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We're going to *continue* teaching on the *book of James*.
*Last week* we *spent a great deal* of time teaching *on* the *tongue* *or* the *words* that *we speak*.
I want to *pick up where we left off* last week.
*I) *So let's start with *James 3:7-12*.
*A) **Again* *James continues teaching on the tongue*.
*1) **In these Vs.* *James makes it very clear* *that in one breath* *we can be praising the Lord*, *but* *in the next breath* *we can be speaking negative and evil things* against men who are created in the image of God.
*2) **In* *(verse 10*) *he says, "Out of the same mouth proceeds blessings and cursing."*
*a) **But James goes on to add* *that this should not be*.
*B) **In the next few Vs.* *James brings out the key* *to controlling the tongue* *and* *speaking out what is right*.
*1) **That key* *to right talk is right thought*.
*2) **And the key to right thought* *is* *getting our minds renewed to the Word* of God.
*a) **That means not only do we have to come to church* *and hear the Word* of God, *but we also have to spend time our own reading God's Word*.
*b) **Jesus said in* *(Matthew 12:34) "Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh."*
*c) **Whatever* it is that *you're meditating on* *will go into your heart*, *and* *whatever is in your heart is going to come out of your mouth*.
*(i) **As we meditate on God's Word* *and our minds are gradually renewed to His Word*, *our tongue will also* *gradually be changed from speaking curses to blessings*.
*C) **James 3:13*.
*1) *In the *1st part of verse 13* *James says, "Who is wise and endued with understanding or intelligence?"*
*a) **Now in the last half of verse 13* *when we read the Word* *"CONVERSATION"* *it literally he should be translated* *"MANNER OF LIFE, LIFESTYLE or THE WAY ONE CONDUCTS HIMSELF."*
*b) **So the last half of verse 13 should read like this*, *"Let him show his good conduct by his works with meekness of Wisdom."*
*2) **In other words* *Wisdom is not revealed in knowledge*, *but it's revealed in deeds*, *by what a person does*.
*a) **Wisdom is best portrayed by deeds done with meekness*.
*b) **A truly wise man is humble*.
*D) **James 3:14*.
*1) **True Wisdom has no room for bitter envying* *which is jealousy* *nor does it have room for strife*, *which is a desire to put oneself forward with no regard for another*.
*a) **These actions are nothing to glory about or boast about*, *but they are actually* *a lie against the truth*.
*2) **James 3:15-16*.
*a) **Envy and strife* *are clear indicators* *that this person's wisdom is not from God*, *but in turn* *it is earthly*, *sensual*, *and devilish*.
*(i) **I think James makes it pretty clear where* *envying and strife comes from*.
*(ii) **He says it's* *earthly* *or* *worldly*.
*It's also* *sensual* (*NIV unspiritual*) *and* *devilish*.
*It comes right from the Devil*.
*b) **Where envy and strife are in operation* *there is confusion* *and the potential for every evil work* is at hand.
*II) **James 3:17*.
*A) **But the Wisdom that is from above* *is 1st* *pure* *or* *Holy*, it is *gentle* *or* *patient*, *easy to be entreated*, *which means* *submissive or compliant*, *full of mercy* *and* *good fruit*...
*1) **Godly Wisdom is also* *impartial* *and it is* *sincere*.
*B) **James 3:18*.
*1) **I like how the NIV translates this verse*.
*It says*, *"Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousness."*
*a) **A truly wise man* *is a man who walks in peace* with his brothers and sisters.
*III) **James 4:1*.
*A) **James starts off this section*, *like he does* so many times, *with a question*.
*1) **He asks the question*, *"What causes the fight and quarrel among you?"*
*2) **He then answers that question* *in the same verse* *by saying*, *"It's the lust or desire for pleasure within you."*
*B) **James 4:2*.
*1) **James says that the people he's writing to* *LUST*, *KILL*, *COVET*, *FIGHT* *AND* *QUARREL* *to receive*, *but they don't receive* *because they don't ask*.
*2) **When he says*, *"They don't receive because they don't ask,"* *he's not saying* *that* *they would have their sensual desires fulfilled* *if it as God.*
*a) **James clarify* is what he's saying *in* the *next verse*.
*3) **James 4:3*.
*a) **The correct way for a Christian to have his legitimate needs met is by asking God.*
*b) **But* *ONE reason* *why a believer does not receive* *when he asks* *is that he asks with the wrong motives*.
*4) **Apparently they were asking for money* *so that they can spend it on their own lust and sinful pleasures*.
*IV) **James 4:4-5*.
*A) **In this verse* *he's not so much saying* *that they were literally involved in adulterous relationships* (*sex outside marriage*).
*1) **He's talking more about spiritual adultery*.
*2) **You and I have been joined to Christ*.
*In a spiritual sense we're married to him*.
*a) **But if you join yourself to the sinful ways of the world* *then you're committing spiritual adultery*.
*b) **And* *if you're joined to the worlds sinful ways of doing things* *then your enemy of God*.
*B) *All right let's go on to *James 4:6*.
*1) **When this verse says*, *"God resisteth the proud,"* *the Word* *"RESISTETH"* *means*, *"TO DO BATTLE AGAINST."*
*a) **Pride is a very dangerous thing* in a believer's life.
*James says that* *"GOD WILL DO BATTLE AGAINST* *OR BE AT WAR WITH THOSE WHO ARE PRIDEFUL."*
*2) **But James goes on to say, "But God giveth grace to the humble."*
*a) **The reward to the humble* *is God's Grace* *and that is* *God's power*, *God's might*, *God's ability*, *and* *God's anointing*.
*b) **When a believer truly walks in humility* (*the act of being humble*) *he has available to him all of heaven's power and all of God's blessings and promises*.
W. O. L. C. C. Thursday, April 16, 1998
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