do in a link and they do. It's not like I don't know sometimes if you have ever read Proverbs and you're reading through the through the chapter.

And it's like going here and and there and everywhere although there are threads of subjects through Proverbs. Sometimes you get in a chapter, and they don't seem to kind of flow well James in this book.

It's just really good it flows just like a handbook and it just kind of all fits together and it makes sense and it. And it is very very it would be very very profitable and beneficial for us to look at the book that way.

What else about James is just a note that I had written in my margin of my Bible. He was known as old camel knees. Why do you think he was known as old? Camel knees anybody got an idea. Praying yes, he spent a lot of time on his knees.

Praying to the Lord. I don't know who it was, but I it was I think a Puritan. Who who after his death they looked in his room? I can't remember if it was one of the Wesley's or I really don't remember but beside his bed the wooden floor had Had indentions in them from where he kneeled to pray at night and would to God that we would.

We would be able to by the grace of God be those who would be on our face praying before the Lord. What else. About this book the background of this letter. It is it is written to notice in chapter 1 and In verse 1 when James introduces himself who has the writer and who he is a servant of God James a servant of God and of The Lord Jesus Christ to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad greeting.

The writing of this letter is pretty much coincides with a scattering of the of the the Jewish believers. The some say it possibly could have been as a result of Stephen stoning in Acts chapter 7 you see that at the end of Acts Chapter 7 and at the beginning of Acts 8 and 8 verse 1.

It says that there was persecution in the church was scattered, but that was that was a little early that was about 30 the early 30 AD's. It's possibly more likely that the that the scattering this persecution scattering of the Jews was more Around the time of Herod Agrippa, which would have been about 44 AD and that would coincide with the the writing time Of the authorship of this of this letter, which was between 44 and 49 AD.

So it had something to do with of course with the persecution and that's why he wanted to get in the scattering. That's why he wanted to get this letter out to them and there are 15 times in this book where he calls or refers to the Christians as Brethren, and this is this is a saying that was used amongst for first century Jews close endearing term, but also Noting that this was a book that was written to a Jewish audience and He displays in his writing Distinct a distinct Jewish flavor and style of writing and with his with his style and with his content and by that It's I mean, it's very picturesque.

It's very vivid. It's very gripping. It is oppressing in its nature and he uses a lot of different modes of writing in metaphors and similes and illustrations as I've already alluded to and in the book to.

There are about 40 references or allusions to Old Testament writings like He he refers to the law of God. He quotes in chapter 2 some of the Ten Commandments. He speaks of Abraham in chapter 2 and of Rahab in chapter 2 in chapter 5.

He speaks of a little Elijah. He speaks of I believe Job also the patience of Job. He makes reference to in chapter 5. He talks about seeing Psalms and so on. There are there are a lot of allusions to the Old Testament.

So it's to a Jewish audience and then he also because he had seen Christ face-to-face. And he no doubt had been around the Apostles. He was in the church at Jerusalem with them with Peter. And the others he he makes about 20 references to the Sermon on the Mount Matthew chapter 5 through 7 and we see those if you look down in the section Where it says at the bottom of the first page Christ in James Says James openly refers to Christ only twice in chapter 1 in verse in chapter 2 and verses 1 of those chapters.

And yet his epistle abounds with references to Christ's teachings particularly the Sermon on the Mount now. It might be hard for you to Took me a little while to figure this out. But in the parentheses right after the word Sermon on the Mount there, you'll see a verse like the first one 1 Semicolon 2 that's James the book of James chapter 1 verse 2 and to see the reference back to the Sermon on the Mount you would then go see Matthew 5 10 to 12 and then you'll see a.

Well, you'll see a semicolon there and then you'll see 1 4 1 colon 4. Then you for that reference in James 1 4 go see Matthew 5 40 48 and then chapter 2 13 go see Matthew 6 14 to 15, but as one of the examples, let's just see how he did this look in chapter 5 and in verse 2.

Well, he's speaking to rich men in verse 1 chapter 5 verse 1 you rich men. Weep and howl for your misery shall come upon you verse 2 your riches are corrupted and your garments are moth-eaten. What what you may not know?

What the reference is in at the end there in the in this section that I was alluding to but what what. Portion of the Sermon on the Mount. Does that sound like? Yeah, storing up for yourselves treasures in heaven.

Where moth and rust does not corrupt and the thief does not break in and steal. He says don't you know store them up there so that doesn't take place to you. And of course, he's teal talking to rich people and he's talking about the woes to those that that look and should look and trust in their uncertain riches and He says they're corrupted in their garments and moth-eaten.

So those that's kind of a neat study as you you could kind of take a look at those and you could see. Like one of the one of the other examples in here. He talks about I think it's in chapter 2 and in verse 13 he says for speaking speaking of those that have a Sinful thinking about judgment.

He says for you will have judgment without mercy that shows no mercy and mercy rejoices against judgment and it kind of makes you think back upon Jesus teaching where if You will not forgive someone else The Lord will not forgive you if you're just unmerciful and you're not willing to forgive them The Lord won't forgive you.

So I think those are those are pretty neat as far as when it comes to the teaching of this book to look to look back upon. Let's see backside pretty much explanatory there's some key words that you could look up for your.

For your studies further on under the miscellaneous notes down at the bottom of page 2 I put some things in here. That might be good for. Also for further study if you look at the first bullet, I I made an addition here to this one.

It says the believers response to the word brought out in chapter 1 is that we are to receive it 121. We are to hear it 123. We are to do it 122 we are to examine it 125 and I also added this we ought to continue in it you could write that down as an as an addition.

We ought to continue in it also in verse at the end of verse 25 in Chapter 1. Oh before I forget corrections on the first page on the first flip back to the first page. You see this the section author and date in the last second the last sentence there is a Parentheses with a list of verses acts 12 17 15 13 you see where it says Galatians 312.

I believe they meant Galatians 212 so you could change that one to Galatians 212 and Then in the very next paragraph the very last sentence. There's another parentheses where it says Galatians 1 9. That one should be Galatians.

It's either supposed to be Galatians 1 19. Or Galatians, oh and you can also put Galatians 2 9. I'm not sure which one it was supposed to be but those are two mistakes that are on there. Okay now as I said before this is a handbook a Practical manual it is not theoretical.

It's not just concepts, but it's rubber meets the road. How we are to live how we are to? Handle ourselves how we are to Behave ourselves before the Lord and before others. And James if you look on the second on the back side of the sheet under the quick overview the outline of the book.

He gives through this book a series of tests. Don't we just love tests. I was just talking to somebody at at work in there their child is in college and Did not do so well because they don't do well on tests.

And this isn't just a test just to see if we have something stuck up here if we know the facts. This test here is a test that we can use and these tests through the book that James gives us. It's kind of like the book of first John.

He does the same type of thing. Believer lives this way acts this way speaks this way Carries themselves. The deportment is this way. James's is doing the same thing and he's giving these series of tests.

But the key one is and the key the key Theme behind the test so the key reason for the test of what James is trying to get at is so that we can evaluate Whether the faith that we have is genuine or false.

The faith that we have is living or dead. The faith that we have is useful or Useless. Profitable or unprofitable. Alive or dead real or fake? That's the that's what's behind each one of these and you see and you see him Dealing with the different portions as he goes through the chapters to show that practical religion or true faith or real Christianity or real belief he shows the contrast between that and someone who has only a profession he throughout the book giving these contrasts of the marks if you want to put it that way the marks of true religion upon a person in the absence of those marks upon someone who just has a Profession and by a by or false profession of Christ and maybe I'm going to stop there.

I'm going to take pastor Steve's Suggestion and not just use terms and just blow on and just go go Teaching through without maybe somebody in here not really fully understanding. What does that mean a false profession?

You might hear you know. You must have a not possession not a false profession of Christ or just merely a profession of Christ. But there must be a possession of Christ. Not only we know him, but that he knows us.

What what is meant by that a false profession anybody want to help me out here? False profession. Yes, Daniel. Intellectual assent. They it's not genuine. They don't they truly haven't repented. Christ is not Lord in their life.

Would you say would it be would it be fair to say that there is no change in their life? It's the same as it was before they just have words. There's a lot of there's a lot of talk, but there's no walk, right?

There's a lot of there's a lot of words and there's a lot of you know, as Daniel put it. There's a lot of assenting to doctrine. There's an intellectual assent to truth, but there's but there's no true gripping of that truth and no real transformation of that person's life.

Anything any other thoughts when it comes to a false profession. Can it happen in any church? Certainly can happen anywhere where we're to be On guard for we should be careful that and I think that's the warning not only of the Apostle Paul But of the Apostle James that we should be very very careful that we don't we don't have notice what he says in verse chapter 2 verse 1 2 1 my brethren.

Have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ the Lord of glory with respect to persons or with personal favoritism. It's don't say that you have the faith in Christ, but but but don't have that faith in Christ and.

And then be have favorites with other people or have this impartial love you love a certain group of people. But you're gonna stay away from another group. I don't want to touch them. I don't want to talk to them.

I don't want them to get get near me. I know one time I shared this with you. But one time in the early 1980s in the church that we were at we we had the rescue mission the men from the rescue Mission come to the church for a church service.

And we were going to feed them afterwards and then we were going to just spend the afternoon with them. And I know one of the families who had been coming to the church for several months said who had two small boys.

They said we're not coming to church. We don't want that men sitting beside us. We don't want you know basically we you know unclean. We don't want them near us. And it just remembers just reminds us of the love and the mercy and the and the kindness of the Lord Jesus.

Would he have been there would he have sat beside the publicans and the harlots and the sinners of course and where to? Follow in his example. I saw a hand over your mic. Yes. For the tape when what Mike was saying was is that a person who who hears it and is converted?

Truly comes to see the beauty that's in Christ and not just hearing what Christ. He's another teacher. Numbered among all the others. And you can take your pick. What he says what he says is optional and really the prophecy is when it comes of Jesus and Isaiah 53.

There is no beauty that we should desire him. What is there about Christ that that is beautiful? But God even the picture of the Old Testament tabernacle if you were ever to see that and look at it from the outside.

There was that badger skin that that just not too pretty looking Edifice there, but if you were to get underneath it, and you would see the woven Veil, and you'd see the gold and laid over the wood and the beauty of the jewels upon the priests garment.

From the outside doesn't look good and for most people when they look at Christ. They don't want to have anything to do with him. You don't want to have him rule over him over them. They won't submit themselves to him.

They see nothing beautiful in him, but through the ministry of the Holy Spirit God the Holy Spirit opens up the heart of the of those that God purposes to set his love upon and Christ becomes altogether lovely and there is no one else like him and it's and it is a Conversion it is a reality and it is so contrasted to those people who?

In this book so many of the different examples that love partially or They will uphold the royal law the sovereign law of God that is over their heart that demands for us to love God with all of our heart soul mind and strength and to love our neighbor as ourself and We go all the way and we and we and we submit to the Word of God and we love the law of God.

And we want to walk in obedience. Another I wanted to bring this out. Also chapter 2 verse 1 kind of gives this contrast, but notice about this False professor or this person who who has a profession or it's words.

It's just what they say in chapter 1. Notice with me if you would verse 26 if any man among you seem to be religious and Does not bridle his tongue But deceives his own heart this man religion is vain or it is worthless.

So we have this idea also if this person has said I believe in Christ and I'm coming to church and I park myself Here and you heard me say this before just because just because you park a horse wagon in your garage doesn't make it a car and just because you park your body in a church and just because you put yourself on the on the church membership role does not make you a Christian.

It all has to do with as God got a hold of your heart I've you've been converted by God as our as our brother said have you been regenerated born from above have your has the old stony? Heart been ripped out in a new heart of flesh that beats for God been given to you and you are a new creature in Christ.

2nd Corinthians 5 17. It's not just talk it's not just talk but there's a talk and a walk and I'm going to kind of get into that as we look in chapter 2 and I better get there for time's sake in chapter 2 notice another reference to a person who may have a profession and not a possession in chapter 2 verse 14.

What does it profit my brethren though a man say he has faith? And he has not works. Can that faith save him and there we have it again a man says a Prefer a person professes to be a Christian. But they have not works can that type of faith save them and this is serious.

And this is so critical because I believe that in our churches I believe that in our country in Christianity we have I mean you hear the surveys I mean, you know that it's well over 50 of those in the United States are Christians.

I mean the numbers are high if you've ever heard the surveys and my question is I'd like to know where they are because. Because I'm not I'm not seeing those types of numbers because if you saw those types of not if that was a reality.

Then then it would be widespread across the country and you'd be bumping into believers everywhere. But the fact remains that we have a lot of people who profess Christianity. They they understand the facts about Jesus and they say that sounds really good to me.

And you know what? I have the social aspect of my life and I have the educational aspect of my life and I have the I have the Entertainment part of my life. I have the family part. I have my relationship part of my life.

And I'm just gonna put this little addition on my house and I'm gonna call that Christ or Christianity just a little addition. And Christianity is not just an addition. Christianity is a demolition. It has to do with laying flat the whole house and Christ being the foundation and our life being built upon Jesus Christ and Everything else from that all that time on is totally affected and comes into focus and and is looked under the Prescriptive the perspective of the Word of God and of what would Christ have me do?

That's the difference a professing person just kind of taxed Christ on and it's just another you know. It's just another part of my life and it's it's not one that totally transforms or or sweeps through it threads through the whole person's life and Here he says though a man say Doesn't remind you of the Lord Jesus Christ in in Matthew chapter 7 or when he says the the people who say Lord Lord.

And haven't we done these mighty things and Jesus says depart from me. I never knew you you workers of iniquity or you people who live in lawlessness and you remember he goes on in that chapter and he says those that Hear my voice and they and they obey or they do it are likened under a person who builds his house upon The solid rock and that goes back to James chapter 1 being not just hearers only of the Word of God.

But doers of that word now I've got to get through chapter 2 a little bit of this portion because it's so critical and and sometimes I remember early on When I was a younger believer. Sometimes this chapter would present some issues.