ODJ: heart matters
Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life (v.23). READ: Proverbs 4:20-27 Our hearts pump at a rate of about seventy beats per minute or so. Ergo, in one year, they pump between 3.5 million liters and 7 million liters of blood through our bodies—depending on our activities. They do [...]
ODB: granville sharp
August 8, 2009
READ: James 1:19-27
Be doers of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. —James 1:22
When I was a Bible college student, a name occasionally mentioned in Greek class was that of Granville Sharp. He was a renowned Greek scholar (1735-1813) whose studies resulted in principles of biblical interpretation that continue to guide our understanding of the original language of the New Testament.
To study the Scriptures and learn the powerful truths they contain is a noble exercise but, no matter how deeply we study, it is not enough. James challenged us to understand this when he wrote: “But be doers of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the Word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was” (James 1:22-24).
Granville Sharp understood this and put his faith into practice. In addition to being a biblical scholar, he also fought to eradicate slavery in England. Sharp said, “A toleration of slavery is, in effect, a toleration of inhumanity.” His biblical understanding of the worth of a human soul and the justice of a holy God compelled him to act on his beliefs.
We can benefit from Sharp’s passion for the Word—and for living out the truth that Word contains. — Bill Crowder
We don’t really know the Bible unless we obey the Bible.
Source: Our Daily Bread
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