1. 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

4. 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)

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

6. WHAT MAKES A WISE MAN?

7. CONFUCIUS HE SAY…
WHAT A PERSON SAYS?

8. WHAT A PERSON DOES?

9. WHAT A PERSON KNOWS?

10. HOW LONG A PERSON HAS LIVED?

11. HOW MANY QUALIFICATIONS ONE HAS?

13. How can you discern a wise person?

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

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

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

18. A military battlefield?OR
A church?

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

21. What in the world is ‘worldliness?’

23. 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.