The apostle James was an efficient preacher. He knew exactly what was happening in the young congregation of Jerusalem. His preaching is so timely that we can ask: Did he talk to us? James said: “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.” He described two types of churchgoers in our Bible Reading. The one is a hearer and the other a doer. They are both hearers of the Word of God, regular churchgoers. James used the Word of God as a mirror (verse 23). He wants us, the Lord’s Church look into that mirror and recognize ourselves and ask the question. Am I only a hearer, or am I a doer?

(Heidelberg Catechism Lord's Day 24)