James 1:22

But be ye doers of the word,.... And they are such, who spiritually understand it; gladly receive it; and from the heart obey it, and make a sincere and ingenuous profession of it; and who submit to…

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only - Obey the gospel, and do not merely listen to it. Compare Mat 7:21. Deceiving your own selves - It is implied here, that by merely hearing the word…

But be ye doers of the word - They had heard this doctrine; they had believed it; but they had put it to no practical use. They were downright Antinomians, who put a sort of stupid, inactive faith in…

In this part of the chapter we are required,

I. To restrain the workings of passion. This lesson we should learn under afflictions; and this we shall learn if we are indeed begotten again by the word…

Doers and Hearers

22. But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only The thought is the same, though illustrated by a different similitude, as that of the closing verses of the Sermon on the Mount…