James 1:25

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James 1:25

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

Looketh

The perfect

Liberty

1 Peter 2:16

And

A forgetful

James 1:23

This

General references

Deuteronomy 11:27

Proverbs 23:12

Luke 11:28

Bible References

Looketh

An unthinking person believes everything, but the prudent one thinks before acting.

for instruction and for testimony? Surely they are speaking like this because the truth hasn't dawned on them.

Keep examining yourselves to see whether you are continuing in the faith. Test yourselves! You know, don't you, that Jesus the Messiah lives in you? Could it be that you are failing the test?

See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up and causes you trouble, or many of you will become defiled.

The perfect

You must make it your habit to speak and act like people who are going to be judged by the law of liberty.

The Law of the LORD is perfect, restoring life. The testimony of the LORD is steadfast, making foolish people wise.

I eagerly race along the way of your commands, for you enable me to do so. He

So then, the Law itself is holy, and the rule is holy, just, and good.

Liberty

And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."

For you have not received a spirit of slavery that leads you into fear again. Instead, you have received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, "Abba! Father!"

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Lord's Spirit is, there is freedom.

The Messiah has set us free so that we may enjoy the benefits of freedom. So keep on standing firm in it, and stop putting yourselves under the yoke of slavery again.

Live like free people, and do not use your freedom as an excuse for doing evil. Instead, be God's servants.

And

If you fear the LORD, serve him, obey him, and don't rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then both you and the king who rules over you will truly follow the LORD your God.

So Jesus told those Jews who had believed in him, "If you continue in my word, you are really my disciples.

Just as the Father has loved me, so I have loved you. So abide in my love.

The believers continued to devote themselves to what the apostles were teaching, to fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to times of prayer.

When the meeting of the synagogue broke up, many Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who kept talking to them and urging them to continue in the grace of God.

I've had help from God to this day, and so I stand here to testify to both the powerful and the lowly alike, stating only what the prophets and Moses said would happen

eternal life to those who strive for glory, honor, and immortality by patiently doing good;

Consider, then, the kindness and severity of God: his severity toward those who fell, but God's kindness toward you if you continue receiving his kindness. Otherwise, you too will be cut off.

However, you must remain firmly established and steadfast in the faith, without being moved from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.

even though she will be saved through the birth of the Child, if they continue in faith, love, and holiness, along with good judgment.

Pay close attention to your life and your teaching. Persevere in these things, because if you do so, you will save both yourself and those who listen to you.

What you have heard from the beginning must abide in you. If what you have heard from the beginning abides in you, you will also abide in the Son and in the Father.

A forgetful

For if anyone hears the word but is not obedient to it, he is like a man who looks at himself in a mirror

This

Moreover your servant is warned by them; and there is great reward in keeping them.

How happy are those who enforce justice, who live righteously all the time.

How blessed are those who observe his decrees, who seek him with all of their heart,

I will show you what everyone is like who comes to me, hears my words, and acts on them.

But he said, "Instead, how blessed are those who hear God's word and obey it!"

If you understand these things, how blessed you are if you put them into practice!

Therefore, my dear brothers, be steadfast, unmovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord, because you know that the work that you do for the Lord isn't wasted.

I heard a voice from heaven say, "Write this: How blessed are the dead, that is, those who die in the Lord from now on!" "Yes," says the Spirit. "Let them rest from their labors, for their actions follow them."

"How blessed are those who wash their robes so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city!

General references

a blessing if you obey the commands of the LORD your God that I'm giving you today,

Learn diligently, and listen to words of knowledge.

But he said, "Instead, how blessed are those who hear God's word and obey it!"