James 1:25 But whoever looks into the perfect law of liberty, and continues therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work… I. As A SYSTEM TO BE PROFOUNDLY STUDIED. 1. Its subjects have the highest claims to intellectual investigation. 2. Its method of revealing its subjects requires intellectual investigation. 3. Its blessed effects upon the heart can only be realised by intellectual investigation. II. AS A LAW TO BE CONTINUALLY OBEYED. There are three things implied in a law — authority, publicity, and power of obedience. This law has the highest authority; is widely published; and all who bear it have the power to obey. The "law" of the gospel consists of two elements: the evangelical and the moral; the first, involving repentance towards God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ; and. the second, love to our neighbour and our God. III. As A BLESSING TO BE NOW ENJOYED. "This man" is "blessed," not in his ideas, sentiments, talk, lint in his deeds; not for deeds in some future state, but in his deeds now. (D. Thomas.) Parallel Verses KJV: 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. |
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