Sermon Video: The Wisdom that comes from Heaven, Part 1 - James 3:13-18

What is wisdom, how do we recognize it, and where does it come from?  Important questions, no doubt, to which James offers the answer by explaining that wisdom is something that is reflected in how a person lives as it must result in a "good life" and in deeds done "in the humility that comes from wisdom."  This active wisdom comes from above, having God as its source, and stands in opposition to human wisdom, which revolves around envy and ambition.  How we conduct ourselves, our attitudes, tactics, strategies, etc. must reflect God's wisdom, not man's.  It is unacceptable for God's people to behave in a way that brings shame to his name, acting as if the ends justify the means, or as if a win at all cost mentality were acceptable to God.  God does not require, nor does he desire, unscrupulous or immoral defenders.  By way of example, one such self-proclaimed defender of the faith who by his actions has proven that God's wisdom is lacking, is Pastor Steven Anderson.  When our speech is filled with invective, when our zeal causes us to claim that other Christians are following the devil (as he has with his KJV Only rants), it cannot thus be God's wisdom we are speaking.  {For a video from Dr. Michael Brown on the topic of Pastor Steven Anderson's ranting, click on the following link: Dr. Brown on Steven Anderson}
God's people must instead be peace loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy, impartial, and sincere.  That is what real wisdom looks like, and that is how we must act as the people of God.

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