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Three difficult questions from James 3:13-4:6 THREE THINGS FOR THE CHURCH TO W…W…W…WORRY ABOUT Wisdom, warfare and worldliness Three difficult questions from James 3:13-4:6

Three questions from James to us Who is wise and understanding among you? (3:13) What causes fights and quarrels among you? (4:1) Don’t you know that friendliness with the world is hatred towards God? (4:4)

1. Who is wise and understanding among you? (3:13) A question of wisdom

WHAT MAKES A WISE MAN?

CONFUCIUS HE SAY… WHAT A PERSON SAYS?

WHAT A PERSON DOES?

WHAT A PERSON KNOWS?

HOW LONG A PERSON HAS LIVED?

HOW MANY QUALIFICATIONS ONE HAS?

How can you discern a wise person?

BITTER ENVY? SELFISH AMBITION? DISORDER? EVIL?? WISDOM WHICH IS: EARTHLY UNSPIRITUAL OF THE DEVIL (V15)

PURE PEACE LOVING CONSIDERATE SUBMISSIVE FULLY OF MERCY FRUITFUL IMPARTIAL SINCERE THE WISDOM THAT COMES FROM HEAVEN (V17)

2. What causes fights and quarrels among you? (4:1) A question of warfare

A military battlefield? OR A church?

3.Don’t you know that friendship with the world is hatred towards God? A question of worldliness

What in the world is ‘worldliness?’

7. HUMBLE YOURSELVES BEFORE THE LORD AND HE WILL LIFT YOU UP. HOW MIGHT WE RESPOND? Submit to God Resist the devil Come near to God Wash your hands and purify your hearts Grieve, mourn and wail Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom 7. HUMBLE YOURSELVES BEFORE THE LORD AND HE WILL LIFT YOU UP.