When the weak come to worship
Dan VanDyke exhorts believers to move beyond merely hearing sermons to truly listening and allowing God's Word to transform their lives, emphasizing the gracious provision of preached ministry as a means of communion with God. Drawing on James 1:22, he challenges readers to examine whether they are genuinely changed by Scripture or deceiving themselves into false spiritual security. The article reflects on the weakness of human nature in worship and the precious gift of faithful preaching as God's chosen instrument for our growth in holiness.
For the sincere child of God, one of the most terrifying passages in all of Scripture must be James 1:22: "But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves." Such a clear command with such a dire consequence for disobedience. Those who hear the Word and walk away unchanged are in dreadful danger of falling into self-deception: believing themselves to be faithful followers of Christ and yet continuing in their sins. God's Word simply must change us, and not just every...
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