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NASB | James 1:22 But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | James 1:22 But prove yourselves doers of the word [actively and continually obeying God's precepts], and not merely listeners [who hear the word but fail to internalize its meaning], deluding yourselves [by unsound reasoning contrary to the truth]. |
Subject: A believers questions? |
Bible Note: My point exactly. Our outward evidence does not always speak the truth concerning our inward spiritual condition. A person can still be saved without any outward works evidence. We still grieve the Spirit outwardly though we are inwardly secure. James is speaking of salvation in his chapter 2 discourse and he is saying it is impossible to have faith without outward works. Paul says we are not to look at the outward signs as evidence of salvation just as we are not to look at Jesus in the earthly form. We are to look at the ascended Lord Jesus and the inward evidence of a person as confirmation of salvation. |