Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.Therefore, putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with humility the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.Wherefore putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
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… alright James chapter 1 verse 21. Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word which is able to save your soul. Receive with meekness the implanted word. Okay, it's a wonderful picture that James is giving us here. New American Standard puts it this way. In humility, now that's a condition of heart. in humility receive the word implanted which is able to save your soul the ability is in the word of god the life is in the word not the soil the soil creates the condition, the atmosphere, but the energy of God is in what he said. The energy of God takes root in a person to illustrate who God is. It's always to reveal him. So he says, in humility, so that's heart condition, receive the word implanted. And here's the phrase, which is able to save your souls. You say, well, Bill, I was already saved. I was saved 20 years ago at a camp meeting. That's awesome. You were saved, but you're also being saved, and someday you're going to be saved. There's those three realities all through scripture. I was saved the moment I received Christ. But Paul exhorts the disciples of Jesus. He exhorts them to work out their salvation daily with fear and trembling. Daily work out your salvation. So that's the right now process. So there was yesterday when I received Christ, there is today, and then there is the future when Jesus returns, or I die and I go to meet the Lord, then I will be saved. Salvation …
according to the design. I promise I'm almost there, but you're going to get this word and then you're going to work the study guide and we're going to be all right. Are you hearing the words that are coming out of my mouth? So, so let's get into it. So he says, but he who lacks, who looks into the perfect law of liberty, watch this, and continues in it. And it's not a forgetful hearer, watch this, but a doer, It doesn't say of the word, even though that's true. He switches it. But a doer of the what? Ooh. Of the work. Work, work, work, work, work. Work, work, work, work, work. Can't you hear Jesus? I must work while it's day. For nighttime comes when no man can work. You know, I've got to say something real quick. We're almost there. Look. I was on set working on some stuff the other day and I said out of nowhere I just sprung this question on the crew I said hey I said when Jesus comes back I said what do you want him to find you doing I said A, B, or C A, B, or C, multiple choice I said A, fasting and praying I said B working I said or see looking up into heaven in anticipation of his return. …
… and slow to speak, and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent, and humbly, there's our word, getting under, humbly, humble yourself, and accept the word planted in you, which can save you. Wow. See, this isn't God trying to slap some legalism on our lives, and say, you better get in there, and you better obey everything that's in there, and You better walk that walk and get on that straight and narrow line. No, this is God saying, if you want to be saved, not to heaven saved, saved in life, this is how. If you want to live full and to reach your potential, then this is how. Humble yourself and accept the word that is planted in you. It's not legalism, it's beliefism. I believe it, therefore, I'm gonna actually put it into play in my life. He says, do not merely listen to the word. …