Where to Get Wisdom James 3:13-18

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Where to Get WisdomJames 313-18

• Chapter 8
• By Warren W. Wiersbe

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• You need wisdom to use knowledge correctly.
• Proverbs 47 Wisdom is the principal thing,
  therefore get wisdom.
• Knowledge helps us to take things, but wisdom
  helps us put things together and relate Gods
  truth to daily life.
• Knowledge without wisdom

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• Contrast in Origins (James 315, 17a)
• True wisdom Man-made wisdom
• From God Not from God
• Examples Building of Tower of Babel ending in
  failure and confusion.
• King Saul putting on armor on David.
• Roman ship expert to sail ended in destruction
  of ship.

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• Origins of Mans wisdom
• James 315 -This wisdom descendeth not from
  above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
• Believers have 3 enemies The World (earthly),
  flesh (sensual) and the devil (devilish or
  demonic). (Eph. 21-3)

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• The world by its wisdom knows not God.
• For the preaching of the cross is to them that
  perish foolishness (I Cor 118)
• Mans wisdom is foolishness to God (I Cor 120)
• Gods wisdom is foolishness to men (I Cor 214)
• Mans wisdom comes from reason while Gods wisdom
  comes from revelation.
• Mans wisdom will come to nothing while Gods
  wisdom will endures forever.

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• Purity (317) indicates the importance of
  holiness
• Chaste and free from defilement
• Spiritual purity results in a chaste relationship
  with the Lord (II Cor 113)
• Peace - (317) Gods wisdom leads to peace while
  mans wisdom leads to competition, rivalry, war
  (41,2)
• Peace is based on holiness, not on compromise.
• Isa 3217 -And the work of righteousness shall be
  peace and the effect of righteousness quietness
  and assurance for ever.

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• Gentleness (317) Moderation without compromise
• Compliance (317) Gods wisdom makes the believer
  easy to work and live with. Mans wisdom make a
  person stubborn and hard.
• Willing to hear all sides of a question without
  compromising his own connection. He is willing
  to hear all sides of a questions without
  compromise.
• Mercy (317) To follow Gods wisdom is to be
  controlled by mercy. Example of the Good
  Samaritan.

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• Good fruits (317) people who are faithful are
  fruitful
• Gods wisdom is practical. It changes life and
  produce good works to Gods glory.
• Decisiveness (317) Singleness of mind, not
  wavering or double-minded. Heavenly wisdom gives
  strength from heaven.
• Sincerity (317) open and honest speaking truth
  in love
• Mans wisdom insecurity pretense (Eph 413)
• Faith is living without scheming.I Cor 212

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• Contrast in Outcomes (316, 18)
• Origins determines outcomes
• Worldly wisdom produces trouble (316)
• Envy, strife, confusion, evil works
• Wrong thinking produces wrong living
• Wars fighting among the believers (42)
• Confusion means disorder coming from
  instability(18), unruly (38) unstable (18)

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• Jealousy, competition, party spirit contribute to
  confusion.
• Tower of Babel Babel-confusion
• Confusion creates a place for every evil work
  (318)
• Evil here means worthless, of no account
• Wood, hay, stubble (I Cor 312)
• Church is to measure the ministries by the Word
  of God, not mans wisdom.

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• Gods wisdom produces blessing (318)
• Fruit is the product of life, and fruit has
  seeds for more fruit.
• Christian life is the life of sowing and
  reaping.
• What we are is what we live, and what we live is
  what we sow. What we sow determines what we
  reap.
• Prov 313 - Happy is the man that findeth
  wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.