Swift to Hear - Proper Behavior and Response to God
Explore the importance of being swift to hear in the context of enduring temptation, avoiding deception, and being doers of the word in James 1:19-20. Discover how listening is crucial in various relationships and how obedience is deeply connected to good listening habits.
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James 1:19-20 So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God (NKJV)
James 1:19-20 Context: Enduring temptation (1:12-15) Defining temptation (1:14-15) Avoiding deception (1:16-18) God, Giver of all good things (1:17) We are His firstfruits (1:18) Doers of the word, not just hearers (1:21-25)
Swift to Hear Proper behavior (avoiding temptation) Our response to God (doers of the word)
Swift to Hear Listening is crucial in all relationships Children and Parents (Prov. 13:1; 23:22; Col. 3:21; Ps. 103:13-14) Husbands and Wives (1 Pet. 3:7; Eph. 5:22-24) Neighbors, employers, teachers, authorities (Col. 3:22-24; 1 Pet. 2:13)
Swift to Hear Listening is crucial in all relationships Fellow-Christians, elders (Phil. 2:3-4; 1 Cor. 12:26; Heb. 13:17) Listening to guidance (Luke 2:46; Prov. 19:20, 27) To God (Rom. 10:17; Ezek. 3:6-7)
Swift to Hear Obedience Is about Good Listening Obey hupakou lit. to hear under (Rom. 6:16) Jesus urges, Take heed how you hear (Luke 8:18) We must not be forgetful hearers (Jas. 1:25), nor. . . Dull of hearing (Heb. 5:11)
Swift to Hear Obedience Is about Good Listening Not everything we might hear is to the profit of the hearer (2 Tim. 2:14; 1 John 4:5-6) If we choose sin, we fail to listen to God (Prov. 17:4) Let us be swift to hear
