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The evil which the apostle seems to have referred to in this chapter,
was a desire, which appears to have prevailed among those to whom he
wrote, to be public teachers (διδάσκαλοι didaskaloi) James
3...
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THE DUTY AND ADVANTAGE OF BRIDLING THE TONGUE
-- JAMES THREE --
In James three we have a strong caution against the desire among many
to be counted among the public teachers in the church. (James 3:1...
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_WE ARE NOT RASHLY OR ARROGANTLY TO REPROVE OTHERS: BUT RATHER TO
BRIDLE THE TONGUE; A LITTLE MEMBER, BUT A POWERFUL INSTRUMENT OF MUCH
GOOD, AND GREAT HARM. THEY WHO ARE TRULY WISE, ARE MILD, AND
PEA...
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ANALYSIS.
Some are inclined to press themselves forward as teachers, thus giving
to them the appearance of leaders, or of more prominence than others
among the brethren. This is an aspiration not to b...
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III.
James 3 is a division of the Epistle complete in itself, specially
concerned with Sins of the Tongue. Warnings and examples are given in
plenty (James 3:5) followed by exhortations to meekness an...
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INTRODUCTION TO JAMES 3
In this chapter the apostle cautions against censoriousness, and
reproving others with a magisterial air; advises to bridle the tongue,
and guard against the vices of it; and...
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OUTLINE OF CHAPTER THREE
1. Control the Tongue 1-18
1. Negative warning 1
2. Reason 2
3. Examples of danger 3-8
4. Uncontrollable 7-8
5. Inconsistency 9-12
2. Controlling the mind 13-18
1. Hum...
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1. Outline:
1. The Use And Misuse Of The Tongue: James 3:1-12
2. Earthly And Heavenly Wisdom: James 3:13-18
1. Introductory Comments:
From this chapter we will learn that words also fit into the ca...
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* Cautions against proud behaviour, and the mischief of an unruly
tongue. (1-12) The excellence of heavenly wisdom, in opposition to
that which is worldly. (13-18)...
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CHAPTER 3. THE UNCONTROLLED TONGUE IN CONTRAST WITH TRUE WISDOM.
Having demonstrated that showing partiality and ignoring the
requirements of the poor and needy are both evidences that a man lacks
tru...
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In this chapter, St. James cautions his readers not to be too forward
in assuming the office of teachers, but to exercise a wise restraint
upon their zeal, knowing that such an office would confer on...
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THE COURSE OF NATURE
_Dean Plumptre’s Note on James 3:6_.—These words have no parallel
in any Greek author. Literally, we might render, the “wheel of
nature, or, of birth,” as in chap. James 1:23 we h...