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James 3:5 · BSB
3:5 In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze.
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…men, God admit. There are not two kinds of images. Did you understand what I'm trying to say? It's one. It's one. Look at what James said. Look atJames. Chapter 3. Let me read from verse 6. James chapter 3 verse 6. He was talking about the tongue. He said the tongue is a fire. A wall of iniquity. The tongue…
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…then by the devil. The word driven there is used elsewhere in the New Testament. So it's good to look up the verbs or these words. It is used inJames chapter 3concerning the ships, the sailing ships that are driven in the fierce winds propelled forward. It's used again of the Weller of the wind in The…
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…act, that they would not harden their hearts today, but would receive your grace. In your son's name I pray, amen. So, turn with me if you would toJames chapter 3and we're going to go through our read through of the chapter just to get us all in the same ground. Starting in verse 1. Not many of you should…
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…leave my lips and I see it leaving and I know that that should not have left my own lips. is our tongues setting other people on fire? The book ofJames chapter 3is a focus on this issue. It's hard to think about because we don't want to think about that something we said could have set someone else on fire.…
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…would say, and then he would weep. So, there's a warning here. Envy can start a spiral of evil. Envy can start a spiral of evil. James, the book ofJames, chapter 3and verse 13. Let's go to verse 14. Would you turn over there with me quickly? We'll be done in just a moment. James, chapter 3 and verse 14. If…
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…for this kind of behavior in the church. Let me just read this to you. You don't need to turn to it. I think it might be on your handout anyway.James chapter 3. James writes this, Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in humility that comes from wisdom.…
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…Lord and reflect the character of God. The truth is that our tongues are powerful either for good or for bad. Well, listen to what James says inJames chapter 3. He says, Does that sound serious to you? He says, Every kind of beast and bird and reptile and sea creature can be tamed and has been tamed by…
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…do they use in committing it? Which member of the body do they use in speaking? We use the tongue. So, as I look here in the word of God, I find inJames chapter 3and verse 6, and the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. So is the tongue among our members that it defileth the whole body and setth on fire…
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…you walk through this book all through it and you'll just you'll see it over and over. You'll see where he just says things. I mean the big one inJames chapter 3. Taming the tongue. Say listen your tongue, it's like a fire. We were driving we were down and will us for just a night for a wedding. We came back…
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…verses 15 to 18, just after this passage, you have a person who claims to have faith in Christ, but who does nothing to help other people. And inJames chapter 3, we have a barrage of them in verses 9 to 12. We have praising God and cursing human beings. We have fresh water and salt water flowing together.…
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…who they are, if they're poor or or rich, don't be a respecter of persons. He talks about blessings and cursings coming out of the same mouth inJames chapter 3and verse #10. Out of the same mouth preceded blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so bitter. Envying and strife in…
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…which we'll talk about a little bit later. But it really indicates a very simple organization of elders and masters or teachers, which we find aJames chapter 3, James chapter 5, but it's patterned after the early synagogue, and that's what a synagogue was, by the way. We have this understanding that a…
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…the exhortation he makes at the end of chapter 3. So before we read our text for today, I'd like to read last week's text beginning in verse 13 ofJames chapter 3. He writes, Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct, let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. But if you have bitter…
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…ways that you can hurt your testimony and hurt others by what you say. And so words are very, very important. I want to ask you to look with me atJames chapter 3, verses 1 to 12. And here's what we're going to do. And guys in the back, this is my fault, not yours, okay? But when we get to the slides, I'm going to change it…
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So let me invite you to take out your copy of God's Word and turn toJames chapter 3. Here at the beginning of chapter 3, James begins his most significant treatment of the great need to bridle or bring under control our tongues.…
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…in our lives. That is part of spiritual warfare. When we choose anger over forgiveness, the devil is able to move forward. Here's another example,James chapter 3. But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. This is not the wisdom that comes…
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…those things are. Authentic faith combines right actions and right words. I want you to follow along in your copy of God's word as we readJames chapter 3, the first 12 verses there. And then I'm going to kind of set the context for this part of the letter. We'll pull out some insights of what James…
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…against the law, and they're teaching against God's administration of salvation. That's a very serious charge. It's no wonder that James says inJames chapter 3that not many should become teachers because of how serious the office is. The man who teaches in the name of the Lord or in his revelation should…
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…our series this summer, which we've entitled Steadfast in this very practical, down-to-earth book of the New Testament. This morning we're readingJames chapter 3, verses 1 to 12. So let me read these verses for us. James chapter 3, beginning at verse 1. Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that…
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…God as Matthew records in chapter 25 truly I say to you as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers you did it to me similarly inJames chapter 3we reflected on this passage earlier blessing God and cursing those made in his likeness was given as an example of the tongue being a restless…
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