Teaching
Examine Yourself By God's Word
God's Word acts as a mirror that reveals the condition of the heart and calls believers to respond with obedience.
Scripture
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: For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. 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.
Truth
God's Word reveals the condition of the heart and calls believers to respond with obedient action.
Insight
- God's Word reveals what is present within a person's heart and life.
- Hearing Scripture without obeying it leaves the revealed problem unchanged.
- Self-examination requires honesty about what God's Word reveals rather than focusing only on the faults of others.
- God's Word should lead believers from recognition of wrong into repentance and change.
- Continually looking into God's Word and obeying it produces a life that is increasingly aligned with God's truth.
Application
- Allow Scripture to examine your thoughts, motives, and actions.
- Ask God to reveal areas of your life that need correction.
- When God's Word exposes something wrong, respond with repentance and obedience.
- Examine yourself before focusing on the faults of others.
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