Post by Char on Oct 24, 2008 17:37:42 GMT -6
HEARING AND DOING.
JAMES 1:19-20
I. SWIFT TO HEAR, AND SLOW TO SPEAK. V.19
ECCL. 5:1..KEEP THY FOOT WHEN THOU GOEST TO THE HOUSE OF GOD, AND BE MORE READY TO HEAR, THAN TO GIVE THE SACRIFICE OF FOOLS; FOR THEY CONSIDER NOT THAT THEY DO EVIL.
Well-know wisdom of swiftness to hear and slowness to speak has been inculcated by teachers in all ages.
Some one has called attention to the fact that a man has two ears and but one tongue, and inferred therefrom that a man ought to hear at least twice as much as he speaks.
They should be swift to hear.
God, who had spoken to Elijah in the still small voice, was now speaking to them in their great trials.
God is talking, He may speak slowly. We must "Wait God’s leisure".
We must be attentive to the voice in the darkness, as little as Samuel was to the night-voice in the temple.
"God is His own interpreter", but He never hurries, with Him a thousand years are as a day.
And so we must be slow to speak;
PROV. 10:19 IN THE MULTITUDE OF WORDS THERE WANTETH NOT SIN; BUT HE THAT REFRAINETH HIS LIPS IS WISE.
ECCL. 5:2 BE NOT RASH WITH THY MOUTH, AND LET NOT THINE HEART BE HASTY TO UTTER ANY THING BEFORE GOD; FOR GOD IS IN HEAVEN, AND THOU UPON EARTH; THEREFORE LET THY WORDS BE FEW.
See James 3:2
Very slow to make our own interpretation; and slow in making charges against God.
If we speak incontinently, we shall not only be indiscreet, but we shall excite ourselves to anger. The tongue kindles. Do we know what God is doing? Does not God know all things?
See what a sin it is; that great black sin of ingratitude. Has not every good gift enjoyed by us come from Him. Whatever, therefore, comes from Him must be good.
II. WRATH WORKS NOT THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD.
JAMES 1:20 FOR THE WRATH OF MAN WORKETH NOT THE RIGHTEOUSNESS.
PEOV. 14:17 HE THAT IS SOON ANGRY DEALETH FOOLISHLY; AND A MAN OF WICKED DEVICES IS HATED.
IT must be quite clear to any one who examines into the gospel of Christ as a cause of principle of action, that a meek and quiet spirit should beat once the distinguishing ornament and characteristic of believers.
St. James lays down as principles that the unchanging God is the Giver of every good gift.
That it is by an exercise of His omnipotent will that He has begotten His spiritual children with the Word of Truth.
If we admit the premisses– that we are God’s children.......
Begotten again in Jesus Christ to a lively hope by the Word of His grace.
That, as children partake of the same nature with their parent. So we are made partakers of the Divine nature, which is holiness, then we are bound to admit the conclusion that it is our leading duty to seek to work out the righteousness of God.
How holy a privilege is her held up for the exercise of Christians.
I am desirous now to lead your minds to consider the reverse of the apostles negative assertion, and to point out to you that if wrath does not work out the righteousness of God, what it is that does
John said, LET NO MAN DECEIVE YOU; HE THAT DOTH RIGHTEOUSNESS IS NOT OF GOD, NEITHER HE THAT LOVETH NOT HIS BROTHER; This exactly accords with the doctrine of James, BE YE DOERS OF HE WORD AND NOT HEARERS ONLY.
. If you have felt your spirits stirred with in you and yourselves deeply moved. In reception of God’s revelation. In feeling that revelation as a reality, not merely believing it as the theory. In action upon it as an unfailing rule of life; then I conceive that you may without presumption apply the comforting promises of the gospel to your own souls, and trust in humility that God’s Spirit within you is working God’s righteousness by you.
Have a good night
James.
JAMES 1:19-20
I. SWIFT TO HEAR, AND SLOW TO SPEAK. V.19
ECCL. 5:1..KEEP THY FOOT WHEN THOU GOEST TO THE HOUSE OF GOD, AND BE MORE READY TO HEAR, THAN TO GIVE THE SACRIFICE OF FOOLS; FOR THEY CONSIDER NOT THAT THEY DO EVIL.
Well-know wisdom of swiftness to hear and slowness to speak has been inculcated by teachers in all ages.
Some one has called attention to the fact that a man has two ears and but one tongue, and inferred therefrom that a man ought to hear at least twice as much as he speaks.
They should be swift to hear.
God, who had spoken to Elijah in the still small voice, was now speaking to them in their great trials.
God is talking, He may speak slowly. We must "Wait God’s leisure".
We must be attentive to the voice in the darkness, as little as Samuel was to the night-voice in the temple.
"God is His own interpreter", but He never hurries, with Him a thousand years are as a day.
And so we must be slow to speak;
PROV. 10:19 IN THE MULTITUDE OF WORDS THERE WANTETH NOT SIN; BUT HE THAT REFRAINETH HIS LIPS IS WISE.
ECCL. 5:2 BE NOT RASH WITH THY MOUTH, AND LET NOT THINE HEART BE HASTY TO UTTER ANY THING BEFORE GOD; FOR GOD IS IN HEAVEN, AND THOU UPON EARTH; THEREFORE LET THY WORDS BE FEW.
See James 3:2
Very slow to make our own interpretation; and slow in making charges against God.
If we speak incontinently, we shall not only be indiscreet, but we shall excite ourselves to anger. The tongue kindles. Do we know what God is doing? Does not God know all things?
See what a sin it is; that great black sin of ingratitude. Has not every good gift enjoyed by us come from Him. Whatever, therefore, comes from Him must be good.
II. WRATH WORKS NOT THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD.
JAMES 1:20 FOR THE WRATH OF MAN WORKETH NOT THE RIGHTEOUSNESS.
PEOV. 14:17 HE THAT IS SOON ANGRY DEALETH FOOLISHLY; AND A MAN OF WICKED DEVICES IS HATED.
IT must be quite clear to any one who examines into the gospel of Christ as a cause of principle of action, that a meek and quiet spirit should beat once the distinguishing ornament and characteristic of believers.
St. James lays down as principles that the unchanging God is the Giver of every good gift.
That it is by an exercise of His omnipotent will that He has begotten His spiritual children with the Word of Truth.
If we admit the premisses– that we are God’s children.......
Begotten again in Jesus Christ to a lively hope by the Word of His grace.
That, as children partake of the same nature with their parent. So we are made partakers of the Divine nature, which is holiness, then we are bound to admit the conclusion that it is our leading duty to seek to work out the righteousness of God.
How holy a privilege is her held up for the exercise of Christians.
I am desirous now to lead your minds to consider the reverse of the apostles negative assertion, and to point out to you that if wrath does not work out the righteousness of God, what it is that does
John said, LET NO MAN DECEIVE YOU; HE THAT DOTH RIGHTEOUSNESS IS NOT OF GOD, NEITHER HE THAT LOVETH NOT HIS BROTHER; This exactly accords with the doctrine of James, BE YE DOERS OF HE WORD AND NOT HEARERS ONLY.
. If you have felt your spirits stirred with in you and yourselves deeply moved. In reception of God’s revelation. In feeling that revelation as a reality, not merely believing it as the theory. In action upon it as an unfailing rule of life; then I conceive that you may without presumption apply the comforting promises of the gospel to your own souls, and trust in humility that God’s Spirit within you is working God’s righteousness by you.
Have a good night
James.
