Nobody Can Tame The Tongue — What James Says About Words, Wisdom, And The Fire That Starts In The Mouth | James 3 | Bible Chapter by Chapter

Nobody can tame the tongue. That is James's assessment — and he means it. Not difficult to control. Nobody can. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless God and with it we curse men made in the image of God. Out of the same mouth.In this episode of Bible Chapter by Chapter, we walk verse by verse through James Chapter 3. The warning about teachers — because words that shape others carry proportionally heavier judgment. Three images of the small thing with disproportionate effect: the bit in the horse's mouth, the rudder on the ship, the small fire that spreads to a large forest. And the tongue — set on fire by Gehenna itself.Then the contradiction James cannot leave unnamed. Out of the same mouth comes blessing of God and cursing of the person made in the image of God. A spring cannot send both fresh and bitter water from the same opening. A fig tree cannot yield olives. And a tongue that does both is revealing something about the source it is drawing from.Then the two wisdoms. The earthly wisdom — sensual and demonic — that produces bitter jealousy and selfish ambition — and from those: confusion and every evil deed. And the wisdom from above — first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. And the closing image: the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.The peacemakers are the farmers of righteousness. They put the seed in the particular soil the wisdom from above prepares — and what grows is what the earthly wisdom is always claiming to produce while actually preventing.If your words from the last seven days were the evidence — what wisdom would they reveal as the operating system of your life? Leave your honest answer in the comments. We read every one.📖 Scripture reading from the World English Bible (WEB)📺 https://www.youtube.com/@BibleChapterByChapterStudy🎧 https://open.spotify.com/show/6MnjQf5YAsxCAhha7jCSGD🌐 www.biblechapterbychapter.com#BibleStudy #James #FaithThatWorks #TamingTheTongue #ChristianPodcast #BibleChapterByChapter