Authentic followers of Jesus must delight in and obey the Word of God, which is the perfect, indestructible word of God that remains forever and is our authority. To experience spiritual growth and transformation, one must put away destructive attitudes such as malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander, and receive the implanted word with meekness and humility, being doers of the word and not just hearers.
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