THE BOOK OF JAMES PART 6

James 3:2-18

1. INTRODUCTION - James 1:1

II. THE ENDURANCE OF FAITH: JAMES 1:2-18

III. THE ROLE OF GOD'S WORD: JAMES 1:19-27

IV. THE RESPECT OF PERSONS: JAMES 2:1-13

V. FAITH AND WORKS: JAMES 2:14-26

VI. THE CONTROL OF THE TONGUE: JAMES 3:1-18

A. Teaching and the Tongue: James 3:1

1. Teachers will incur a stricter judgment (v1)

B. Faith and the Tongue: James 3:2

1. Controlling the tongue controls the whole body (v2)

C. The Description of the Tongue: James 3:3-12

1. The Power of the Tongue: James 3:3-5a

a. A small bridle directs the whole horse (v3)

b. The small rudder directs the whole ship (v4)

c. The small tongue boasts of great things (5a)

2. The Destructiveness of the Tongue: James 3:5b-6

a. Small sparks can destroy a whole forest (5b)

b. The tongue is a fire that can defile the whole body (v6)

3. The Inability to tame the Tongue: James 3:7-8

a. All animals have been tamed by man (v7)

b. But no one came tame the tongue (v8)

4. The Inconsistency of the Tongue: James 3:9-12

a. With the tongue, we bless and curse (v9)

b. This is inconsistent, it should not be (v10)

c. Does a fountain have both fresh and bitter water? (v11)

d. Nature can’t yield something that is unnatural to it (v12)

D. The Need for Wisdom in Speech: James 3:13-18

1. The Proof of Wisdom: James 3:13

a. Wise and understanding is shown in works and wisdom (13

2. False Wisdom: James: 3:14-16

a. An untamed tongue produces false wisdom (vs14-16)

3. True Wisdom: James 3:17-18

a. True heavenly wisdom is the result of a tamed tongue17-18