WEBVTT 00:00:09.100 --> 00:00:13.740 Turn to James 3, please. James 3. This is really 00:00:13.740 --> 00:00:19.140 a carryover from what Lanny spoke of last week 00:00:19.140 --> 00:00:23.059 a little bit, and that the people of God, because 00:00:23.059 --> 00:00:26.539 chapter 3 of 1 Corinthians folds, is really kind 00:00:26.539 --> 00:00:28.800 of like the capstone of what we're going to be 00:00:28.800 --> 00:00:30.910 talking about over these next three weeks. This 00:00:30.910 --> 00:00:34.210 next two weeks, okay? So what happens is the 00:00:34.210 --> 00:00:37.570 people of God are complaining and they end up 00:00:37.570 --> 00:00:42.729 not getting blessed by God and God honoring them 00:00:42.729 --> 00:00:47.409 because they are busy talking too much. And so 00:00:47.409 --> 00:00:50.789 it is a detrimental thing to the people of God 00:00:50.789 --> 00:00:54.909 when God's people don't honor him in their language, 00:00:55.189 --> 00:00:59.920 okay? So... What's very important as we get into 00:00:59.920 --> 00:01:03.259 James 3, and I would tell you every church and 00:01:03.259 --> 00:01:06.939 every single human being on the planet deals 00:01:06.939 --> 00:01:10.260 with this problem. This is a major problem in 00:01:10.260 --> 00:01:14.140 every sphere. Very important, okay? And we have 00:01:14.140 --> 00:01:17.019 to be mindful. And the difference between us 00:01:17.019 --> 00:01:19.859 and those who don't know Christ is we have the 00:01:19.859 --> 00:01:24.049 wisdom of God. We have the mind of God. Let's 00:01:24.049 --> 00:01:28.969 read James 3. And as we get into James 3, we'll 00:01:28.969 --> 00:01:31.450 go in and I'll give you a principle, a supporting 00:01:31.450 --> 00:01:34.379 verse. And explain a little bit. As we usually 00:01:34.379 --> 00:01:36.920 do. Father I want to thank you so much for your 00:01:36.920 --> 00:01:39.439 word. Help us to rightly divide your word for 00:01:39.439 --> 00:01:41.760 your glory. That the full counsel of your word 00:01:41.760 --> 00:01:43.739 is spoken. And we would really grasp the importance. 00:01:44.439 --> 00:01:48.640 Of how we talk. Especially with each other. And 00:01:48.640 --> 00:01:51.379 about you. And I pray that you are honored and 00:01:51.379 --> 00:01:55.659 glorified. In Jesus name. Amen. Not many of you 00:01:55.659 --> 00:01:58.340 should become teachers, my brothers, for you 00:01:58.340 --> 00:02:01.519 know that we who teach will be judged with greater 00:02:01.519 --> 00:02:05.900 strictness, for we all stumble in many ways. 00:02:06.120 --> 00:02:09.759 And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, 00:02:09.919 --> 00:02:14.780 he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his 00:02:14.780 --> 00:02:20.939 whole body. If we put bits Into the mouths of 00:02:20.939 --> 00:02:25.159 horses. So that they obey us. We guide their 00:02:25.159 --> 00:02:28.490 whole bodies as well. Look at the ships also, 00:02:28.729 --> 00:02:32.210 though they are so large and are driven by strong 00:02:32.210 --> 00:02:35.930 winds, they are guided by a very small rudder, 00:02:35.969 --> 00:02:40.569 whatever the will of the pilot directs. So also 00:02:40.569 --> 00:02:44.330 the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of 00:02:44.330 --> 00:02:48.009 great things. How great a forest is set ablaze 00:02:48.009 --> 00:02:51.449 by such a small fire. And the tongue is a fire, 00:02:51.569 --> 00:02:55.009 a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set 00:02:55.009 --> 00:02:59.379 among our members. staining the whole body, setting 00:02:59.379 --> 00:03:03.199 on fire the entire course of life and set on 00:03:03.199 --> 00:03:09.180 fire by hell. For every kind of beast and bird, 00:03:09.280 --> 00:03:14.000 of reptile, sea creature can be tamed. And has 00:03:14.000 --> 00:03:17.840 been tamed by mankind, but no human being can 00:03:17.840 --> 00:03:21.740 tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full 00:03:21.740 --> 00:03:25.460 of deadly poison. With it we bless our Lord and 00:03:25.460 --> 00:03:28.860 Father, and with it we curse people who are made 00:03:28.860 --> 00:03:32.240 in the likeness of God. From the same mouth come 00:03:32.240 --> 00:03:37.699 blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things 00:03:37.699 --> 00:03:43.080 ought not be so. Does a spring... pour forth 00:03:43.080 --> 00:03:46.979 from the same opening both fresh and salt water? 00:03:47.180 --> 00:03:51.419 Can a fig tree, my brothers, bear olives, or 00:03:51.419 --> 00:03:55.620 a grapevine produce figs? Neither can a salt 00:03:55.620 --> 00:04:00.460 pond yield fresh water. Who is wise and understanding 00:04:00.460 --> 00:04:04.840 among you? By his good conduct let him show his 00:04:04.840 --> 00:04:10.139 works in the meekness of wisdom. If you have 00:04:10.139 --> 00:04:13.719 bitter jealousy, selfish ambition in your hearts, 00:04:13.819 --> 00:04:18.699 do not boast and be false to the truth. This 00:04:18.699 --> 00:04:21.060 is not the wisdom that comes down from above, 00:04:21.240 --> 00:04:25.339 but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. For where 00:04:25.339 --> 00:04:28.720 jealousy and selfish ambition exists, there will 00:04:28.720 --> 00:04:32.519 be dishonor and every vile practice. But the 00:04:32.519 --> 00:04:36.420 wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, 00:04:36.540 --> 00:04:41.079 gentle. open to reason, full of mercy and good 00:04:41.079 --> 00:04:45.199 fruits, impartial and sincere. And a harvest 00:04:45.199 --> 00:04:49.079 of righteousness is sown in peace by those who 00:04:49.079 --> 00:04:53.680 make peace. It's a very important chapter. And 00:04:53.680 --> 00:04:56.800 it really does support very clearly what we're 00:04:56.800 --> 00:05:00.680 going to read next week in 1 Corinthians 3. So 00:05:00.680 --> 00:05:02.720 principle number one, what do we notice here? 00:05:03.540 --> 00:05:08.300 Bit for horses. Rudder for ships and the tongue 00:05:08.300 --> 00:05:12.639 for the mouth. Only one is a restless evil by 00:05:12.639 --> 00:05:16.040 which man cannot tame. It does not matter what 00:05:16.040 --> 00:05:21.399 you think. You cannot tame your own tongue. Okay? 00:05:21.560 --> 00:05:23.839 I want you to think about that. Because what 00:05:23.839 --> 00:05:27.420 James gives us in this discussion here in this 00:05:27.420 --> 00:05:32.319 chapter 3 is how the tongue is tamed and who 00:05:32.319 --> 00:05:37.250 tames the tongue. Okay? Proverbs 13, 3, 3. Whoever 00:05:37.250 --> 00:05:41.290 guards his mouth preserves his life. He who opens 00:05:41.290 --> 00:05:45.350 wide his lips comes to ruin. If you can close 00:05:45.350 --> 00:05:48.250 your mouth, you're going to be good. But if you 00:05:48.250 --> 00:05:51.990 open it wide, please know something will come 00:05:51.990 --> 00:05:55.089 out. Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth 00:05:55.089 --> 00:05:59.060 speaks. Jesus makes this very clear. Okay. James 00:05:59.060 --> 00:06:01.959 3, 1 through 5 says it this way. Not many of 00:06:01.959 --> 00:06:04.259 you should become teachers, my brothers, for 00:06:04.259 --> 00:06:06.879 you know that we who teach will be judged with 00:06:06.879 --> 00:06:09.959 greater strictness. It's one of the reasons why 00:06:09.959 --> 00:06:14.980 we as pastors and teachers must be very careful 00:06:14.980 --> 00:06:20.339 what we say. And even in the midst of that, even 00:06:20.339 --> 00:06:24.139 I am going to make mistakes. Okay. And he makes 00:06:24.139 --> 00:06:30.069 this clear because no one Can avoid that. But 00:06:30.069 --> 00:06:34.269 God will hold me. To higher accountability than 00:06:34.269 --> 00:06:37.170 you. For speaking. Because I teach the truth. 00:06:37.870 --> 00:06:42.290 My responsibility. For we all stumble in many 00:06:42.290 --> 00:06:44.209 ways. That's what he's saying. All of us do. 00:06:44.750 --> 00:06:47.129 Now understand that James is Jesus' brother. 00:06:48.089 --> 00:06:51.870 And his other brother is Jude. And so James is 00:06:51.870 --> 00:06:55.720 saying. We all stumble. If anyone does not stumble 00:06:55.720 --> 00:06:59.139 in what he says, he's a perfect man, able also 00:06:59.139 --> 00:07:02.420 to bridle his whole body. And what James is saying 00:07:02.420 --> 00:07:06.360 is no one can do that. But someone can for you. 00:07:06.920 --> 00:07:11.480 If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that 00:07:11.480 --> 00:07:14.620 they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as 00:07:14.620 --> 00:07:18.639 well. So there has to be something to intervene 00:07:18.639 --> 00:07:22.519 in order to control the horse. It's the bit. 00:07:23.920 --> 00:07:27.259 It's the bit. And the bit is the one that controls 00:07:27.259 --> 00:07:30.959 the horse. And what we're going to start to learn 00:07:30.959 --> 00:07:34.439 is there's something controlling our lives. Apart 00:07:34.439 --> 00:07:38.759 from Christ, this one muscle controls and guides 00:07:38.759 --> 00:07:43.360 our life. And that God has to be the bit. Okay? 00:07:43.660 --> 00:07:48.319 Now, look at ships also. Though they are also 00:07:48.319 --> 00:07:51.100 large and are driven by strong winds, they are 00:07:51.100 --> 00:07:54.639 guided by a very small rudder. wherever the will 00:07:54.639 --> 00:07:57.920 of the pilot directs. So in the same way that 00:07:57.920 --> 00:08:01.220 a rudder moves a ship wherever you want the ship 00:08:01.220 --> 00:08:05.060 to go, there is one who drives the ship. In the 00:08:05.060 --> 00:08:07.279 same way that there's one who controls the bit. 00:08:07.899 --> 00:08:11.420 But either way, if there is not one to control 00:08:11.420 --> 00:08:14.079 the bit or drive the ship, guess who's controlling 00:08:14.079 --> 00:08:19.360 your rudder? You are. We're not very good pilots, 00:08:19.560 --> 00:08:23.920 is the idea. So also the tongue is a small member, 00:08:24.120 --> 00:08:28.540 yet it boasts of great things. It boasts of great 00:08:28.540 --> 00:08:32.620 things. It loves to talk. It loves to talk. Second 00:08:32.620 --> 00:08:36.600 principle. The tongue is a matchstick. One wrong 00:08:36.600 --> 00:08:40.419 word can ignite an entire city on fire. One wrong 00:08:40.419 --> 00:08:43.639 word can ignite an entire city on fire. Proverbs 00:08:43.639 --> 00:08:47.460 18 .4. The words of a man's mouth are deep waters. 00:08:48.440 --> 00:08:52.519 The fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook. What 00:08:52.519 --> 00:08:56.799 is the fountain of wisdom? Christ. The word incarnate. 00:08:57.519 --> 00:09:01.440 God's wisdom is a bubbling brook. But our mouths 00:09:01.440 --> 00:09:08.259 are deep. Deep. In James 3, 5 through 6. How 00:09:08.259 --> 00:09:11.720 great a forest is set ablaze by such a small 00:09:11.720 --> 00:09:16.399 fire. And the tongue is a fire. You hear that? 00:09:16.620 --> 00:09:21.980 The tongue is a matchstick. It is a fire. A world 00:09:21.980 --> 00:09:25.860 of unrighteousness. That's cool how he uses this 00:09:25.860 --> 00:09:30.419 term. It's a world, it's a cosmos of unrighteousness. 00:09:31.039 --> 00:09:33.299 Like, think about that. It's like its own little 00:09:33.299 --> 00:09:37.639 world. And I'll be like, yeah? You need to be 00:09:37.639 --> 00:09:41.840 quiet. It's like its own little thing. It's just 00:09:41.840 --> 00:09:46.159 quiet. But it's a world, a cosmos of unrighteousness. 00:09:46.179 --> 00:09:51.360 The tongue is set among our members. Now get 00:09:51.360 --> 00:09:55.500 that. This little muscle that we talk with, that 00:09:55.500 --> 00:09:58.320 we taste with, we get to enjoy food with, that 00:09:58.320 --> 00:10:02.799 God had created for his own glory, is set among 00:10:02.799 --> 00:10:07.340 our members. And because of sin, stains the whole 00:10:07.340 --> 00:10:11.519 body. Setting on fire the entire course of life. 00:10:12.299 --> 00:10:16.960 And is set on fire by hell. That without Christ, 00:10:17.120 --> 00:10:21.240 our tongue is a representative of a very dark 00:10:21.240 --> 00:10:28.320 place. Now, number three. God designed the tongue 00:10:28.320 --> 00:10:32.159 to speak truth in life. God designed the tongue 00:10:32.159 --> 00:10:34.639 to speak truth in life. But by the corruption 00:10:34.639 --> 00:10:38.399 of sin, it can be used as a weapon of mass destruction. 00:10:39.179 --> 00:10:42.340 The tongue was designed to speak truth and life. 00:10:42.480 --> 00:10:47.240 Not my truth, his truth. But what happened? Sin 00:10:47.240 --> 00:10:52.059 happened. Adam sinned. And as a result, everything 00:10:52.059 --> 00:10:56.879 becomes corrupt. Everything becomes corrupt. 00:10:57.240 --> 00:11:02.259 Proverbs 18, 21. Death and life are in the power 00:11:02.259 --> 00:11:05.039 of the tongue. And those who love it will eat 00:11:05.039 --> 00:11:08.159 its fruits. Those who love it will eat its fruits. 00:11:08.440 --> 00:11:12.879 You will produce what you speak. In James 3, 00:11:12.980 --> 00:11:17.200 7 through 12, for every kind of beast and bird, 00:11:17.399 --> 00:11:22.100 reptile and sea creature can be tamed and has 00:11:22.100 --> 00:11:25.000 been tamed by mankind. You're like, yeah, really? 00:11:25.179 --> 00:11:29.220 Yes. Think of the shark, right? Great white shark. 00:11:29.519 --> 00:11:32.019 You ever been to an aquarium? You ever see a 00:11:32.019 --> 00:11:34.539 great white shark or sharks in the aquarium? 00:11:35.279 --> 00:11:38.500 Would you think that we can tame a shark? You 00:11:38.500 --> 00:11:41.220 would think no. But guess what we do? Because 00:11:41.220 --> 00:11:43.840 as soon as you got that little fish and you're 00:11:43.840 --> 00:11:47.399 in the shark tank, you just go like this. They 00:11:47.399 --> 00:11:49.879 come walking or swimming. Not really walking. 00:11:49.919 --> 00:11:51.799 That'd be kind of scary. If they're walking, 00:11:51.840 --> 00:11:54.320 I'm out. What do they do? You just got that thing 00:11:54.320 --> 00:11:57.000 and they're like, yo, let's go. That's taming 00:11:57.000 --> 00:12:00.840 them. They know daddy got food or mommy, depending 00:12:00.840 --> 00:12:04.840 who's diving. They got food. They just bring 00:12:04.840 --> 00:12:07.659 it. But they can smell it. It doesn't matter. 00:12:08.240 --> 00:12:10.899 They know. You're going to feed them. That's 00:12:10.899 --> 00:12:17.799 a definitive. Sharks. But no human being can 00:12:17.799 --> 00:12:23.559 tame the tongue. Okay? That's a definitive. No 00:12:23.559 --> 00:12:28.340 one can tame the tongue. It is a restless. evil, 00:12:28.379 --> 00:12:31.799 full of deadly poison. With it, we bless our 00:12:31.799 --> 00:12:34.580 Lord and Father. And with it, we curse people 00:12:34.580 --> 00:12:38.779 who are made in the likeness of God. From the 00:12:38.779 --> 00:12:43.580 same mouth come blessing and cursing. And my 00:12:43.580 --> 00:12:47.899 brothers, these things ought not to be so. Does 00:12:47.899 --> 00:12:52.539 a spring pour forth out of the same opening fresh 00:12:52.539 --> 00:12:54.779 water and salt water? Can you get salt water 00:12:54.779 --> 00:12:57.679 from a freshwater pond? Can a fig tree, my brothers, 00:12:57.759 --> 00:13:02.759 bear olives? Can a sweet fruit tree bear bitter 00:13:02.759 --> 00:13:06.740 fruit? That's the idea here, isn't it? Why does 00:13:06.740 --> 00:13:11.279 he compare figs and olives? Sweet and bitter. 00:13:11.759 --> 00:13:13.580 And they're very similar when you look at the 00:13:13.580 --> 00:13:16.080 picture on your bulletin. That's one of the things 00:13:16.080 --> 00:13:18.019 that I was like, whoa, they are very similar 00:13:18.019 --> 00:13:20.379 looking. One's bigger than the other, but either 00:13:20.379 --> 00:13:24.929 way. Or can a grapevine produce figs? Can a grapevine 00:13:24.929 --> 00:13:29.450 produce a cluster of figs? No. Neither can a 00:13:29.450 --> 00:13:33.389 salt pond yield fresh water. What does he mean 00:13:33.389 --> 00:13:36.769 here? You are what you are. You are what you 00:13:36.769 --> 00:13:39.950 are. Either God will make you a new creature 00:13:39.950 --> 00:13:42.629 or you're not going to be a new creature. And 00:13:42.629 --> 00:13:45.970 the creature will produce what they are. Look 00:13:45.970 --> 00:13:48.870 what it says here. Those who claim the name of 00:13:48.870 --> 00:13:53.129 Christ must speak life and healing and are quick 00:13:53.129 --> 00:13:56.629 to avoid speaking evil. People who claim to be 00:13:56.629 --> 00:14:01.029 believers are quick to avoid evil and speaking 00:14:01.029 --> 00:14:04.250 evil. They speak life and healing. That doesn't 00:14:04.250 --> 00:14:08.909 mean they can't rebuke lovingly. Okay? But either 00:14:08.909 --> 00:14:12.169 way, their hope is through that process you go 00:14:12.169 --> 00:14:15.490 through the healing and then life becomes evident. 00:14:16.230 --> 00:14:20.750 Okay? Proverbs 10, 11 through 12. The mouth of 00:14:20.750 --> 00:14:24.190 the righteous is a fountain of life. Did you 00:14:24.190 --> 00:14:26.909 hear that? But the mouth of the wicked conceals 00:14:26.909 --> 00:14:31.370 violence. Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers 00:14:31.370 --> 00:14:37.700 all offenses. James 3, 13 through 18. He who 00:14:37.700 --> 00:14:41.720 is wise. Or who is wise and understanding among 00:14:41.720 --> 00:14:45.639 you? Here's the answer. You want the answer on 00:14:45.639 --> 00:14:49.679 how the tongue is tamed? The wisdom of God. Who 00:14:49.679 --> 00:14:52.779 is wise and understanding among you? God is. 00:14:53.279 --> 00:14:56.500 And who of God's people are understanding among 00:14:56.500 --> 00:14:59.620 you? Those who are God's people. Look what it 00:14:59.620 --> 00:15:03.799 says. By his conduct, let him show his works 00:15:03.799 --> 00:15:07.620 in the meekness of wisdom. There's the answer. 00:15:07.980 --> 00:15:12.779 In other words, if I am a believer, then my conduct 00:15:12.779 --> 00:15:17.100 and my speech are going to show the truth of 00:15:17.100 --> 00:15:20.919 the fruit of that wisdom. What is the fruit of 00:15:20.919 --> 00:15:24.659 the Spirit? Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, 00:15:24.879 --> 00:15:27.720 goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, self -control. 00:15:28.159 --> 00:15:31.720 Verse 14, but if you have bitter jealousy or 00:15:31.720 --> 00:15:34.340 selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast. 00:15:38.320 --> 00:15:42.759 If you are a believer, then be true to the truth. 00:15:43.419 --> 00:15:47.539 Walk in the wisdom of God. Live upright before 00:15:47.539 --> 00:15:50.720 him and before others. Look what it says in verse 00:15:50.720 --> 00:15:54.919 15. This is not the wisdom that comes down from 00:15:54.919 --> 00:16:01.889 above. This type of lack of... of learning the 00:16:01.889 --> 00:16:05.389 wisdom of God, changing the mind so that what 00:16:05.389 --> 00:16:08.929 we think is what he wants us to think, you will 00:16:08.929 --> 00:16:12.450 only do what you believe and you will speak what 00:16:12.450 --> 00:16:14.690 is in the abundance of your heart. And the only 00:16:14.690 --> 00:16:17.029 way to change the abundance of your heart is 00:16:17.029 --> 00:16:18.889 for your mind to be changed. And the only way 00:16:18.889 --> 00:16:21.549 for your mind to be changed is to be a believer 00:16:21.549 --> 00:16:25.210 in Christ. There has to be a change to the creature. 00:16:26.169 --> 00:16:29.570 The creature must be changed because we learn, 00:16:29.669 --> 00:16:34.549 can a fig tree bear olives? No, it has to be 00:16:34.549 --> 00:16:38.509 an olive tree. So, look what it says. But this 00:16:38.509 --> 00:16:42.269 is earthly. This is worldly, is the idea here. 00:16:42.470 --> 00:16:46.210 This is how the world behaves in Acts. It's unspiritual, 00:16:46.309 --> 00:16:51.529 meaning it's not only corrupt, but it's carnal. 00:16:51.929 --> 00:16:54.370 It's different than the spiritual things. Set 00:16:54.370 --> 00:16:57.350 your mind on things above where Christ is seated. 00:16:57.789 --> 00:17:02.009 And it's demonic. What James is saying is not 00:17:02.009 --> 00:17:04.890 that you are being possessed by a demon, but 00:17:04.890 --> 00:17:07.569 it resembles evil and it's demon -like. This 00:17:07.569 --> 00:17:12.809 is what fallen angels do. For where jealousy 00:17:12.809 --> 00:17:16.349 and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder 00:17:16.349 --> 00:17:20.990 and every vile practice. In other words, you 00:17:20.990 --> 00:17:24.849 will see from the individual the fruit of that 00:17:24.849 --> 00:17:27.910 life. That's what he's saying here. But the wisdom 00:17:27.910 --> 00:17:31.890 from above, do you hear that? The wisdom from 00:17:31.890 --> 00:17:36.890 above is first pure, meaning immaculate. Then 00:17:36.890 --> 00:17:41.609 peaceable, meaning loving peace. Gentle, meaning 00:17:41.609 --> 00:17:46.230 fair and mild. Open to reason, meaning easily 00:17:46.230 --> 00:17:50.500 obeys and is compliant to the word of God. It 00:17:50.500 --> 00:17:53.559 is full of mercy, meaning kindness and goodwill. 00:17:53.759 --> 00:17:57.119 It's good fruits, meaning acts or works that 00:17:57.119 --> 00:18:00.599 come from the Spirit. It is impartial, meaning 00:18:00.599 --> 00:18:04.160 free from prejudice. And it is sincere, meaning 00:18:04.160 --> 00:18:09.259 genuine, no hypocrisy, of good character, no 00:18:09.259 --> 00:18:14.000 pretense or pride. Why? When a man is controlled 00:18:14.000 --> 00:18:18.339 by the wisdom of God, his tongue is tamed by 00:18:18.339 --> 00:18:21.559 the truth of the Scripture. And the harvest of 00:18:21.559 --> 00:18:27.059 righteousness is sown in peace. It is sown in 00:18:27.059 --> 00:18:29.579 the family and in the life of others. You make 00:18:29.579 --> 00:18:33.339 peace, harmony, tranquility among the brethren, 00:18:33.420 --> 00:18:37.940 especially the brethren. By those who make peace. 00:18:39.200 --> 00:18:42.660 As it depends upon you, be at peace with all 00:18:42.660 --> 00:18:48.140 men, the Bible says. Now, what should we do when 00:18:48.140 --> 00:18:51.900 we learn? The truths of the tongue and how we, 00:18:52.079 --> 00:18:56.839 how God manages and tames our tongue for us. 00:18:56.960 --> 00:19:00.839 He is the pilot to his word, his wisdom. Look 00:19:00.839 --> 00:19:05.460 what it says in James 4, 17. We'll start off 00:19:05.460 --> 00:19:11.579 in verse 16. You boast in your arrogance. All 00:19:11.579 --> 00:19:15.779 such boasting is evil. so whoever knows the right 00:19:15.779 --> 00:19:20.359 thing to do and fails to do it for him it is 00:19:20.359 --> 00:19:24.980 sin the scripture is clear on how we should behave 00:19:24.980 --> 00:19:27.859 and how we should love one another and how we 00:19:27.859 --> 00:19:32.299 should walk with one another very important because 00:19:32.299 --> 00:19:35.160 the reality is the world is watching and its 00:19:35.160 --> 00:19:39.079 perception of the church is how its people love 00:19:39.079 --> 00:19:43.279 and treat one another so I want to thank you. 00:19:43.640 --> 00:19:45.779 Think about it. Go home. We're going to be doing 00:19:45.779 --> 00:19:49.660 1 Corinthians 3 next week. And kind of capstone 00:19:49.660 --> 00:19:52.319 this whole thing. Because it's part of the problem 00:19:52.319 --> 00:19:55.500 in Corinth. I follow Paul. I follow Paulos. And 00:19:55.500 --> 00:19:57.000 Paul's like, just keep your mouth shut. You're 00:19:57.000 --> 00:19:59.200 getting yourself in trouble. So we'll talk a 00:19:59.200 --> 00:20:01.599 little bit about that, okay? Father, I want to 00:20:01.599 --> 00:20:03.440 thank you so much for your goodness and faithfulness. 00:20:03.500 --> 00:20:06.000 Thank you, Lord, for your word. Lord, I pray 00:20:06.000 --> 00:20:08.220 that you are honored and glorified. Help us to 00:20:08.220 --> 00:20:11.460 look and reflect through the word as we depend 00:20:11.460 --> 00:20:15.380 upon you to use our tongue for your glory and 00:20:15.380 --> 00:20:17.420 that you tame our tongue through your wisdom 00:20:17.420 --> 00:20:20.339 and that the words of God, the words of Christ 00:20:20.339 --> 00:20:23.240 be richly on our lips. To you be honor and glory 00:20:23.240 --> 00:20:25.259 forever. In Jesus' name, amen.