The Morning Devotional: Heb. 4:2; 2 Thess. 2:10; James 1:21; Acts 17:11; WLC 160

The Morning Devotional for April 9, 2021
The Preaching of God's Word, Part 10

For good news came to us just as to them, but the message they heard did not benefit them, because they were not united by faith with those who listened.9Heb. 4:2, ESV)

For good news came to us just as to them, but the message they heard did not benefit them, because they were not united by faith with those who listened.(2 Thess. 2:10, ESV)

Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. (James 1:21, ESV)

  Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so. (Acts 17:11, ESV)

WLC 160 What is required of those that hear the word preached?
It is required of those that hear the word preached, that they attend upon it with diligence, (Prov. 8:34) preparation, (1 Pet. 2:1–2, Luke 8:18) and prayer; (Ps. 119:18, Eph. 6:18–19) examine what they hear by the scriptures; (Acts 17:11) receive the truth with faith, (Heb. 4:2) love, (2 Thess. 2:10) meekness, (James 1:21) and readiness of mind, (Acts 17:11) as the word of God; (1 Thess. 2:13) meditate, (Luke 9:44, Heb. 2:1) and confer of it; (Luke 24:14, Deut. 6:6–7) hide it in their hearts, (Prov. 2:1, Ps. 119:11) and bring forth the fruit of it in their lives. (Luke 8:15, James 1:25)

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