Chapter 1

James 1:22

But be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

vv 23-24. 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, the half-brother of Jesus wrote this book. He used a very powerful illustration on how to receive God's word (vv 23-24). We must so hunger and thirst for it that once ingested, spiritual nourishment is achieved. Thus, His word stays in us forever.