James: Christianity in Real Shoe Leather
Dr. Joel C. Gregory
Session #3

V. Taming the Tongue (3:1-18)
A. The Tongue and the Teacher (3:1-2)
B. Small But Strong (3:3-5)
C. A Wheel on Fire (3:6)
D. The Tameless Tongue (3:7-8)
E. The Unparalleled Contradiction (3:9-12)
F. Words and Wisdom (3:13-18)
1. Practical Wisdom (3:13)
2. Worldly Wisdom (3:14-16)
3. Divine Wisdom (3:17-18)

VI. Friend of the World, Enemy of God (4:1-12)
A. When Believers Battle (4:1-3)
1. Murder in the Aisles? (4:2)
2. Right Things, Wrong Motive (4:3)
B. Adultery Against a Jealous God (4:4-6)
1. Mutually Exclusive Friends (4:4)
2. Divine Jealousy (4:5)
3. Greater Divine Grace (4:6)
C. Eight Steps Toward Christian Repentance (4:7-9)
D. Judging the Judges (4:11-12)