tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094248114996261058.post6431133669590969315..comments2023-08-27T06:33:12.637-05:00Comments on The Bible in a Year - and Beyond!: Sunday, March 1st: Exodus 29-30, James 1 ~ TammyTammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12045517118866436340noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094248114996261058.post-71241472497642994522015-03-01T22:40:02.107-06:002015-03-01T22:40:02.107-06:0023 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a...23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. 24 For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like.<br /><br />This was a verse that we focused on for a ladies retreat. It reminds me that I need to be not just a hearer but a doer.Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02770898936799604859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094248114996261058.post-76368399785355519292015-03-01T20:58:25.263-06:002015-03-01T20:58:25.263-06:00Sincere faith involves action, James provides us w...Sincere faith involves action, James provides us with some commands for Christian living:<br /><br />Quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry (vs19)<br />Get rid of moral filth, and accept God's word (vs21).<br />Act on what the word says (vs22)<br />Keep a tight reign on your tongue (vs26)<br />Look after orphans and widows (vs27)<br /><br />The James passage reminded me of what Pastor Ron mentioned in his sermon this morning about still needing milk and not ready for solid food (Hebrews 5:12). <br /><br />We have read about how we should act and what we should do, now we just have to mature in our faith so we can live it out each day!<br /><br />Conradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00378594821836169485noreply@blogger.com