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JAMES WEEK 6

February 28, 2021

Series: James
Date: 2/28/2021
Speaker: Pastor Tim
Title: “Two Kinds of Wisdom” – James 3:13-18

(James 3:13a NIV) Who is wise and understanding among you?

  • Hebrew word for “wisdom”: Skill in living

  • “Wisdom” is the spiritual capacity to see, evaluate life, and behave from God’s point of view.

(John 10:10 NLT)

(James 3:13 NIV) Who is wise and understanding among you?

Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.

Option #1. Wisdom from Below

(James 3:14-16 NIV) But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.

(James 1:5 NIV)

Option #2. Wisdom from Above

(James 3:17-18 NIV) But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.

1. The wise have a pure heart.

(James 3:17-18 NIV) But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure.

  • (Matthew 5:8; James 4:4; James 4:8)

Question: How much of the world am I going to allow in my life?

2. The wise love peace.

(James 3:17-18 NIV) But the wisdom that comes from heaven is… peace-loving.

  • (James 1:20; Proverbs 14:29; Proverbs 20:3)

Conflict cannot continue without my participation.

“Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?” ― Abraham Lincoln

3. The wise consider it.

(James 3:17-18 NIV) But the wisdom that comes from heaven is… considerate.

“Give your thoughts a break. You already think them.” – John Maxwell

4. The wise are willing to yield.

(James 3:17-18 NIV) But the wisdom that comes from heaven is… submissive.

  • “Wisdom that comes from heaven gives way to what is most beneficial for others.”

  • (Proverbs 12:15)

  • Question: Am I reasonable?

5. The wise minimize the mistakes of others.

(James 3:17-18 NIV) But the wisdom that comes from heaven is… full of mercy and good fruit.

  • (James 2:12-13)

I’d rather stand before God having loved too much than having judged too harshly.

Question: What do I need to stop bringing up?

6. The wise are authentic.

  • (James 3:17-18 NIV) But the wisdom that comes from heaven is… impartial and sincere.

Question: What am I hiding?

Why does God want us wise?

(James 3:18 NIV) Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.

 

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