Text for series read: James 1:21-25
Lots of people ask me, “Hey what is the Best Bible to read?” It’s a great question and one I used to ask myself too. Since that time of searching I have found that the best one to read is the one you will read. (smile) Seriously, if you are not interested in it then you won’t stick with it. If you’re not really a reader then why torture yourself. Try listening to the bible instead of reading and taking notes into your phone by talking. Any plan that gets you reading the Bible is good for your soul and spirit, and any plan you actually use is better than a plan you don’t use. So for today’s RPM let’s look at “Removing the Filth”.
James 1:21 (NIV) “Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.”
The word “filthiness” comes from a Greek word that referred to wax in the ear. In verse 19 James has already told his readers they must be “quick to hear” what God is saying. But sin is like wax in the ears that shuts out the Word of God. Wax like that can make a man deaf. In the same way sin makes us deaf to God.
If we are going to change, we must actively get rid of the moral filth that has become like spiritual earwax. That means we must repent on a daily basis. The word repent literally means “to change the mind or to go a different direction .” It has to do with the way you think about something. You’ve been thinking one way, but now you think differently. That’s repentance—the changing of the mind that leads to a change of heart that leads to change of behavior.
Repentance is the only no shame solution to a renewed Christian conscience, because it only proves the obvious: God was right all along.
It's only 94 Days till Christmas and today this is the song that came to my mind......What are you hearing?
Lots of people ask me, “Hey what is the Best Bible to read?” It’s a great question and one I used to ask myself too. Since that time of searching I have found that the best one to read is the one you will read. (smile) Seriously, if you are not interested in it then you won’t stick with it. If you’re not really a reader then why torture yourself. Try listening to the bible instead of reading and taking notes into your phone by talking. Any plan that gets you reading the Bible is good for your soul and spirit, and any plan you actually use is better than a plan you don’t use. So for today’s RPM let’s look at “Removing the Filth”.
James 1:21 (NIV) “Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.”
The word “filthiness” comes from a Greek word that referred to wax in the ear. In verse 19 James has already told his readers they must be “quick to hear” what God is saying. But sin is like wax in the ears that shuts out the Word of God. Wax like that can make a man deaf. In the same way sin makes us deaf to God.
If we are going to change, we must actively get rid of the moral filth that has become like spiritual earwax. That means we must repent on a daily basis. The word repent literally means “to change the mind or to go a different direction .” It has to do with the way you think about something. You’ve been thinking one way, but now you think differently. That’s repentance—the changing of the mind that leads to a change of heart that leads to change of behavior.
Repentance is the only no shame solution to a renewed Christian conscience, because it only proves the obvious: God was right all along.
It's only 94 Days till Christmas and today this is the song that came to my mind......What are you hearing?
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