A Fragrance of Christ…to God                              

 - James 3:13-181

  November 11, 2007

 

 

“the endowment of heart and mind which is needed

for the righteous conduct of life”

 

Right Thought results in Right Talk

 

 

 

13  Who among you is wise and understanding?  Let him show by his good

       behavior his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom.

 

 

 

 

 

Wisdom from an Earthly Perspective – 14-16

 

14  But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not

       be arrogant and so lie against the truth.

 

 

 

15  This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly,

       natural, demonic.

 

 

16  For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and

      every evil thing.

 

Wisdom from a Kingdom Perspective – 17-18

 

 

 

 

17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle,

      reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy.

 

 

        - pure:

 

        - peaceable:

 

        - gentle:

 

        - merciful:

 

        - good fruits:

 

        - no wavering:

 

        - no hypocrisy:

 

 

 

 

 

18  And the seed whose fruit is righteousness is sown in peace by those who

       make peace.

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Happy is the man that finds wisdom,

and the man that gets understanding.”

Proverbs 3:13