James 1:16-22 16) Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren.17) Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.18) In the exercise of His will, He brought us forth by the Word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits among His creatures,19) This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger;20) For the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God.21) Therefore, putting aside all filthiness and all that remains of wickedness, in humility, receive the Word implanted, which is able to save your souls.22) But prove yourselves doers of the Word and not merely hearers who delude themselves.* * ***James 1:19-20 is addressing how we as the people of God are to:**1) be quick to hear from God, 2) be slow to speak foolish things in times of weakness about God, and 3) to be slow to anger towards the ways of God. * * ***“This you know, my beloved brethren.”**• Trials comes in all shapes and sizes. They produce in endurance. They perfect us as we respond in wisdom. (1:2-8)• Trials level the playing field for all people (1:9-11)• Trials, when persevered through, result in blessing. (1:12)• God, the Father of Lights is both the Ordainer of trials and the source of all good things. (1:13-17)• God, the Father of Lights, created us and desires us to reflect His glory as firstfruits (1:18)**What purpose do trials serve in the lives of believers?**1. To wean us off of this world (James 1:10-11, 27, 4:4)2. To expose our sin, to discipline and humble us (James 1:6, 13-15, 21)“My son, do not reject the discipline of the Lord or loathe His reproof, for whom the Lord loves He reproves, even as a father corrects the son in whom he delights.” (Proverbs 3:11-12) Furthermore, we had earthly fathers to discipline us, and we respected them; shall we not much rather be subject to the Father of spirits and live? For they disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but He disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness. (Hebrews 12:8-9)* * ***What, then, is the appropriate response to trials?**v. 21 Therefore, putting aside all filthiness and all that remains of wickedness, in humility, receive the Word implanted, which is able to save your souls.v. 22 But prove yourselves doers of the Word and not merely hearers who delude themselves.1. We are to continue in holy, untainted living. (James 1:21, 27)2. We are to be humble (1:10, 1:21, 3:14, 4:6-7, 10)**What humility is not:**A. External Show or Pretense of Piety (Matthew 6:1-6; 16)B. Inferiority Complex or insecurity (Moses at Burning Bush)C. Cowardice, Passivity, or Quiet Personality (think John the Baptist, David, Moses leading Israel, Jesus)**WHAT IS HUMILITY?**The attitude that results from God being elevated to His rightful place in our lives.W. Glyn Evans“I will not demand that God explain himself to me at any time, for this is characteristic of the unregenerate man. I must be willing to let God be unreasonable, in my view, because he is not concerned with my understanding, but with my faith. The unregenerate man sees contradiction in the world and demands that God justify himself before him; the believing man makes no such demand, but believes God supremely.”~ from Daily with the King: a Devotional for Self-Discipleship (Chicago: Moody Publishers, 1991)* * *21) Therefore, putting aside all filthiness and all that remains of wickedness, in humility, receive the Word implanted, which is able to save your souls.22) But prove yourselves doers of the Word and not merely hearers who delude themselves.1. We are to continue in holy, untainted living. (James 1:21, 27)2. We are to be humble (1:10, 1:21, 3:14, 4:6-7, 10)3. To be quick to receive/hear, obsess over, and “Do” the Word. (1:21-27)

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