JAMES—NOTE ON James 3:1 The Sin of Dissension in the Community. This section is the longest in the letter. It discusses the problems people cause with their speech (James 3:1; James 4:1) and the solution to these problems (“wisdom from above”; James 3:13). James is concerned about division (James 4:1) and slander (James 3:9; James 4:11). This trouble may have begun with the leaders/teachers (James 3:1), but it now involves the whole “body” of the church (James 3:6).

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