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The Deception of Hearing Only
Commentators unanimously warn against the self-deception of equating hearing God's Word with obeying it. Scholars explain that believing you have done all that is required by merely listening is a 'gross self-deception.' As A.T. Robertson notes, the person being deluded is not God or others, but oneself. This is a subtle but dangerous spiritual error.
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James
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Albert Barnes
On James 1:22
18th Century
Theologian
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only. Obey the gospel, and do not merely listen to it. ().
Deceiving your own selve…
AT Robertson
On James 1:22
But be ye (γινεσθε δε). Rather, "But keep on becoming" (present middle imperative of γινομα).
Doers of the word
Charles Ellicott
On James 1:22
19th Century
Bishop
Doers of the word.—Acting up to the full of their knowledge, whether gained by the spoken or the written Word of God. There is a f…
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Charles Spurgeon
On James 1:21–23
19th Century
Preacher
Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your sou…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On James 1:22
The author next discusses putting the Word into practice. It is not enough merely to “listen to the word” or, by the same token, merely to read it.…
John Calvin
On James 1:22
16th Century
Theologian
Be ye doers of the word. The doer here is not the same as in Romans 2:13, who satisfied the law of God and fulfilled it in every part, but…
John Gill
On James 1:22
17th Century
Pastor
But be you doers of the word
And they are such, who spiritually understand it; gladly receive it; and from the heart…
Matthew Henry
On James 1:22–25
17th Century
Minister
If we heard a sermon every day of the week, and an angel from heaven were the preacher, yet, if we relied on hearing only, it would never bring us …