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Lesson 8 for
November 22, 2014
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James 3:13-4:10
HOW TO BECOME WISE
James 3:13-14
TWO KINDS OF WISDOM
James 3:15-18
PASSIONATE
WISDOM
James 4:1-4
WISDOM CONFLICT:
PASSIONATE => PRIDE
FROM ABOVE => HUMILITY
James 4:5-6
HEAVENLY
WISDOM
James 4:7-10
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What does the meekness of
wisdom mean?
Huge knowledge is not enough to make someone
wise. Meekness makes the difference in a wise
person.
If someone is wise and understanding
then his or her behavior will be
coherent, without any jealousy or
rivalry.
According to Deuteronomy 4:6, the
people of God bears powerful and
undeniable testimony to the nations
when wise and understanding
believers are found in it.
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This wisdom does not descend fromabove, but is earthly, sensual,demonic. For where envy and self-
seeking exist, confusion and everyevil thing are there. (James 3:15-16)
But the wisdom that is from above isfirst pure, then peaceable, gentle, willingto yield, full of mercy and good fruits,
without partiality and without hypocrisy.Now the fruit of righteousness is sown inpeace by those who make peace.(James 3:17-18)
If an apparent wise and understanding
person causes disputes and jealousy,
then that is not heavenly wisdom. Thats
diabolical wisdom.
Those wise people among the church
bear fruit of contentions, jealousies,
outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions,
backbitings, whisperings, conceits,
tumults. (2 Corinthians 12:20)
The fruit of Gods [from above]
wisdom is very different from worldly
wisdom.
We all want a Church like that: pure,
peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full
of mercy and good fruits, without
partiality and without hypocrisy.
And we all can live it lets begin by
asking God His wisdom from above and
by living according to that wisdom.
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Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come fromyour desires for pleasure that war in your members? You lust and do nothave. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet youdo not have because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, becauseyou ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures. (James 4:1-3)
Living a Christian life involves fighting against the
flesh (Galatians 5:17). That battle may affect the
Church and cause problems among believers if it is
not driven by wisdom from above.
James made it clear: Getting swept up in passion is
useless.
You lust, anddo not
have.
You murder and covet,
andcannot obtain.
You fight and war. Yet
you do not have.
You ask to spend it on
your pleasures, anddo
not receive.
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Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know thatfriendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoevertherefore wants to be a friend of the world makeshimself an enemy of God. (James 4:4)
What kind of adultery are those
wise people committing?
Son of man, cause Jerusalem toknow her abominations [You]made for yourself male imagesand played the harlot with themYou also committed harlotry with
the Egyptians You also playedthe harlot with the Assyriansyou multiplied your acts ofharlotry as far as the land ofthe trader, Chaldea You are anadulterous wife, who takes
strangers instead of herhusband. (Ezekiel 16:2-32)
The Scriptures furnish
abundant evidence that it is
safer to be joined to the Lord
and lose the favor andfriendship of the world, than
to look to the world for favor
and support and forget our
dependence upon God.
E.G.W. (That I may know Him, October 29)
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Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, The Spirit who dwells inus yearns jealously? But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: God
resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.(James 4:5-6)
The friendship of church members
for the world grieves the jealous
Spirit of God, who seeks ourundivided affections. Mans
jealousy is selfish; Gods jealousy
reflects simply His intense concern
for the welfare of His children.(SDA Bible Commentary, on James 4:5)
God gives us His grace to overcome
self-conceit, so we may grow in
humility.
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Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Drawnear to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners;and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Lament and mourn and weep!
Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humbleyourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.(James 4:7-10)
Heavenly wisdom gives us power to overcome
the devil. Well receive it if we first surrender to
Gods will.
1. Cleansing our hands [from sin].
2. Purifying our hearts.3. Mourning, weeping and lamenting
our sin.
4. Humbling before the Lord.
Theres more work to do after
overcoming temptation:
God will lift us up.
That is our reward.
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It is not enough to have knowledge. We
must have the ability to use knowledge
aright. God calls upon us to show a good
conversation, free from all roughness and
vanity. Speak no words of vanity, no words
of harsh command; for they will gender
strife. Speak instead words that will givelight, knowledge, information, words that
will restore and build up. A man shows that
he has true wisdom by using the talent of
speech to produce music in the souls ofthose who are trying to do their appointed
work and who are in need of
encouragement.
E.G.W. (My life today, April 17)