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We are continuing in the book of James today.
As we have been exploring James, I hope it is clear that he is teaching and challenging the the Jewish Christians in the church.
He has been going through a series of different aspects of a person’s life that a can be evaluated to see if they are a true follower of Jesus.
There were those in the church that were claiming to follow Jesus but in reality there wasn’t spiritual transformation in the persons life to validate the heart of the person.
So far James has looked at how a true believer will act differently:
Under trials.
Will react differently to temptation.
Will treat the Word of God reverently, will treat people impartially, will produce works from their faith, and last week they will speak differently.
We looked at how the tongue or our speech reveals what is in the heart of a person.
That the tongue is the window to the inner man.
James will add another area to the list.
Today he will look the difference between a true believer and a false believer when it comes to wisdom.
Stand with me as we honor God with the reading of our main text today.
James 3:13–18 (CSB)
13 Who among you is wise and understanding?
By his good conduct he should show that his works are done in the gentleness that comes from wisdom.
14 But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t boast and deny the truth.
15 Such wisdom does not come down from above but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
16 For where there is envy and selfish ambition, there is disorder and every evil practice.
17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without pretense.
18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who cultivate peace.
Wisdom Is
James starts with a rhetorical question and the proof of the answer.
James 3:13 (CSB)
13 Who among you is wise and understanding?
By his good conduct he should show that his works are done in the gentleness that comes from wisdom.
Who among you is wise and understanding?
James is asking who has the characteristic of wisdom and the skill or aptitude to use that wisdom.
Wisdom is a common theme throughout the entire bible.
With close to 200 verses in the bible with the word wisdom in it, let alone the verses that speak of wisdom indirectly.
It doesn’t take long to see that this is an important part of God’s revelation to his people.
Proverbs 4:7 (CSB)
7 Wisdom is supreme—so get wisdom.
And whatever else you get, get understanding.
Proverbs 16:16 (CSB)
16 Get wisdom—how much better it is than gold!
And get understanding—it is preferable to silver.
The issue isn’t finding people who claim to be wise.
How many of you work or live with know it alls?
Who here knows that person who just thinks they are smarter than anyone else in the room?
How many people do we run into that believe they are the smartest person that they know?
In today's world of relative truth we no longer even argue about the level of knowledge we have but we argue about what is even true.
Since the beginning people have been seeking after what they call wisdom.
Genesis 3:6 (CSB)
6 The woman saw that the tree was good for food and delightful to look at, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom.
So she took some of its fruit and ate it; she also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
When we typically think of wisdom we think of people who are really smart but that is not what wisdom really is.
This is the dilemma of our time what is real wisdom.
James started with the question Who among you is wise and understanding?
And he answers with
James 3:13 (CSB)
... By his good conduct he should show that his works are done in the gentleness that comes from wisdom.
What James is getting at is that wisdom isn’t knowledge.
It isn’t intellectual prowess.
It is the practical application of or discernment of how to use the knowledge that a person has.
The first part is realizing that wisdom is behavioral not intellectual.
Second it is based on the knowledge a person has so it is imperative that a person has true information.
A person does not get to claim to be wise.
A person who’s behavior proves to correctly apply truth to their lives is called wise.
It is a label others give you.
You cannot claim it for yourself.
To have the wisdom that James is talking about it, it comes from a life that is correctly applying the truth of God’s Word in their lives.
This is one of the tests of a true believer.
Can others call them wise?
Do they have behaviors that demonstrate a practical application of the truth in their lives.
But the bible also says what this type of life is characterized by.
They conduct or do works or actions in the gentleness that comes from wisdom.
Gentleness - An attitude of tenderness, graciousness, meekness.
Not weakness.
This is power under control.
It is the opposite of arrogance.
Jesus is the perfect example of gentleness.
All of the power that he had, he was alway under control and applied his works with gentleness because he was perfectly wise.
He perfectly applied the truth of God to the life he lived.
He always lived in the will of the Father.
This is different than arrogance.
Arrogance comes from pride where gentleness comes from humility.
Arrogance leads to harshness, pain, contempt, condescension, condemnation.
Humility leads to gentleness and compassion.
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Gentleness should be the characteristic of every believer of Christ.
Because Christ was gentle.
Gentleness is not bitter, malicious, self seeking, arrogant, of vengeful.
Wisdom From Below
You see wisdom is the practical application of truth.
But there is an issue.
What is truth?
Where does truth come from?
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