1 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:05,840 Speaker 1: Life Audio. 2 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:12,960 Speaker 2: How doy and good morning friends and faithful listeners you've 3 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:16,320 Speaker 2: tuned into the Bible Explain podcasts On this lovely, lovely 4 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:19,320 Speaker 2: Tuesday morning. You know, the trees are just so lovely 5 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:21,200 Speaker 2: and the sky has been nice. 6 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:21,880 Speaker 1: And blue recently. 7 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:25,160 Speaker 2: And I went berry picking the other day because blueberries 8 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:28,040 Speaker 2: are in season where I live, and that was very nice. 9 00:00:28,280 --> 00:00:32,440 Speaker 2: Got I think eleven pounds of blueberries and made a 10 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:36,639 Speaker 2: ton of blueberry jam. And I also got some currants. 11 00:00:36,680 --> 00:00:39,479 Speaker 2: I love currants, so I got some and unfortunately they 12 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:41,400 Speaker 2: were at the end of their season, so they were 13 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:44,559 Speaker 2: kind of like soggy when I bought them. And then 14 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:48,200 Speaker 2: the next morning, I waited overnight to make the jam, 15 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:51,560 Speaker 2: and the next morning they tasted and smelled alcoholic, and 16 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:55,160 Speaker 2: I'm like, oh man, I still made them into jam, 17 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 2: but I'm a little bit scared to eat it, if 18 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 2: I'm being honest, So it's sitting in my fridge untouched. 19 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:06,000 Speaker 2: We'll see if I ever am brave enough to try it, 20 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 2: because I know you're supposed to use fresh berries when 21 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:11,959 Speaker 2: you make jam. But anyway, that's beside the point. I'd 22 00:01:11,959 --> 00:01:13,840 Speaker 2: love to hear about all of you guys and what 23 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:16,440 Speaker 2: you all have been up to during this gorgeous summer. 24 00:01:16,480 --> 00:01:18,360 Speaker 2: Tell me if you enjoy berry picking, and also what 25 00:01:18,440 --> 00:01:21,920 Speaker 2: type of berries you like to pick, and also tell 26 00:01:21,959 --> 00:01:24,680 Speaker 2: me if you garden. I did not do a garden 27 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:25,120 Speaker 2: this year. 28 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:25,720 Speaker 1: Usually I do. 29 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 2: This was the first year I have not done one 30 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:31,200 Speaker 2: in years, and I regret it, if I'm being honest, 31 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:35,280 Speaker 2: Especially now with this parasite that's on all of the veggies. 32 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:40,400 Speaker 2: It's like great year to not grow your own homemade vegetables, 33 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 2: you know. Oh well, let's go ahead and move to 34 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:46,480 Speaker 2: a sponsored ad break, and after that we're going to 35 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:48,920 Speaker 2: move into James chapter three, where we're going to talk 36 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:51,520 Speaker 2: about how we need to control our tongues. I think 37 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:53,840 Speaker 2: it's a really important message for all of us to hear. 38 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:56,840 Speaker 2: But first, before we get into that, please listen to 39 00:01:56,840 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 2: this message from one of my sponsors. Okay, Like I said, 40 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 2: we're going to be talking about the tongue and the 41 00:02:03,280 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 2: damage that our words can do, and how I'm sure 42 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:10,600 Speaker 2: many of you faithful listeners know how words can destroy lives. 43 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:13,840 Speaker 2: Maybe somebody has said something behind your back before that 44 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 2: has ruined your reputation, or maybe somebody was lying about 45 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:20,960 Speaker 2: you or gossiping about you, or you know, even saying 46 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:23,720 Speaker 2: something to your face that it's just cruel and discourages you. 47 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:26,880 Speaker 2: So probably all of you, faithful listeners, know how damaging 48 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:29,520 Speaker 2: our words can be. And that is what this portion 49 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:31,880 Speaker 2: of James is going to talk about today. So let's 50 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:35,120 Speaker 2: read James three one through twelve. As usual, I'll be 51 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 2: reading from the web. So grab your Bible and your 52 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:39,679 Speaker 2: cup of coffee or your cup of tea, and let's 53 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 2: read this together. Let not many of you be teachers, 54 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 2: my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment, for 55 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:51,240 Speaker 2: we all stumble in many things. Anyone who doesn't stumble 56 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:54,000 Speaker 2: in word is a perfect person able to bridle the 57 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:57,680 Speaker 2: whole body. Also, indeed, we put bits into the horse's 58 00:02:57,720 --> 00:03:00,040 Speaker 2: mouths so that they may obey us, and we guide. 59 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:00,720 Speaker 1: Their whole body. 60 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:03,520 Speaker 2: Behold the ships, also, though they are so big and 61 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 2: are driven by fierce winds, are yet guided by a 62 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 2: very small rudder wherever the pilot desires. So the tongue 63 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:14,080 Speaker 2: is also a little member and boasts great things. See 64 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 2: how a small fire can spread to a large forest, 65 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 2: and the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity 66 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:23,160 Speaker 2: among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole 67 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:26,120 Speaker 2: body and sets on fire the course of nature, and 68 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:30,000 Speaker 2: is set on fire by Gehenna. For every kind of animal, bird, 69 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:32,840 Speaker 2: creeping thing, and sea creature is tamed and has been 70 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:36,480 Speaker 2: tamed by mankind. But nobody can tame the tongue. It 71 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:39,920 Speaker 2: is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With it 72 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:42,640 Speaker 2: we bless our God and Father, And with it we 73 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:45,240 Speaker 2: curse men who are made in the image of God. 74 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:48,800 Speaker 2: Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing my brothers. 75 00:03:49,040 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 2: These things ought not to be. So does a spring 76 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:54,240 Speaker 2: send out from the same opening fresh and bitter water? 77 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:57,360 Speaker 2: Can a fig tree, my brothers, yield olives or a 78 00:03:57,520 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 2: vine figs? Thus, no spring yields both saltwater and fresh water. 79 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:06,240 Speaker 2: One thing I've learned reading through the Book of James, 80 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 2: or something that I've picked up recently, is how much 81 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 2: James the author enjoys allegories. He really enjoys painting a 82 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:16,160 Speaker 2: picture for the people, And he does so I don't 83 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:19,359 Speaker 2: know six times in this passage, if I were to 84 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:22,320 Speaker 2: estimate without counting, And so he starts in verse one, 85 00:04:22,880 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 2: Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing 86 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:28,839 Speaker 2: that we will receive heavier judgment, for we all stumble 87 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 2: in many things, and anyone who doesn't stumble in word 88 00:04:31,440 --> 00:04:35,200 Speaker 2: is a perfect person able to bridle the whole body. Also, 89 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:39,800 Speaker 2: so essentially, because nobody is perfect, we or the church 90 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:44,320 Speaker 2: should not have many teachers because James says right here 91 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:48,279 Speaker 2: that teachers are going to receive a heavier judgment. So 92 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:51,800 Speaker 2: there shouldn't be a ton of teachers out there. And 93 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:54,600 Speaker 2: I'm not talking about like school teachers or you know, 94 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:57,719 Speaker 2: professors or anything like that. I'm talking about Bible teachers, 95 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:01,440 Speaker 2: not evangelists, which is a different thing, but Bible teachers, 96 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:04,480 Speaker 2: people who study it to present it to other people. 97 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:08,479 Speaker 2: James says, don't let many of you be teachers, because 98 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:12,000 Speaker 2: you're going to receive a harsher penalty. And nobody is perfect. 99 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:16,039 Speaker 2: There is only one person, one perfect Bible teacher that 100 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:19,560 Speaker 2: ever existed, and that is Jesus himself. He was perfect. 101 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 2: He never said anything wrong, not in the entirety of 102 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:26,080 Speaker 2: his existence. Nothing that was written down about him was 103 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 2: wrong in what he said. He followed the Old Testament 104 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:31,679 Speaker 2: laws to a tea. He explained the Old Testament laws, 105 00:05:31,680 --> 00:05:32,840 Speaker 2: he never went against them. 106 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:34,719 Speaker 1: He was perfect. In every single way. 107 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:36,880 Speaker 2: So he was really the only teacher that is one 108 00:05:36,960 --> 00:05:42,000 Speaker 2: hundred percent qualified, even Bible teachers like Paul, who was 109 00:05:42,279 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 2: appointed for the Gospel to the Gentiles. Even Paul said 110 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 2: in Philippians, I have not achieved perfection. There is no 111 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:53,040 Speaker 2: person on earth other than Jesus himself who is able 112 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:56,400 Speaker 2: to achieve perfection. We can't do it. Every one of 113 00:05:56,480 --> 00:05:59,080 Speaker 2: us are sinners. And so James here is actually trying 114 00:05:59,080 --> 00:06:03,520 Speaker 2: to protect people by telling them don't become teachers, because someday, 115 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:06,600 Speaker 2: when you stand before Jesus at his throne and you 116 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:08,719 Speaker 2: have to give an account of your life, you are 117 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:11,320 Speaker 2: going to be judged more harshly because you are a teacher. 118 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:13,920 Speaker 2: And this is my own speculation, but I would guess 119 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:17,640 Speaker 2: that Jesus is going to judge how you live your life, 120 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:21,480 Speaker 2: not just the things that you teach necessarily, but the 121 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:24,479 Speaker 2: example you're setting for people in the way that you live. 122 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 2: And one Timothy five says something similar in verse twenty two. 123 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:31,200 Speaker 2: It says lay hands hastily on no one. And what 124 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:33,600 Speaker 2: that means is that the church elders are not supposed 125 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:36,520 Speaker 2: to give anyone who wants it a position of leadership 126 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:38,200 Speaker 2: they're supposed to vet these people first. 127 00:06:38,400 --> 00:06:39,440 Speaker 1: They're supposed to make sure that. 128 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:42,159 Speaker 2: These people are, you know, living a gospel centered life 129 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:45,320 Speaker 2: before you know, throwing them at the head of a ministry. 130 00:06:45,560 --> 00:06:48,200 Speaker 2: And unfortunately, lots of churches don't do this. They don't 131 00:06:48,279 --> 00:06:51,279 Speaker 2: vet their people first, and so people who should not 132 00:06:51,400 --> 00:06:53,240 Speaker 2: be at the head of ministries end up being at 133 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:55,600 Speaker 2: the head of ministries, and then that ministry a lot 134 00:06:55,640 --> 00:06:59,200 Speaker 2: of times will collapse or there's going to be church 135 00:06:59,200 --> 00:07:01,359 Speaker 2: hert there's going to be problems that are associated with 136 00:07:01,400 --> 00:07:04,720 Speaker 2: it because that person was not prepared to properly lead, 137 00:07:04,839 --> 00:07:07,320 Speaker 2: either because they didn't know the Bible well enough, or 138 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:10,360 Speaker 2: they had some sort of issue or unresolved sin that 139 00:07:11,560 --> 00:07:13,880 Speaker 2: ended up hurting other people. So you have to be 140 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:16,320 Speaker 2: really careful about this. And so James is kind of 141 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:20,280 Speaker 2: talking about this. He's saying, don't be many teachers because 142 00:07:20,280 --> 00:07:23,280 Speaker 2: it's going to be better for the individual people. Now, 143 00:07:23,480 --> 00:07:27,760 Speaker 2: granted I am a teacher, I would consider myself teaching 144 00:07:27,880 --> 00:07:30,400 Speaker 2: the Bible to you guys right now. And I remember 145 00:07:30,400 --> 00:07:32,760 Speaker 2: when I first started this podcast, my mom was not 146 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:35,280 Speaker 2: happy with me. She wasn't because she was like, Jen, 147 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:37,400 Speaker 2: you're not supposed to be many teachers, and she was 148 00:07:37,520 --> 00:07:40,520 Speaker 2: very hesitant about it for obvious reasons. But again, you know, 149 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:42,640 Speaker 2: my mom was trying to protect me. She wasn't saying 150 00:07:42,640 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 2: I can't do it. She was trying to tell me 151 00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:49,200 Speaker 2: this for my own benefit, because there really is a 152 00:07:49,560 --> 00:07:53,760 Speaker 2: burden to teaching the Bible effectively. There should be a 153 00:07:53,760 --> 00:07:56,320 Speaker 2: burden honestly with it. It's not something where you just 154 00:07:56,320 --> 00:07:59,640 Speaker 2: sit down and start pontificating. You're supposed to truly do 155 00:08:00,080 --> 00:08:04,120 Speaker 2: due diligence with it and make sure that you're teaching accurately, 156 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:08,560 Speaker 2: doing your research on different topics and cross referencing the Bible. 157 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:10,360 Speaker 2: And there is a burden to all of that. Knowing 158 00:08:10,760 --> 00:08:14,920 Speaker 2: that God is watching me, knowing that God is going 159 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:18,560 Speaker 2: to judge me harsher than he is other Christians, and 160 00:08:18,600 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 2: that truly is a scary thing. But a lot of times, 161 00:08:22,080 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 2: you know, young teachers or young aspiring teachers of the 162 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:29,200 Speaker 2: Bible get really excited and don't think about the eternal 163 00:08:29,320 --> 00:08:32,800 Speaker 2: ramifications I suppose of teaching. And there is a warning 164 00:08:32,800 --> 00:08:36,280 Speaker 2: in place for this for a reason. So if any 165 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:39,680 Speaker 2: of you are aspiring Bible teachers, just keep this in mind. 166 00:08:39,760 --> 00:08:42,040 Speaker 2: You know it's there is a burden when it comes 167 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:45,120 Speaker 2: to teaching the Bible. It is not just all fun 168 00:08:45,160 --> 00:08:47,760 Speaker 2: and games, and it is certainly not supposed to be 169 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:50,480 Speaker 2: for your own glory. It is for the glory of 170 00:08:50,520 --> 00:08:53,360 Speaker 2: God that you teach these things and you help people 171 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:55,760 Speaker 2: to understand, and you have to come to that place 172 00:08:55,760 --> 00:08:59,920 Speaker 2: of humility knowing that God is watching you at all times. 173 00:09:00,280 --> 00:09:03,960 Speaker 2: And I'm not necessarily trying to discourage you if you 174 00:09:04,080 --> 00:09:06,200 Speaker 2: have been called to be a Bible teacher, but I 175 00:09:06,240 --> 00:09:09,080 Speaker 2: am trying to discourage those who haven't been called and 176 00:09:09,679 --> 00:09:12,400 Speaker 2: think that they are called. Make sure you pray a lot, 177 00:09:12,480 --> 00:09:15,320 Speaker 2: make sure you understand that if you become a Bible teacher, 178 00:09:15,320 --> 00:09:18,520 Speaker 2: it is not about yourself. It is not about what 179 00:09:18,559 --> 00:09:21,000 Speaker 2: you can gain from it. It is about Jesus and 180 00:09:21,080 --> 00:09:24,520 Speaker 2: the Bible and that alone, and that you're not really 181 00:09:24,520 --> 00:09:28,000 Speaker 2: going to gain a lot when you become a Bible teacher. 182 00:09:28,040 --> 00:09:29,120 Speaker 1: I can promise you that. 183 00:09:29,600 --> 00:09:31,959 Speaker 2: And I really don't mean to complain here on the podcast, 184 00:09:32,040 --> 00:09:34,400 Speaker 2: but more so, this is just in line with the 185 00:09:34,440 --> 00:09:37,280 Speaker 2: topic that I'm discussing right now. When I first began 186 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:40,959 Speaker 2: this podcast, my husband had the correct idea that the 187 00:09:41,440 --> 00:09:43,400 Speaker 2: you know, the world was turning to podcasts, and if 188 00:09:43,400 --> 00:09:45,120 Speaker 2: you really want to get the message of the Bible 189 00:09:45,160 --> 00:09:46,920 Speaker 2: out there to more people, you kind of got to 190 00:09:46,960 --> 00:09:50,880 Speaker 2: do where the audience is, essentially, and at the time 191 00:09:50,960 --> 00:09:53,600 Speaker 2: in twenty twenty, it was podcasts, which is why I 192 00:09:53,640 --> 00:09:56,520 Speaker 2: started the podcast. And back then I was so naive. 193 00:09:56,600 --> 00:09:58,439 Speaker 2: I was like, Oh, I'll just talk about the Bible 194 00:09:58,520 --> 00:10:00,840 Speaker 2: for you know, five minutes a day. It'll be easy, peasy, 195 00:10:00,920 --> 00:10:06,640 Speaker 2: lemon squeeze. Nope. I was humbled very quickly, very early on. 196 00:10:06,960 --> 00:10:09,400 Speaker 2: I was like, oh, my goodness, this is a lot 197 00:10:09,720 --> 00:10:12,120 Speaker 2: of work. You know, I grew up in the Bible. 198 00:10:12,160 --> 00:10:14,160 Speaker 2: I grew up in a Christian home, and I grew 199 00:10:14,240 --> 00:10:16,240 Speaker 2: up with a mom that knows a lot about the Bible. 200 00:10:16,320 --> 00:10:21,040 Speaker 2: She's like a walking Bible encyclopedia. So I had a 201 00:10:21,120 --> 00:10:24,760 Speaker 2: very good foundation, honestly to begin teaching the Bible, and 202 00:10:24,800 --> 00:10:27,040 Speaker 2: God opened up many doors for me to do this. 203 00:10:27,120 --> 00:10:29,320 Speaker 2: So I do think it was within God's will for 204 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:32,000 Speaker 2: me to begin this podcast and hopefully finish it out 205 00:10:32,040 --> 00:10:34,959 Speaker 2: to the end. And I've been going strong for what 206 00:10:35,080 --> 00:10:37,880 Speaker 2: is this my sixth or seventh year. Now I'm going 207 00:10:37,880 --> 00:10:40,360 Speaker 2: into my seventh year actually next month. But I can 208 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:42,439 Speaker 2: tell you, guys, honestly that it is not an easy 209 00:10:42,520 --> 00:10:45,360 Speaker 2: road and you gain very little for yourself. It is 210 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:48,520 Speaker 2: not for you, It is for something actually way greater 211 00:10:48,640 --> 00:10:53,240 Speaker 2: than yourself. It is for Jesus alone. And honestly, Jesus 212 00:10:53,240 --> 00:10:56,120 Speaker 2: sees the hard work of all of you Bible teachers 213 00:10:56,160 --> 00:10:58,920 Speaker 2: out there. He sees it, and he knows how much 214 00:10:58,920 --> 00:11:02,000 Speaker 2: work goes into it because us what Jesus himself was 215 00:11:02,040 --> 00:11:05,480 Speaker 2: a Bible teacher, and Jesus himself gained nothing from it. 216 00:11:05,679 --> 00:11:09,040 Speaker 2: In fact, he gained nothing but insults for himself. So 217 00:11:09,200 --> 00:11:12,480 Speaker 2: as teachers, keep in mind, if you're going to be 218 00:11:12,480 --> 00:11:14,240 Speaker 2: teaching it the right way, you're going to be going 219 00:11:14,280 --> 00:11:17,160 Speaker 2: down the same path that Jesus took, which is not 220 00:11:17,480 --> 00:11:20,559 Speaker 2: an easy road to take. And this is something that 221 00:11:20,600 --> 00:11:22,679 Speaker 2: I've had to learn throughout the years because when I 222 00:11:22,720 --> 00:11:25,000 Speaker 2: first started this podcast, I was not a humble person. 223 00:11:25,040 --> 00:11:27,120 Speaker 2: In fact, I'm still not a humble person. I'm working 224 00:11:27,840 --> 00:11:29,840 Speaker 2: towards it every single day and trying to keep my 225 00:11:29,920 --> 00:11:33,640 Speaker 2: eyes on Jesus. But when you become a teacher, you 226 00:11:33,679 --> 00:11:36,079 Speaker 2: know it can get to your head. It really can, 227 00:11:36,200 --> 00:11:38,920 Speaker 2: because you know people come to you with questions and 228 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:42,520 Speaker 2: treat you as an authority. And you will be judged 229 00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:44,880 Speaker 2: by the praise that you receive. That's actually a verse 230 00:11:44,920 --> 00:11:47,360 Speaker 2: I believe in Proverbs. I did not look it up, 231 00:11:47,360 --> 00:11:49,520 Speaker 2: so I apologize for that. But there's a verse that 232 00:11:49,600 --> 00:11:52,800 Speaker 2: says you're going to be known by how you respond 233 00:11:52,960 --> 00:11:55,120 Speaker 2: to the praise that you receive. And I think that's 234 00:11:55,160 --> 00:11:57,200 Speaker 2: one of the reasons why many people want to become 235 00:11:57,240 --> 00:11:59,960 Speaker 2: Bible teachers, because it's a quick way to gain authority 236 00:12:00,080 --> 00:12:03,360 Speaker 2: in people's minds, which is why James, in a way 237 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:07,000 Speaker 2: right here is almost trying to discourage people by saying, 238 00:12:07,200 --> 00:12:09,400 Speaker 2: make sure you really are in this for the right reasons, 239 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:13,480 Speaker 2: not for yourself, but for truly teaching the Gospel to 240 00:12:13,559 --> 00:12:16,440 Speaker 2: others and doing it for Jesus, because if you're not, 241 00:12:16,800 --> 00:12:21,040 Speaker 2: you're going to have a harsher judgment than just the 242 00:12:21,160 --> 00:12:25,880 Speaker 2: average church goer that reads the Bible and helps out 243 00:12:25,960 --> 00:12:29,280 Speaker 2: in their various ministries but doesn't necessarily lead or teach anything. 244 00:12:29,520 --> 00:12:30,960 Speaker 2: But for those of you who are called to be 245 00:12:31,040 --> 00:12:33,839 Speaker 2: Bible teachers, God is going to open doors for you, 246 00:12:33,960 --> 00:12:36,360 Speaker 2: and he will supply everything that you need as you're 247 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:39,640 Speaker 2: going down the path of being a teacher. But going 248 00:12:39,679 --> 00:12:42,840 Speaker 2: back to James Chapter three, verse one. Yes, we are 249 00:12:42,880 --> 00:12:47,840 Speaker 2: still only on verse one, he says, be not many teachers, 250 00:12:47,960 --> 00:12:51,240 Speaker 2: knowing that we will receive heavier judgment, for we all 251 00:12:51,280 --> 00:12:52,680 Speaker 2: stumble in many things. 252 00:12:52,760 --> 00:12:53,200 Speaker 1: Verse two. 253 00:12:53,559 --> 00:12:56,360 Speaker 2: Anyone who doesn't stumble in word is a perfect person 254 00:12:56,600 --> 00:13:02,040 Speaker 2: able to bridle the whole body. Also, basically, everybody stumbles 255 00:13:02,080 --> 00:13:04,679 Speaker 2: in many things. And if you are able to control 256 00:13:04,720 --> 00:13:09,480 Speaker 2: your tongue perfectly, James says, then you become kind of 257 00:13:09,480 --> 00:13:12,800 Speaker 2: a perfect person. In fact, the NIV version with all 258 00:13:12,840 --> 00:13:16,400 Speaker 2: of this says, anyone who is never at fault in 259 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:19,360 Speaker 2: what they say is perfect able to keep their entire 260 00:13:19,440 --> 00:13:22,440 Speaker 2: body in check. So there's only one person who has 261 00:13:22,480 --> 00:13:25,920 Speaker 2: ever achieved that who was never at fault with anything 262 00:13:25,920 --> 00:13:28,800 Speaker 2: that he said, and that was Jesus himself, of course. 263 00:13:29,160 --> 00:13:31,120 Speaker 2: But the rest of us we have certainly been at 264 00:13:31,160 --> 00:13:34,280 Speaker 2: fault in what we say. We have certainly said things 265 00:13:34,320 --> 00:13:37,400 Speaker 2: out of anger or out of gossip. Every single one 266 00:13:37,480 --> 00:13:39,960 Speaker 2: of us has done something like that. Even when you're 267 00:13:39,960 --> 00:13:42,679 Speaker 2: a more mature Christian, we all stumble with the things 268 00:13:42,720 --> 00:13:45,640 Speaker 2: that we say. In fact, even mature Christians can become 269 00:13:45,720 --> 00:13:48,160 Speaker 2: angry at God and sin with what they say to 270 00:13:48,320 --> 00:13:50,720 Speaker 2: God himself. You know, I'm ashamed to admit that I 271 00:13:50,800 --> 00:13:53,679 Speaker 2: do that far too often. When I am angry at God, 272 00:13:53,720 --> 00:13:55,920 Speaker 2: I say things to him that I probably should never say. 273 00:13:56,600 --> 00:13:59,400 Speaker 2: And I mean, that is how we sin with our mouths. 274 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:02,840 Speaker 2: And so now in verse three, James goes into his 275 00:14:02,920 --> 00:14:06,240 Speaker 2: first allegory with all of this. He says, indeed, we 276 00:14:06,280 --> 00:14:08,559 Speaker 2: put bits into the horse's mouths so that they may 277 00:14:08,559 --> 00:14:11,000 Speaker 2: obey us, and we guide their whole body. Behold the 278 00:14:11,040 --> 00:14:13,400 Speaker 2: ships also, though they are so big and are driven 279 00:14:13,440 --> 00:14:16,160 Speaker 2: by fierce winds, yet they are guided by a very 280 00:14:16,200 --> 00:14:19,480 Speaker 2: small rudder wherever the pilot desires. So the tongue is 281 00:14:19,520 --> 00:14:23,080 Speaker 2: also a little member and boasts great things. So basically, 282 00:14:23,360 --> 00:14:26,200 Speaker 2: the tongue is kind of like these two pictures that 283 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:28,640 Speaker 2: James brings for the first one is the bit inside 284 00:14:28,640 --> 00:14:32,600 Speaker 2: of the horse's mouth. You know, this giant creature. I 285 00:14:32,600 --> 00:14:34,160 Speaker 2: don't know if you guys have ever seen like a 286 00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:38,200 Speaker 2: really big horse up close. At my local fair, I 287 00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:40,480 Speaker 2: always like to go into the horse barns for whatever reason, 288 00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:42,120 Speaker 2: because these horses are massive. 289 00:14:42,160 --> 00:14:43,480 Speaker 1: They're amazing creatures. 290 00:14:43,720 --> 00:14:45,840 Speaker 2: You know. Some of these horses stand like eight feet tall. 291 00:14:45,880 --> 00:14:49,240 Speaker 2: They're gigantic, you know, and I love looking at them 292 00:14:49,280 --> 00:14:52,680 Speaker 2: because they're so docile. You know that thing could kill 293 00:14:52,720 --> 00:14:55,720 Speaker 2: me in five seconds, and yet it's just standing there 294 00:14:55,760 --> 00:14:57,400 Speaker 2: staring at me like it doesn't have a thought in 295 00:14:57,440 --> 00:14:59,800 Speaker 2: its head. I love those horses, and all you have 296 00:14:59,880 --> 00:15:02,280 Speaker 2: to to control that horse is you put a bit 297 00:15:02,320 --> 00:15:05,400 Speaker 2: in its mouth and the entire body is guided by 298 00:15:05,440 --> 00:15:07,960 Speaker 2: that little tiny bit. You know, it's amazing to think about. 299 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:11,360 Speaker 2: Same goes for this ship. A giant ship which is 300 00:15:11,480 --> 00:15:14,440 Speaker 2: tossed about by the wind in the waves, is controlled 301 00:15:14,760 --> 00:15:17,640 Speaker 2: by a tiny little rudder, and then the pilot just 302 00:15:17,720 --> 00:15:21,040 Speaker 2: moves the boat wherever it's supposed to go. And so 303 00:15:21,160 --> 00:15:23,680 Speaker 2: the tongue is like these two things. If you can 304 00:15:23,720 --> 00:15:25,840 Speaker 2: learn to control it, kind of like the bit in 305 00:15:25,880 --> 00:15:29,360 Speaker 2: the horse's mouth and the rudder on the ship, then 306 00:15:29,360 --> 00:15:33,400 Speaker 2: you can control your entire body essentially, specifically when it 307 00:15:33,440 --> 00:15:36,640 Speaker 2: comes to the sin that we commit. The majority of 308 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:42,120 Speaker 2: our sins have words associated with them, have communication associated 309 00:15:42,160 --> 00:15:45,160 Speaker 2: with them. James is making the argument, if you can 310 00:15:45,240 --> 00:15:49,000 Speaker 2: learn to control your tongue, then you can learn to 311 00:15:49,280 --> 00:15:53,280 Speaker 2: control any other sin essentially. In fact, Jesus talks about 312 00:15:53,280 --> 00:15:56,480 Speaker 2: this in the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew chapter five, 313 00:15:57,280 --> 00:15:59,920 Speaker 2: verse twenty one and twenty two it says, you've heard 314 00:16:00,120 --> 00:16:01,920 Speaker 2: that it was said to the ancient ones, you shall 315 00:16:01,960 --> 00:16:04,480 Speaker 2: not murder, and whoever murders will be in danger of 316 00:16:04,520 --> 00:16:06,920 Speaker 2: the judgment. But I tell you that everyone who is 317 00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:09,120 Speaker 2: angry with his brother without a cause will be in 318 00:16:09,200 --> 00:16:12,040 Speaker 2: danger of the judgment. Whoever says to his brother Raca 319 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:14,840 Speaker 2: will be in danger of the council. Whoever says you 320 00:16:15,080 --> 00:16:18,760 Speaker 2: fool will be in danger of the fire of Gehenna. 321 00:16:18,880 --> 00:16:22,480 Speaker 2: Jesus basically tells the audience that their words are the 322 00:16:22,480 --> 00:16:25,120 Speaker 2: same kind of sin as murdering somebody, Like if you 323 00:16:25,160 --> 00:16:29,120 Speaker 2: are angry with somebody without a cause, they are in 324 00:16:29,200 --> 00:16:32,600 Speaker 2: danger of the judgment. If they say insults to their 325 00:16:32,640 --> 00:16:35,480 Speaker 2: brother like Rayca, which is an Aramaic insult, they will 326 00:16:35,520 --> 00:16:38,440 Speaker 2: be in danger of the council. If they say you fool, 327 00:16:38,480 --> 00:16:41,600 Speaker 2: they'll be in danger of the fires of Gehenna. Because 328 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:44,360 Speaker 2: if you can't control your tongue, you can't control other 329 00:16:44,400 --> 00:16:47,280 Speaker 2: sins in your life either. So we have to learn 330 00:16:47,520 --> 00:16:50,960 Speaker 2: to control our tongues, is what James is telling us. 331 00:16:51,160 --> 00:16:53,800 Speaker 2: He says in verse five, see how a small fire 332 00:16:53,840 --> 00:16:56,600 Speaker 2: can spread to a large forest verse six, And the 333 00:16:56,680 --> 00:16:59,600 Speaker 2: tongue is a fire. The word of iniquity among our 334 00:16:59,680 --> 00:17:03,640 Speaker 2: members is the tongue which defiles the whole body and 335 00:17:03,680 --> 00:17:06,040 Speaker 2: sets on fire the course of nature, and is set 336 00:17:06,080 --> 00:17:09,359 Speaker 2: on fire by Gehennah. So what I think James is 337 00:17:09,400 --> 00:17:11,560 Speaker 2: saying there is that our words a lot of times 338 00:17:11,600 --> 00:17:15,600 Speaker 2: can be influenced by Satan because our words hurt. Our 339 00:17:15,640 --> 00:17:19,159 Speaker 2: words can cause damaging fires, is what it says. We 340 00:17:19,240 --> 00:17:22,879 Speaker 2: can destroy people with the words that we say. That 341 00:17:23,119 --> 00:17:26,840 Speaker 2: was why in the Old Testament God told people to 342 00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:29,919 Speaker 2: stone false witnesses, because if they went up there lying 343 00:17:30,119 --> 00:17:34,240 Speaker 2: with their words against somebody who is innocent and caused 344 00:17:34,280 --> 00:17:36,960 Speaker 2: that person's life to be destroyed out of hatred or 345 00:17:37,040 --> 00:17:41,280 Speaker 2: jealousy or whatever, then that false witness deserved the death 346 00:17:41,320 --> 00:17:45,600 Speaker 2: penalty because their words can destroy lives. And I mean, 347 00:17:45,640 --> 00:17:48,560 Speaker 2: look at Jesus. We see first hand what words can 348 00:17:48,600 --> 00:17:52,720 Speaker 2: do to somebody. Jesus was standing there with poncious Pilot, 349 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:55,520 Speaker 2: and ponchious Pilot tells the audience, who do you want 350 00:17:55,560 --> 00:17:58,359 Speaker 2: me to crucify Jesus or this barabus guy? And the 351 00:17:58,520 --> 00:18:02,560 Speaker 2: entire audience says, we want to crucify Jesus, and Pilots like, 352 00:18:02,640 --> 00:18:05,320 Speaker 2: why what did he do? And the audience even louder 353 00:18:05,359 --> 00:18:08,919 Speaker 2: are like, no, crucify Jesus, And of course Pilot goes 354 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:12,760 Speaker 2: and crucifies Jesus. And you can see what our words 355 00:18:13,119 --> 00:18:16,560 Speaker 2: can do. They can cause actual death if we allow 356 00:18:16,600 --> 00:18:16,920 Speaker 2: them to. 357 00:18:17,840 --> 00:18:18,760 Speaker 1: That's why, you know. 358 00:18:18,800 --> 00:18:22,840 Speaker 2: It says right here that our words can be set 359 00:18:22,880 --> 00:18:28,480 Speaker 2: on fire by Gehenna. Hell itself can influence the things 360 00:18:28,520 --> 00:18:32,959 Speaker 2: that we say, and I believe that means demonic influences Satan. 361 00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:36,240 Speaker 2: Quite honestly, it says in verse seven here that every 362 00:18:36,320 --> 00:18:39,760 Speaker 2: kind of animal, bird, creeping thing, and sea creature is 363 00:18:39,800 --> 00:18:44,040 Speaker 2: tamed and has been tamed by maned kind, but nobody 364 00:18:44,080 --> 00:18:46,760 Speaker 2: can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil full 365 00:18:46,840 --> 00:18:49,679 Speaker 2: of deadly poison. So, by the way, that's not to 366 00:18:49,680 --> 00:18:51,960 Speaker 2: say that every single animal on the face of the 367 00:18:52,000 --> 00:18:56,200 Speaker 2: earth has been tamed, but all kinds but humans cannot 368 00:18:56,240 --> 00:18:59,920 Speaker 2: tame the tongue. So we can tame other animals better 369 00:19:00,240 --> 00:19:03,960 Speaker 2: than we can tame our own tongues. So does this 370 00:19:04,040 --> 00:19:07,440 Speaker 2: mean is James suggesting that none of us can control 371 00:19:07,560 --> 00:19:10,480 Speaker 2: our words? Well, absolutely not. I think what James is 372 00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:15,080 Speaker 2: suggesting there is that we can't control our tongues, not 373 00:19:15,119 --> 00:19:18,440 Speaker 2: in our own power especially, but the Holy Spirit can 374 00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:21,399 Speaker 2: certainly help us control our tongues. And maybe many of 375 00:19:21,400 --> 00:19:25,280 Speaker 2: you faithful listeners tuning in today can see this in 376 00:19:25,320 --> 00:19:27,439 Speaker 2: your own lives. After you became a Christian, it was 377 00:19:27,480 --> 00:19:30,479 Speaker 2: just a little bit easier for you to not engage 378 00:19:30,480 --> 00:19:33,359 Speaker 2: in gossip or you know, lustful talk, or any other 379 00:19:33,480 --> 00:19:37,640 Speaker 2: kind of untoward speech because the Holy Spirit was helping 380 00:19:38,320 --> 00:19:41,840 Speaker 2: you control your tongue. So we cannot tame our own tongues. 381 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:45,080 Speaker 2: But the Holy Spirit can certainly help us tame our tongues, 382 00:19:45,520 --> 00:19:48,240 Speaker 2: and it gets a little bit easier. I believe after 383 00:19:48,720 --> 00:19:51,080 Speaker 2: you become a Christian. This does not mean you're going 384 00:19:51,119 --> 00:19:53,879 Speaker 2: to be perfect. You know, as I said at the 385 00:19:53,880 --> 00:19:57,160 Speaker 2: beginning of this episode, nobody can be perfect. We're all 386 00:19:57,200 --> 00:20:01,720 Speaker 2: going to in moments of all in this say something 387 00:20:01,760 --> 00:20:03,879 Speaker 2: that we should not say in the moment. But the 388 00:20:03,920 --> 00:20:06,000 Speaker 2: Holy Spirit will help us a little bit more in 389 00:20:06,040 --> 00:20:09,040 Speaker 2: the times when we are actually listening to him and 390 00:20:09,119 --> 00:20:13,080 Speaker 2: not listening to our own fleshly desires or potentially what 391 00:20:13,119 --> 00:20:17,160 Speaker 2: Satan is whispering in our ear. From Gehenna, it says 392 00:20:17,160 --> 00:20:19,560 Speaker 2: in verse eight that nobody can tame the tongue. It 393 00:20:19,600 --> 00:20:22,479 Speaker 2: is a restless evil full of deadly poison. With it 394 00:20:22,520 --> 00:20:25,080 Speaker 2: we bless our God and Father, and with it we 395 00:20:25,200 --> 00:20:27,359 Speaker 2: curse men who are made in the image of God. 396 00:20:27,760 --> 00:20:30,480 Speaker 2: Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing, and 397 00:20:30,600 --> 00:20:33,560 Speaker 2: James says, my brothers, these things ought not to be. 398 00:20:33,640 --> 00:20:36,560 Speaker 2: So does a spring send out from the same opening 399 00:20:36,680 --> 00:20:39,840 Speaker 2: fresh and bitter water. Can a fig tree, my brothers, 400 00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:43,920 Speaker 2: yield olives or vine figs. Thus, no spring yields both 401 00:20:43,960 --> 00:20:48,359 Speaker 2: saltwater and fresh water. James is telling us that as Christians, 402 00:20:48,600 --> 00:20:50,680 Speaker 2: you know, we should not be saying one thing out 403 00:20:50,720 --> 00:20:53,560 Speaker 2: of one side of our mouths to somebody and then 404 00:20:53,800 --> 00:20:58,280 Speaker 2: saying something completely opposite to somebody else in our lives. Instead, 405 00:20:58,400 --> 00:21:01,040 Speaker 2: we are supposed to be consistent with how we speak. 406 00:21:01,200 --> 00:21:05,720 Speaker 2: And we're also supposed to not curse people one minute 407 00:21:05,720 --> 00:21:08,720 Speaker 2: and then the next minute start praising God and singing 408 00:21:08,800 --> 00:21:12,560 Speaker 2: worship songs to him, because that's just hypocritical. At a 409 00:21:12,560 --> 00:21:15,960 Speaker 2: certain point, if this keeps on happening, you know, James 410 00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:19,120 Speaker 2: says right here that a spring cannot produce both fresh 411 00:21:19,160 --> 00:21:22,440 Speaker 2: and salty water. Either you have the fresh watered spring 412 00:21:22,560 --> 00:21:24,720 Speaker 2: or the salty watered spring that you can't drink from. 413 00:21:25,040 --> 00:21:27,639 Speaker 2: The same goes for a tree. You can't have a 414 00:21:27,680 --> 00:21:31,320 Speaker 2: tree produced both olives and figs at the exact same time. 415 00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:34,600 Speaker 2: You know, olives are really savory and bitter, and figs, 416 00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:37,480 Speaker 2: in my opinion, are disgustingly sweet. You can't have both 417 00:21:37,520 --> 00:21:39,760 Speaker 2: at the same time. You got one or the other. 418 00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:43,880 Speaker 2: And as Christians, we should hopefully be trending towards good speech, 419 00:21:44,520 --> 00:21:47,639 Speaker 2: towards godly conduct with the way that we speak and 420 00:21:47,720 --> 00:21:52,000 Speaker 2: talk to other people, not cursing our fellow brother and 421 00:21:52,040 --> 00:21:55,200 Speaker 2: sister in Christ one second and then singing God's praises 422 00:21:55,600 --> 00:21:58,600 Speaker 2: the next second. Instead, we should be blessing our brothers 423 00:21:58,600 --> 00:22:01,920 Speaker 2: and sisters in Christ and then all singing God's praises. 424 00:22:02,200 --> 00:22:03,240 Speaker 1: And if you guys want. 425 00:22:03,080 --> 00:22:08,760 Speaker 2: More information about controlling the tongue, the Book of Proverbs 426 00:22:08,800 --> 00:22:11,720 Speaker 2: speaks on it in almost every chapter, starting in Proverbs 427 00:22:11,800 --> 00:22:14,280 Speaker 2: ten all the way to Proverbs thirty one, you're going 428 00:22:14,359 --> 00:22:18,000 Speaker 2: to find at least one verse, likely more in every 429 00:22:18,080 --> 00:22:22,560 Speaker 2: single chapter talking about our communication and choosing our words wisely. 430 00:22:22,960 --> 00:22:25,760 Speaker 2: So I highly recommend going through the Book of Proverbs 431 00:22:25,880 --> 00:22:29,120 Speaker 2: if you want more information on the topic of how 432 00:22:29,160 --> 00:22:32,560 Speaker 2: we should control our tongues and our speech. 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I'll see you guys tomorrow as we 450 00:23:19,160 --> 00:23:21,920 Speaker 2: continue through the Book of Namiyah and just the second 451 00:23:21,960 --> 00:23:24,640 Speaker 2: half of that beautiful psalm we talked about yesterday, which 452 00:23:24,640 --> 00:23:28,439 Speaker 2: interestingly enough, really tied in actually to James and everything 453 00:23:28,480 --> 00:23:31,479 Speaker 2: we talked about on Thursday with how faith without works 454 00:23:31,560 --> 00:23:35,120 Speaker 2: is dead, because yesterday we talked about God's immense love 455 00:23:35,520 --> 00:23:38,240 Speaker 2: for people who just refused him time and time again, 456 00:23:38,280 --> 00:23:41,760 Speaker 2: and how God himself did the work on our behalf 457 00:23:42,160 --> 00:23:45,480 Speaker 2: and loves us even when we fall astray, even when 458 00:23:45,480 --> 00:23:48,560 Speaker 2: we are not faithful, God is faithful. So I recommend 459 00:23:48,640 --> 00:23:51,399 Speaker 2: listening to yesterday's episode if you didn't get a chance to, 460 00:23:51,720 --> 00:23:54,520 Speaker 2: and also I recommend tuning in tomorrow for the Old 461 00:23:54,560 --> 00:23:56,679 Speaker 2: Testament side of stuff as we finish out to the 462 00:23:56,720 --> 00:24:00,719 Speaker 2: psalm found smack dab in the middle of Namiyah. Faithful listeners, 463 00:24:00,760 --> 00:24:04,000 Speaker 2: have a fantastic and wonderful rest of your Tuesdays until 464 00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:12,679 Speaker 2: tomorrow morning, happy listening, and God bless you all. I 465 00:24:12,760 --> 00:24:14,320 Speaker 2: just want to take a second to thank the team 466 00:24:14,359 --> 00:24:16,399 Speaker 2: at Life Audio for their partnership with me on the 467 00:24:16,440 --> 00:24:19,360 Speaker 2: Bible Explain podcast. 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