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Verse James 3:18. _AND THE FRUIT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS IS SOWN_] The whole
is the _principle_ of righteousness in the soul, and all the above
virtues are the _fruits_ of that righteousness.
_IS SOWN IN PE...
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AND THE FRUIT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS - That which the righteousness here
referred to produces, or that which is the effect of true religion.
The meaning is, that righteousness or true religion produces cert...
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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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The wisdom which comes from above is first pure, then peaceable,
considerate, willing to yield, full of mercy and of good fruits,
undivided in mind, without hypocrisy. For the seed which one day
produ...
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RIGHTEOUSNESS. App-191.
OF. by, or for. No preposition. Dative case....
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_And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace_ It is commonly said
that "the fruit of righteousness" means "the fruit which is
righteousness." The analogy of a like structure, however, in Luke 3:8...
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ΚΑΡΠῸΣ ΔῈ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΣΎΝΗΣ κ.τ.λ.
δικαιοσύνης gen. of apposition, the fruit which consists of
righteousness. The connecting thought between this and the preceding
paragraph centres in δικαιοσύνη, which is...
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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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THE FRUIT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS IS SOWN IN PEACE— "The word
σπειρεται, rendered _is sown,_ imports, says Parkhurst, the
labour, attention, or pains employed upon any thing, whence are
produced fruits or ef...
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WISDOM FROM ABOVE
_Text 3:17-18_
James 3:17
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable,
gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without
variance, without h...
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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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And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make
peace.
'The peaceable fruit of righteousness.' Righteousness is itself the
true wisdom. As in the case of the earthly wisdom, after...
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VERSE 18. AND THE FRUIT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS IS SOWN IN PEACE.
Those who possess the wisdom from above, as described in the last
verse, will sow in the hearts of others the fruits of peace. They
alone pr...
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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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OF THEM THAT MAKE PEACE] better, 'by peacemakers.' The wise man is a
peacemaker who sows good seed that in God's time will bear precious
fruit.
To sum up. The heavenly wisdom is, (1) chaste, pure (in...
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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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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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AND THE FRUIT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS... — Better thus slightly altered:
_And fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by them that make peace._
They “shall be called the children of God” (Matthew 5:9). Their...
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CHAPTER 17
THE WISDOM THAT IS FROM ABOVE.
James 3:17
AT the beginning of his Epistle St. James exhorts those of his readers
who feel their lack of wisdom to pray for it. It is one of those good
and...
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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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The keynote of this verse is _peace_, as contrasted with the jealousy,
faction and confusion mentioned above; peace and righteousness belong
together, they are the result of true wisdom, the wisdom th...
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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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THE FRUITS OF HEAVENLY WISDOM
In contrast to the wisdom from the devil, James presents the wisdom
from heaven. He begins his list of the fruits of heavenly wisdom with
the word "pure." It might be des...
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(10) And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make
peace.
(10) Because the world persuades itself that they are miserable who
live peaceably and simply: on the contrary, the apost...
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But the true wisdom, which is from above,...is chaste, and pure,
peaceable, modest, free from such divisions, tractable, easy to be
persuaded [6] of the truths foretold in the Scriptures, &c. Now the...
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REFLECTIONS
Precious Lord Jesus! how sweetly doth this Chapter bring to my
recollection thy tender, and endearing precept, to call no man master
upon earth! for One is our Master, even Christ! Yes! tr...
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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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18_And the fruit of righteousness_. This admits of two meanings, —
that fruit is sown by the peaceable, which afterwards they gather, —
or, that they themselves, though they meekly tolerate many thing...
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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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AND THE FRUIT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS,.... Which is either eternal life,
which is the fruit of Christ's righteousness, and shall be enjoyed by
all those who are justified by it; and who, in consequence of it...
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And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make
peace.
Ver. 18. _Is sown in peace_] Only we must not think to sow and reap
all in a day. By the fruit of righteousness may be meant t...
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_And the fruit of righteousness_, &c. The principle productive of this
righteousness, is sown, like good seed, in the peace of a believer's
mind, and brings forth a plentiful harvest of happiness, (wh...
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THE FRUIT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS; that spirit which righteousness produces,
leads peaceable men in a peaceable way to disseminate such views as
tend to promote peace with God and peace with one another; thu...
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AND THE FRUIT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS IS SOWN IN PEACE OF THEM THAT MAKE
PEACE.
The apostle now makes a direct application of the lessons contained in
the first part of the chapter: Who is wise and intellige...
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Warning against strife:...
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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 fruit of righteousness? Name some kinds or types of peace.
How can we have peace with God? How can we live in peace with others?
How can we find internal peace? Did Jesus come to bring pea...
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"And the seed whose fruit is righteousness is sown in peace by those
who make peace". "the seed whose fruit is righteousness" -the seed
that produces righteousness. The fruit which consists of righteo...
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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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AND THE FRUIT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS; either the fruit we bring forth, which
is righteousness itself, LUKE 3:8,9 RO 6:22 PHILIPPIANS 1:11; or the
fruit we reap, which is the reward of righteousness, viz. et...
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James 3:18 Now G1161 fruit G2590 righteousness G1343 sown G4687
(G5743) in G1722 peace G1515 make G4160 ...
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‘But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable,
gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without
variance, without hypocrisy, and the fruit of righteousness is so...
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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 3:18. AND THE FRUIT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS. This does not mean ‘the
reward of righteousness,' nor ‘the fruit which springs from
righteousness,' but ‘the fruit which consists in righteousness.' So
in t...
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IS SOWN IN PEACE
(εν ειρηνη σπειρετα). Present passive indicative of
σπειρω, to sow. The seed which bears the fruit is sown, but
James catches up the metaphor of καρπος (fruit) from verse James
3:1...
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RIGHTEOUSNESS
(_ See Scofield) - (1 John 3:7). _...
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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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AND GOODNESS. Goodness = righteousness. The Greek-speaking Jews put
great emphasis on the ethical side of religion, and were very proud of
their relationship to God. GOODNESS is the goal here, and it...
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_The wisdom that is from above is first pure_
CHARACTERISTICS OF HEAVENLY WISDOM
I. IT IS HALLOWED. On the spirit of the man who has it there has
fallen a sacred hush, as on a temple which a god inha...
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JAMES—NOTE ON JAMES 3:18 HARVEST OF RIGHTEOUSNESS. The righteous
conduct that God will bless (see note on 1:20).
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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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Hebrews 12:11; Hosea 10:12; Isaiah 32:16; Isaiah 32:17; James 1:20;...
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And the principle productive of this righteousness is sown, like good
seed, in the peace of a believer's mind, and brings forth a plentiful
harvest of happiness, (which is the proper fruit of righteou...
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Our apostle here concludes his discourse, by shewing the happiness of
those who are possessed of that wisdom from above, which is PURE and
PEACEABLE, &C. They sow. seed which will yield them present f...