![]() This is especially true when we teach the Bible, for we must tell others the truth about themselves. True love carries a commitment to care for others. He is not afraid to instruct those he loves. James again communicates his love to his readers, followed by a three-fold instruction. The words “so then” indicate the importance of the following statement – “See this!” James calls the Word of God by different terms in 1:18-21: “the word of truth,” “the implanted word,” “the word,” “the perfect law of liberty.” This section is overwhelmingly about the Word. The first movement is how a Christian copes with trial the second is how she copes with temptation, and now the third is how she connects with the Word (1:19-21). ![]() ![]() We now come to the third movement of James, chapter 1. “So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath…”
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