Summary
For if any are hears of the word and not doers, they're like those who look at themselves in a mirror. So James is saying, if we look into the mirror, but then not put that to practice, well, it's like someone who looks in the mirror and forgets what they look like. So as we're a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ, this expression of the faith, and do not, here it is, bridle their tongues, but deceive their hearts. In other words, when the body of Christ doesn't use the words graciously and tastefully, the unbeliever then hears the words and says, will that's Christianity? We look into the perfect word, and we hear of the word, the Lord Jesus Christ, who goes to the cross and bears the sin of the world, all of our sin, all of the thoughts, all of the words, all of the deeds. And the perfect word, the Lord Jesus Christ, takes all of that sin upon him and then proclaims, forgiven, forgiven, claiming us with his word in the waters of baptism, so that when we stand before the Lord on the day of judgment, as the Lord looks at us, all the Lord will hear is the perfect words that Jesus said.
Video citations
- "What is Bridled Speech?" 8-1-21 — Would you open your Bible's place with me this morning to James the first chapter for our study? If you're using a copy of Holy Scriptures, you'll find in the pew you'll find that on page 200 and 2…