James 1:23

"For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his natural face in a mirror;"

Key Reflection

If someone hears the Word but does not act on it, they are akin to a person who sees their reflection in a mirror momentarily; the image fades and leaves no lasting change, just as one’s actions should reflect the teachings heard for true transformation to occur.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 23. For if any be, etc. The ground of the comparison in these verses is obvious. The apostle refers to what all persons experience, the fact that we do not retain a distinct impression of ourselves after we have looked in a mirror. While actually looking in the mirror, we see all our features, and can trace them distinctly; when we turn away, the image and the impression both vanish.

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