What Kind of Action Taker Are You?

A doer who acts. So, there is a doer who does not act? Yes. Because, there are 2 types of action you can take in your life: Passive and Massive. This verse talks about both types of action. Passive Action is addressed first, because passive action is necessary for the effectiveness of Massive action. Passive Action: What you do to prepare for the action Receiving the implanted word - an example of passive action is meditation. It prepares the mind to learn. To receive God’s instruction. That’s talked about in Psalm 19:14, 63:6, 77:6, Genesis 24:63, & Joshua 1:8 And that’s great! But is it enough? The implanted word is able to save our souls, but how? Well, He directly follows up with a BUT As a side note, BUT is an interesting word. As a conjunction it is “used to introduce a phrase or clause contrasting with what has already been mentioned.” And as a noun, “an argument against something; an objection." So if he is arguing against the ability of the implanted word to save our souls, then what will make that word ineffective? Being a hearer ONLY. If we ONLY take the passive action, we cannot be saved AND the danger is, it has the potential to be deceiving! Because passive action FEELS like we’re doing something. I’m reading my Bible! I’m listening to sermons!