"Be doers of the word and not hearers only."
Don't miss the balance
here. It does not say that "hearing" is unnecessary, let alone "wrong."
Remember, "faith comes by hearing." Jesus said multiple times, "He
that has an ear to hear, let him hear." Mary was told that the one
necessary thing was to sit at His feet and hear what He had to teach.
Hearing His Word spoken by others or moving in our hearts by the
Spirit's wooing as we read the Word is vitally important. Vitally.
Doing is necessary because it reflects the depth of my love for Him, my
confidence--my faith--in His promises, the steadfastness of my hope,
and my passion for His will. If I just hear and don't do, the life of
Christ in me will never be seen. The radiance of "Christ in you, the
hope of glory" will be mere words and lack the Spirit's power to
transform others by my testimony to His faithfulness--"I live, but yet
not I. Christ lives in me. And the life that I now live in the flesh, I
live by the power of the Son of God who loved me and gave Himself for
me."
Feast on the Word--through Bible teaching, preaching, reading,
studying, singing spiritual songs. Be a hearer. But never stop there.
Let Christ live through you. It's really a simple choice. Do I want
to be a stagnant, complacent Christian? Or do I want to walk in the
Spirit and so fulfill the loving law of Christ? Do I want to love the
Lord my God with all my heart and love my neighbor as He loves me?
Then, I must be a doer of the word, and not a hearer only. Must.
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