Qualities Needed in Trials
19 1So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, aslow to speak, bslow to wrath;
20 for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
Doers—Not Hearers Only
21 Therefore alay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, bwhich is able to save your souls.
22 But abe doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
23 For aif anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror;
24 for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.
25 But ahe who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, bthis one will be blessed in what he does.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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What Does James 1:21 Mean?
James 1:21
The Holy Spirit enables us to produce meekness, a necessary attitude for understanding God's Word. An added benefit to the meek is that God promises them the enjoyment of peace. A meek and quiet spirit is so very precious to God that he calls it an imperishable ornament, and He rewards the meek with inheritance of the earth.
Martin G. Collins
Meekness
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The Holy Spirit enables meekness, a necessary attitude for understanding God's Word, and God rewards the meek with peace, an imperishable ornament, and inheritance of the earth. The implanted word carries a double meaning: Jesus Christ living within us, and the revealed Word of God, the Bible, guiding us. Both, together with the Holy Spirit, provide the tools to live the life of Christ and have His mind. Cleansed through Christ's blood, one must not merely sit on revelation but be a doer, acting and moving forward toward the Kingdom, always growing in righteousness through knowledge, understanding, and wisdom from God's Word. This unleavened life is two-pronged: helping others in agape love, and keeping oneself unspotted from the world's sins.