James and the Law of Liberty

[HIM]

Jas 1:25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

Many think the Law of Liberty here in verse 25 is the Ten Commandments. It is not, it is what we are in Christ. Please follow along. Please Turn to chapter 1 in James starting at verse 18 and follow along.

If one is looking into a mirror they see who they are from the reflection. The reflection you and I see is one begotten by the word of truth. One begotten by the word of truth has the word engrafted in them. It is who we are now being a first fruit, a new creature as verses 18 and 21 say. But we must be doers of this word we received and not hearers only deceiving, misleading ourselves as verse 22 states. Ourselves being this new creature begotten by the Word of truth receiving the engrafted word vs18. This is what we now see in the mirror. It is our reflection. And as one who sees this reflection don't forget what we are now. Begotten by the Word of Truth and receiving the engrafted Word.
Verse 25 is being said in contrast to the reflection one sees and not forgetting what manner of man we are. So be a doer of the work of being begotten by the word of truth, receiving the engrafted word and not a hearer only misleading, deluding ourselves. What we see in the mirror now through Christ is the new creature. This new creature, you and I is the law perfect, that of freedom. Kind begets kind. So If we our begotten by the Word of truth we are kindred to it, the first fruit of His creatures. Behold Old things have passed away. All things are new and of God.


Jas 1:18 Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
Jas 1:19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Jas 1:20 For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
Jas 1:21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
Jas 1:22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
Jas 1:23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
Jas 1:24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
Jas 1:25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

 

[Maria Billingsley]

Jas 1:25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

Many think the Law of Liberty here in verse 25 is the Ten Commandments. It is not, it is what we are in Christ. Please follow along. Please Turn to chapter 1 in James starting at verse 18 and follow along.

If one is looking into a mirror they see who they are from the reflection. The reflection you and I see is one begotten by the word of truth. One begotten by the word of truth has the word engrafted in them. It is who we are now being a first fruit, a new creature as verses 18 and 21 say. But we must be doers of this word we received and not hearers only deceiving, misleading ourselves as verse 22 states. Ourselves being this new creature begotten by the Word of truth receiving the engrafted word vs18. This is what we now see in the mirror. It is our reflection. And as one who sees this reflection don't forget what we are now. Begotten by the Word of Truth and receiving the engrafted Word.
Verse 25 is being said in contrast to the reflection one sees and not forgetting what manner of man we are. So be a doer of the work of being begotten by the word of truth, receiving the engrafted word and not a hearer only misleading, deluding ourselves. What we see in the mirror now through Christ is the new creature. This new creature, you and I is the law perfect, that of freedom. Kind begets kind. So If we our begotten by the Word of truth we are kindred to it, the first fruit of His creatures. Behold Old things have passed away. All things are new and of God.


Jas 1:18 Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
Jas 1:19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Jas 1:20 For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
Jas 1:21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
Jas 1:22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
Jas 1:23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
Jas 1:24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
Jas 1:25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

Yes! It is the law of " liberty" not the liberty of the law.
Blessings

 

[eleos1954]

Jas 1:25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

Many think the Law of Liberty here in verse 25 is the Ten Commandments. It is not, it is what we are in Christ. Please follow along. Please Turn to chapter 1 in James starting at verse 18 and follow along.

If one is looking into a mirror they see who they are from the reflection. The reflection you and I see is one begotten by the word of truth. One begotten by the word of truth has the word engrafted in them. It is who we are now being a first fruit, a new creature as verses 18 and 21 say. But we must be doers of this word we received and not hearers only deceiving, misleading ourselves as verse 22 states. Ourselves being this new creature begotten by the Word of truth receiving the engrafted word vs18. This is what we now see in the mirror. It is our reflection. And as one who sees this reflection don't forget what we are now. Begotten by the Word of Truth and receiving the engrafted Word.
Verse 25 is being said in contrast to the reflection one sees and not forgetting what manner of man we are. So be a doer of the work of being begotten by the word of truth, receiving the engrafted word and not a hearer only misleading, deluding ourselves. What we see in the mirror now through Christ is the new creature. This new creature, you and I is the law perfect, that of freedom. Kind begets kind. So If we our begotten by the Word of truth we are kindred to it, the first fruit of His creatures. Behold Old things have passed away. All things are new and of God.


Jas 1:18 Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
Jas 1:19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Jas 1:20 For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
Jas 1:21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
Jas 1:22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
Jas 1:23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
Jas 1:24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
Jas 1:25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

James focused on its redemptive power in freeing believers from the bondage of sin (transgression of the law) and then freeing them to righteous obedience (John 8:34-36). It allows us to serve God not out of fear or mere sense of duty, but out of gratitude and love.

It is about law ... but more importantly why we pursue keeping it ... out of love and for no other reasons.

John 14:15-17 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)“If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him.

In Essence the commandments are "love laws"

9 For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

God is love. Jesus is the embodiment of love and thereby the embodiment of the law as well.

 

[Soyeong]

Jas 1:25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

Many think the Law of Liberty here in verse 25 is the Ten Commandments. It is not, it is what we are in Christ. Please follow along. Please Turn to chapter 1 in James starting at verse 18 and follow along.

In Psalms 19:7, the Law of Moses is perfect, in Psalms 119:45, it is of liberty, and in Psalms 119:1-3, it blesses those who obey it, so when James 1:25 speaks about the perfect law of liberty that blesses those who obey it, he was not saying anything about the Mosaic Law that wasn't already said in the Psalms. Christ walked in obedience to the Mosaic Law and in 1 John 2:6, those who are in Christ are obligated to walk in the same way he walked, so that is also what we are in Christ.

 

[HIM]

In Psalms 19:7, the Law of Moses is perfect, in Psalms 119:45, it is of liberty, and in Psalms 119:1-3, it blesses those who obey it, so when James 1:25 speaks about the perfect law of liberty that blesses those who obey it, he was not saying anything about the Mosaic Law that wasn't already said in the Psalms. Christ walked in obedience to the Mosaic Law and in 1 John 2:6, those who are in Christ are obligated to walk in the same way he walked, so that is also what we are in Christ.

Yes James was. But He said it is engrafted. And since it is engrafted, It is part of who we are being In our heart and mind. Now we do because we want to through our new heart through Christ. God’s law for us is not a bunch of do and don’ts. Now through God it is would and won’ts.

 

[Soyeong]

Yes James was. But He said it is engrafted. And since it is engrafted, It is part of who we are being In our heart and mind. Now we do because we want to through our new heart through Christ. God’s law for us is not a bunch of do and don’ts. Now through God it is would and won’ts.

Changing the medium upon which God's law is written from stone to our hearts does not change the content of what it instructs. For example, the command to honor our parents written on stone has the same content as the command to honor our parents written on our hearts.

 

[HIM]

Changing the medium upon which God's law is written from stone to our hearts does not change the content of what it instructs. For example, the command to honor our parents written on stone has the same content as the command to honor our parents written on our hearts.

What we have in those text is the engrafted word, the word of truth becoming part of us because we have been begotten by it. It is not limited to that which was in stone because we are of His Kind. And we are to be a doer of this work of this engrafted word and not a hearer only.