Doers of The Word

Not hearers only

“But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves” (James 1:22 NASB1995).

When Jesus Christ died on that cross, it was not just to save us from the punishment of sin and to give us eternal life with God, but it was to deliver us out from under our bondage (addiction) to sin so that we might now walk (in conduct, in practice) in obedience to our Lord’s commands in holy living. For he shed his blood for us on that cross to buy us back for God (to redeem us) out from our slavery to sin so we will now serve the Lord with our lives in living for him to do his will. And all this is done in the power of God.

Therefore, faith in Jesus Christ means dying with Christ to sin. It means we put aside all filthiness and all immorality and all wickedness, and now we serve the Lord with our lives in walks of surrender to the will of God and in obedience to his commands, which is able to save our souls. For we are not saved from our sins and on our way to heaven if sin is still what we practice, and if obedience to our Lord’s commands is not what we practice. For we must have a change of heart resulting in a change of behavior (repentance).

See: [James 1:21-25; Matthew 7:21-23; Luke 9:23-26; Romans 6:1-23]

Doers of The Word

An Original Work / January 20, 2026

Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love