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Verse 15. _THIS WISDOM DESCENDETH NOT FROM ABOVE_] God is not the
author of it, because it is _bitter_-not _meek_. See at the end of
this chapter. _"_James 3:18_"_
_IS EARTHLY_] Having _this life_ on...
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THIS WISDOM DESCENDETH NOT FROM ABOVE - Compare the notes at 1
Corinthians 3:3. The wisdom here referred to is that carnal or worldly
wisdom which produces strife and contention; that kind of knowledg...
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III. THE EVILS OF THE TONGUE CORRECTED
CHAPTER 3
_ 1. The tongue and its work (James 3:1)_
2. The wisdom which is earthly and the wisdom that is from above
(James 3:13)
James 3:1
The practical cha...
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Who is enlightened among you, and a man of knowledge? Let him exhibit
the fruits of it by a noble life, with the humility that true
enlightenment brings. We must be careful to remember that meekness i...
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THE TEACHER'S PERIL (James 3:1)
_ 3:1 My brothers, it is a mistake for many of you to become teachers,
for you must be well aware that those of us who teach will receive a
greater condemnation._
In...
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Such wisdom is not the wisdom which comes down from above, but is
earthly, characteristic of the natural man, inspired by the devil. For
where there is envy and selfish ambition, there is disorder and...
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DESCENDETH. is coming down.
FROM ABOVE. Greek. _anothen._ See James 1:17. Compare James 1:5.
EARTHLY. Greek. _epigeios._ See 1 Corinthians 15:40.
SENSUAL. Greek. _psuchikos._ Se
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_This wisdom descendeth not from above_ St James returns to the
thought of chap. James 1:5, that true wisdom was the gift of God,
coming, like every other good and perfect gift, from above (ch. James...
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ΑὝΤΗ (ΣΟΦΊΑ), this false wisdom indicated above, the
fanaticism of the zealot.
ἘΠΊΓΕΙΟΣ. Comp. εἰ τὰ ἐπίγεια εἶπον
ὑμῖν καὶ οὐ πιστεύετε, πῶς ἐὰν
εἴπω ὑμῖν τὰ ἐπουράνια πιστεύσετε;
John 3:12 : τὰ ἐπίγ...
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13–18.
BUT BESIDES THE EFFECT AND DANGERS OF SPEECH, THE TOPIC OF TEACHING
SUGGESTS ANOTHER POINT—THE POSSESSION AND USE OF WISDOM. HENCE THE
DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE TRUE WISDOM AND THE FALSE WISDOM...
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_CONCERN FOR TRUE WISDOM -- JAMES 3:13-18:_ If one is to be a teacher
of God's word he must be a truly wise person. True wisdom is found
only in those of Christ-like character. A correct, consistent,...
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ΣΟΦΊΑ (G4678) мудрость,
ΆΝΩΘΕΝ (G509) свыше,
ΚΑΤΕΡΧΌΜΕΝΗ _praes. med. (dep.) part. (adj.) от_
ΚΑΤΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ (G2718) спускаться. ΈΠΊΓΚΙΟΣ
(G1919) земной, на земле (Adamson),
ΨΥΧΙΚΌΣ (G5591) естественны...
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THIS WISDOM DESCENDETH NOT FROM ABOVE, &C.— "For, whatever pretences
such a person may make, (James 3:14.) to a greater knowledge, or a
sounder faith than others, this fierce zeal and love of strife i...
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_THIRTEEN THREE-POINT SERMON STARTERS_
WISDOM DEMONSTRATED James 3:13
Introduction: We are here for the purpose of demonstrating wisdom and
understanding in the ways of God.
1.
How we show it. (By...
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THE SOURCE OF FACTION
_Text 3:14-16_
James 3:14
But if ye have bitter jealousy and faction in your heart, glory not
and lie not against the truth.
15.
This wisdom is not a wisdom that cometh down...
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This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual,
devilish.
THIS WISDOM - in which ye "glory," as if "wise" (James 3:13).
DESCENDETH NOT FROM ABOVE - `is not one descending,' etc.:...
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20 The case of Abraham is most helpful in further defining the
distinct viewpoints of Paul and James. The former refers us to the
fifteenth chapter of Genesis, the latter to the twenty-second. In the...
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THE CONTROL OF THE TONGUE
1, 2. Warning against undue eagerness to teach: cp. Matthew 12:37;
Matthew 23:7; Romans 2:19; 1 Corinth
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SENSUAL] better, 'carnal,' 'belonging to the natural man' (1
Corinthians 2:14; 1 Corinthians 15:44)....
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WHAT *FAITH SHOULD DO
JAMES
_IAN MACKERVOY_
The word list at the end explains words with a *star by them.
CHAPTER 3
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE TEACHER 3:1-5A
V1 My Christian brothers and sisters,...
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THIS WISDOM DESCENDETH NOT FROM ABOVE.... — Better thus, _This is
not the wisdom coming down from above, but is earthly, natural,
devilish._ This — it were profanation to call it by the holy name of
Σ...
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CHAPTER 16
THE WISDOM THAT IS FROM BELOW.
James 3:13
THIS section, which again looks at first sight like an abrupt
transition to another subject, is found, upon closer examination, to
grow quite nat...
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οὐκ ἔστιν αὕτη ἡ σοφία ἄνωθεν
κατερχομένη : The wisdom referred to, acute argumentl
subtle distinctions, clever controversia, methods which took small
account of truth so long as a temporary point was...
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James 3:1-18 form a self-contained section; the subject dealt with is
the bridling of the tongue, see above James 1:19; James 1:26-27....
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SEEK WISDOM FROM ABOVE
James 3:13
The true wisdom is not the child of the intellect, but of the heart.
It consists not only in what we know, but in what we are. It is in
this sense that it is used in...
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The writer now proceeded to show the effect of faith on speech.
Beginning with the warning against every man setting up to teach, he
proceeded to deal with the power of speech. He likened the tongue t...
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A WISDOM FROM THE DEVIL
Some of those rushing to be teachers may have claimed great book
knowledge. They may also have claimed to have wisdom, or the ability
to apply knowledge. The test of that comes...
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But if you have bitter zeal. He hints at that bitter, false zeal,
which many teachers among the Jews, even after their conversion, were
apt to retain against the converted Gentiles, pretending with li...
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(15) This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual,
devilish. (16) For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and
every evil work. (17) But the wisdom that is from above is f...
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To the reader who enters on the consideration of the epistle of James
from the epistles of Paul, the change is great and sudden, and by no
means least of all from the epistle to the Hebrews, which, in...
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15_This wisdom descendeth not_. As hypocrites with difficulty give
way, he sharply checked their haughtiness, denying that to be true
wisdom with which they were inflated, while they were extremely mo...
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In Chapter 3 the apostle recurs to the tongue, the most ready index to
the heart, the proof whether the new man is inaction, whether nature
and self-will are under restraint. But there is hardly anyth...
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THIS WISDOM DESCENDETH NOT FROM ABOVE,.... If it must be called
wisdom, as it ought not; an envious, quarrelsome, and contentious
spirit, does not deserve such a name; yet if any will call it so, or
c...
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This wisdom descendeth not from above, but _is_ earthly, sensual,
devilish.
Ver. 15. _Earthly, sensual_] Here is a true character of carnal
wisdom; the world is a pearl in its eyes, it cannot see God...
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_Who is a wise man_, &c. People are naturally desirous of the
reputation of possessing an understanding superior to that of others.
Now, let us consider in what way the sense we have may be best
manif...
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THIS WISDOM; that which is envious, quarrelsome, and leads to
contention....
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Warning against strife:...
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THIS WISDOM DESCENDETH NOT FROM ABOVE, BUT IS EARTHLY, SENSUAL,
DEVILISH....
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Here we begin a fourth division of the book, which continues to the
end of Ch.4; in which our walk is tested by the circumstances of the
world. Certainly in the previous Chapter s there is emphasis al...
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What is the difference in earthly wisdom and heavenly wisdom? Why is
earthly wisdom called sensual? What does James mean by calling this
wisdom demonic?...
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SENSUAL:
Or, natural...
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EARTHLY AND HEAVENLY WISDOM
James 3:15 "This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but
is earthly, natural, demonic." "This wisdom" -That is the wisdom that
some among James's readers were m...
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13-18 These verses show the difference between men's pretending to be
wise, and their being really so. He who thinks well, or he who talks
well, is not wise in the sense of the Scripture, if he does...
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THIS WISDOM, which they pretended so much to, who so criticized on
other men's actions, and inveighed against them, and which was
accompanied with strife and envy. DESCENDETH NOT FROM ABOVE; i.e. from...
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James 3:15 This G3778 wisdom G4678 not G3756 descend G2076 (G5748)
G2718 (G5740) above G509 but...
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‘This wisdom is not a wisdom that comes down from above, but is
earthly, sensual, devilish.'
And the source of such wisdom is not the Father of lights (James 1:17)
but earthly wisdom and even the Devi...
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WHAT IS REQUIRED THEREFORE IS NOT EARTHLY WISDOM BUT WISDOM FROM ABOVE
(JAMES 3:13)
Having warned against the unruly tongue, James now explains how men
can ensure that their tongues are under control...
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James 3:15. THIS WISDOM, that which gives rise to this false zeal and
party-strife, DESCENDETH NOT FROM ABOVE, BUT IS EARTHLY, in contrast
to ‘descendeth from above' belongs to the earth. There are no...
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THIS WISDOM
(αυτη η σοφια). All talk and disproved by the life,
counterfeit wisdom, not real wisdom (James 1:5; James 3:17).COMING
DOWN FROM ABOVE
(κατερχομενη ανωθεν). As in James 1:5;...
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CONTENTS: Control of the tongue.
CHARACTERS: God, James.
CONCLUSION: The Christian who is not affected by the sins of the
tongue but takes care to avoid them, has an undoubted sign of true
grace. Th...
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James 3:1. _Be not many masters:_ διδασκαλοι, teachers. In
some assemblies they might all prophesy one by one, but no man should
be too forward; he will never shine as a teacher, unless he _be_ a
teac...
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THIS KIND OF WISDOM. The kind that produces jealousy, bitterness, and
selfishness. Heaven is not the source of such things! IT BELONGS TO
THE WORLD. "This unholy method of trying to spread religion by...
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_This wisdom descendeth not from above_
THE WISDOM THAT IS FROM BELOW
There are two characteristics here specified which we shall find are
given as the infallible signs of the heavenly wisdom; and t...
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_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
James 3:13. GOOD CONVERSATION.—Or, his “good life”; “good
conduct.” The usual New Testament idea of “conversation.”
James 3:14. STRIFE.—Prefer “rivalry.”
James 3:15....
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EXPOSITION
JAMES 3:1
WARNING AGAINST OVER-READINESS TO TEACH, LEADING TO A DISCOURSE ON
THE IMPORTANCE OF GOVERNMENT OF
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Let's turn to James chapter three. James first of all warns against a
desire to teach the Word of God that would stem or emanate just from
your own desire to be in front of people or whatever.
My bre...
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1 Corinthians 1:19; 1 Corinthians 1:20; 1 Corinthians 1:27; 1
Corinthians 2:14;...
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Wisdom [σ ο φ ι α]. See on sofov, ver. 13.
From above. Compare ch. 1 17.
Sensual [ψ υ χ ι κ η]. See on Jude 1:19.
Devilish [δ α ι μ ο ν ι ω δ η ς]. Or demoniacal, according
to the proper rendering o...
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This wisdom — Which is consistent with such zeal. Is earthly — Not
heavenly; not from the Father of Lights. Animal — Not spiritual; not
from the Spirit of God. Devilish — Not the gift of Christ, but s...