4th quarter 2014 lesson 8 presentation in pdf

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Lesson 8 for

November 22, 2014


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James 3:13-4:10

HOW TO BECOME WISE

James 3:13-14

TWO KINDS OF WISDOM

James 3:15-18

PASSIONATE

WISDOM

James 4:1-4

WISDOM CONFLICT:

PASSIONATE => PRIDE

FROM ABOVE => HUMILITY

James 4:5-6

HEAVENLY

WISDOM

James 4:7-10


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What does the meekness of

wisdom mean?

Huge knowledge is not enough to make someone

wise. Meekness makes the difference in a wise

person.

If someone is wise and understanding

then his or her behavior will be

coherent, without any jealousy or

rivalry.

According to Deuteronomy 4:6, the

people of God bears powerful and

undeniable testimony to the nations

when wise and understanding

believers are found in it.


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This wisdom does not descend fromabove, but is earthly, sensual,demonic. For where envy and self-

seeking exist, confusion and everyevil thing are there. (James 3:15-16)

But the wisdom that is from above isfirst pure, then peaceable, gentle, willingto yield, full of mercy and good fruits,

without partiality and without hypocrisy.Now the fruit of righteousness is sown inpeace by those who make peace.(James 3:17-18)

If an apparent wise and understanding

person causes disputes and jealousy,

then that is not heavenly wisdom. Thats

diabolical wisdom.

Those wise people among the church

bear fruit of contentions, jealousies,

outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions,

backbitings, whisperings, conceits,

tumults. (2 Corinthians 12:20)

The fruit of Gods [from above]

wisdom is very different from worldly

wisdom.

We all want a Church like that: pure,

peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full

of mercy and good fruits, without

partiality and without hypocrisy.

And we all can live it lets begin by

asking God His wisdom from above and

by living according to that wisdom.


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Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come fromyour desires for pleasure that war in your members? You lust and do nothave. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet youdo not have because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, becauseyou ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures. (James 4:1-3)

Living a Christian life involves fighting against the

flesh (Galatians 5:17). That battle may affect the

Church and cause problems among believers if it is

not driven by wisdom from above.

James made it clear: Getting swept up in passion is

useless.

You lust, anddo not

have.

You murder and covet,

andcannot obtain.

You fight and war. Yet

you do not have.

You ask to spend it on

your pleasures, anddo

not receive.


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Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know thatfriendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoevertherefore wants to be a friend of the world makeshimself an enemy of God. (James 4:4)

What kind of adultery are those

wise people committing?

Son of man, cause Jerusalem toknow her abominations [You]made for yourself male imagesand played the harlot with themYou also committed harlotry with

the Egyptians You also playedthe harlot with the Assyriansyou multiplied your acts ofharlotry as far as the land ofthe trader, Chaldea You are anadulterous wife, who takes

strangers instead of herhusband. (Ezekiel 16:2-32)

The Scriptures furnish

abundant evidence that it is

safer to be joined to the Lord

and lose the favor andfriendship of the world, than

to look to the world for favor

and support and forget our

dependence upon God.

E.G.W. (That I may know Him, October 29)


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Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, The Spirit who dwells inus yearns jealously? But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: God

resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.(James 4:5-6)

The friendship of church members

for the world grieves the jealous

Spirit of God, who seeks ourundivided affections. Mans

jealousy is selfish; Gods jealousy

reflects simply His intense concern

for the welfare of His children.(SDA Bible Commentary, on James 4:5)

God gives us His grace to overcome

self-conceit, so we may grow in

humility.


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Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Drawnear to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners;and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Lament and mourn and weep!

Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humbleyourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.(James 4:7-10)

Heavenly wisdom gives us power to overcome

the devil. Well receive it if we first surrender to

Gods will.

1. Cleansing our hands [from sin].

2. Purifying our hearts.3. Mourning, weeping and lamenting

our sin.

4. Humbling before the Lord.

Theres more work to do after

overcoming temptation:

God will lift us up.

That is our reward.


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It is not enough to have knowledge. We

must have the ability to use knowledge

aright. God calls upon us to show a good

conversation, free from all roughness and

vanity. Speak no words of vanity, no words

of harsh command; for they will gender

strife. Speak instead words that will givelight, knowledge, information, words that

will restore and build up. A man shows that

he has true wisdom by using the talent of

speech to produce music in the souls ofthose who are trying to do their appointed

work and who are in need of

encouragement.

E.G.W. (My life today, April 17)

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