1. The Book of James
Lesson 19
Chapter 3 vss. 6-12

2. James 3:6–12 (NASB95) And the tongue is a fire, the very world of iniquity; the tongue is set among our members as that which defiles the entire body, and sets on fire the course of our life, and is set on fire by hell. For every species of beasts and birds, of reptiles and creatures of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by the human race. But no one can tame the tongue; it is a restless evil and full of deadly poison. With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the likeness of God; from the same mouth come both blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be this way. Does a fountain send out from the same opening both fresh and bitter water? Can a fig tree, my brethren, produce olives, or a vine produce figs? Nor can salt water produce fresh.

3. James 3:6 (NASB95) And the tongue is a fire, the very world of iniquity; the tongue is set among our members as that which defiles the entire body, and sets on fire the course of our life, and is set on fire by hell. Hell; Gehenna, a valley W. and S. of Jer., ( The burning trash dump). Also a symbolic name for the final place of punishment of the ungodly:
Sarcasm
Complaining
Whining
Boasting
Hurtful
Cursing
Flattery
Bitterness
Impatient
Slander
Unkind
Gossip
Hypocricy
Lying

4. The Untameable Tongue Has Consequences
Proverbs 19:9 (NASB95) A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who tells lies will perish. Acts 5:4–5 (NASB95) “While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not under your control? Why is it that you have conceived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God.” And as he heard these words, Ananias fell down and breathed his last; and great fear came over all who heard of it.

5. The Untameable Tongue Has Consequences
Proverbs 18:21 (NASB95) Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit. 2 Samuel 16:5–6 (NASB95) When King David came to Bahurim, behold, there came out from there a man of the family of the house of Saul whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera; he came out cursing continually as he came. He threw stones at David and at all the servants of King David; and all the people and all the mighty men were at his right hand and at his left.

6. The Untameable Tongue Has Consequences
Proverbs 20:19 (NASB95) He who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets, Therefore do not associate with a gossip. 2 Kings 19:5–7 (NASB95) So the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah. Isaiah said to them, “Thus you shall say to your master, ‘Thus says the LORD, “Do not be afraid because of the words that you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me. Behold, I will put a spirit in him so that he will hear a rumor and return to his own land. And I will make him fall by the sword in his own land.” ’ ”

7. The Untameable Tongue; Hypocricy
James 3:11–12 (NASB95) Does a fountain send out from the same opening both fresh and bitter water? Can a fig tree, my brethren, produce olives, or a vine produce figs? Nor can salt water produce fresh. Luke 12:1–2 (NASB95) Under these circumstances, after so many thousands of people had gathered together that they were stepping on one another, He began saying to His disciples first of all, “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. But there is nothing covered up that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known.

8. The Untameable Tongue Must be Controlled
Proverbs 21:23 (NASB95) He who guards his mouth and his tongue, Guards his soul from troubles. Colossians 3:1–5 (NASB95) Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory. Therefore consider the members of your earthly body as dead to immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry.

9. The Untameable Tongue Must be Controlled
Romans 8:10–14 (NASB95) If Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the spirit is alive because of righteousness. But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you. So then, brethren, we are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh— for if you are living according to the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you are putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.

10. The Untameable Tongue Must be Controlled
Ephesians 4:22–29 (NASB95) that, in reference to your former manner of life, you lay aside the old self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the lusts of deceit, and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth. Therefore, laying aside falsehood, SPEAK TRUTH EACH ONE of you WITH HIS NEIGHBOR, for we are members of one another Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear.

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