Cast away all filth and all remnants of malice
Dr. Roberto Miranda
(Audio: Spanish)
SUMMARY: The speaker is discussing James 1:21, which calls for rejecting all filthiness and abundance of malice, and receiving the implanted word with meekness. They emphasize the importance of holiness and consecration in the Christian life, and the need to actively reject sinfulness and impurity. They also stress the importance of receiving the word of God with meekness and openness, like a fertile land ready to receive the seed. The speaker notes that the word of God is alive and powerful, and calls on Christians to embrace holiness and live lives pleasing to the Lord.
The word of God is alive and can save our souls. We need to take the word seriously and understand that it is a matter of life and death. We should be avid consumers of the word and love it. We should not be intimidated by our lack of education and should mark our Bibles and make discoveries while reading it. We should receive the implanted word with meekness and discard all filth and malice. We should pray for God's power to rest on our congregation and make us a sample of His glory.
The word of God is alive and can save our souls. We need to take the word seriously and understand that it is a matter of life and death. We should be avid consumers of the word and love it. We should not be intimidated by our lack of education and should mark our Bibles and make discoveries while reading it. We should receive the implanted word with meekness and discard all filth and malice. We should pray for God's power to rest on our congregation and make us a sample of His glory.
Sermon series on James
Dr. Miranda emphasizes that we need to honor God's word not only in our thoughts but also with our deeds.
1 The blessing behind the test
6 Cast away all filth and all remnants of malice
Let's go to the word of the Lord. Santiago, as you know we are studying the book of Santiago, some specific moments, some specific points. We are not in a hurry, we are going little by little as long as we take advantage of that word of the Lord that is so rich and so dense.
In verse 21 of chapter 1, last Wednesday we were talking about James saying, "... for which" and that for which he means, as a consequence of what was previously said. And James has spoken about the generosity of the Father, his love for us, his goodness, he says that every good gift, every perfect gift comes from him and then he says, as a result of all these things and the fact that we have to be careful how we speak, how we behave with others and be slow to speak, slow to anger, quick to hear, etc., because of all these serious things, we then discarding all filthiness and abundance of malice.
In verse 21 of chapter 1, last Wednesday we were talking about James saying, "... for which" and that for which he means, as a consequence of what was previously said. And James has spoken about the generosity of the Father, his love for us, his goodness, he says that every good gift, every perfect gift comes from him and then he says, as a result of all these things and the fact that we have to be careful how we speak, how we behave with others and be slow to speak, slow to anger, quick to hear, etc., because of all these serious things, we then discarding all filthiness and abundance of malice.
