James 1 23-27

 a paraphrased ‘enter the story’

 🍃🕊️  reading & study  🕊️🍃

09/04 ~ From New Testament Letters

   (In the Order Believed Written)

23 - If anyone is a hearer of the word, and not also a doer, they’re like someone who looks intently at theirself in a mirror one minute, 24 and then they go away the next minute, and forget what they look like! 25 But those who look into the perfect law - the Law of Liberty - and persevere, being no hearer who forgets, but a doer who {knows and so} does {who “follows” because they are convinced and believe} they will be blessed! {It is the work of God’s Spirit/Presence that “convinces”. The translation “convict” is the more extreme. Needed in the case of despots, etc? And in some other cases? We are psychological beings. Why the remedy had to be dramatic enough to convince and appease every conscience. Deep down we don’t want to be imperfect (cause of entropy, that “doesn’t quit”). We want to be be “like Jesus”. The prodigal son or daughter returned home to Father who cherishes. Prodigal erased like it had never been. Concerning thecworld, does he have “wrath”?! Sure.. wouldn’t you? But he’s still “savior of all” 1Tim.4:10. Makes no sense to stall. But most of his wrath is cause and effect. During early - formative - times he did do some weeding. Imperfection is an abyss of potential. Pre flood was hands off? Next they know will be resurrection into GWT ‘Day’ of Judgment/Closure, and “kolasin”/correction, during the latter part of Jesus’ long second advent. Full scope version of his first so brief one?]

     26 If anyone thinks they are religious but cannot bridle their words, they deceive theirself. And their religion is useless [mataios - vain, aimless, without purpose, not useful]. 27 Religion that is pure and uncontaminated before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction [thlipsis - tribulation, pressure, distress] and to keep oneself free from the vices of the world. {Which includes all malice and division.. the serpent speaks in our own voice “I care about orphans and widows, but those ‘others’ over there don’t!” And on and on what a trap. Beware the leaven of politics/division. It surely(?) leads nowhere good, aNd, it’s a lie. A captivity. Siren call to armageddon. It’s the still tares who are gathered to it.. near or far doesn’t matter? Is.24:20/Rev.10:4.}

                          ~ * ~

🗝️ [  ] - word/language insights, usually from biblehub dot com - peering through translator partial unbelief; cross references, etc.

      {  } - thots

Tomorrows verses - James 2:1-8.

My own studies, had to paraphrase to post..

Start the day with a Psalm (jan 1-20, feb-20’s, mar-30’s, apr-40’s, etc. dec-120-150)