Teaching is highly responsible work. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.. 3 Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body. Teaching is highly responsible work. James 3 – Warnings and Words to Teachers A. We get it wrong nearly every time we open our mouths. Teachers are held to the strictest standards. James 3 The Message Bible << James 2 | James 3 | James 4 >> The Tongue. Teachers are held to the strictest standards. James 3 Don't be in any rush to become a teacher, my friends. Thankfully, we aren't left to ourselves. Scripture: James 3:1–12. We must know the hypocrisy of the tongue. If James left us here this would be a miserable message: the tongue is a deadly poison that no man can stop. OUR FOCUS IN THIS STUDY is the teaching of James 3:1–12: Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. 3 1 Don't be in any rush to become a teacher, my friends. We get it wrong nearly every time we open our mouths. By our speech we can ruin the world, turn harmony to chaos, throw mud on a rep... Read verse in The Message Bible If you could find... Read verse in The Message Bible James 3 New Living Translation (NLT) Controlling the Tongue. The Tongue, the Bridle, and the Blessing: An Exposition of James 3:1–12 Desiring God 2008 National Conference. 3 Dear brothers and sisters, [] not many of you should become teachers in the church, for we who teach will be judged more strictly. 2 Indeed, we all make many mistakes. James 3:1-2a A careless or wrongly placed word out of your mouth can do that. The Message; James 3 James 3. II. And none of us is perfectly qualified. For if we could control our tongues, we would be perfect and could also control ourselves in every other way. Sinclair Ferguson Sep 26, 2008 403 Shares God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him Learn more about Desiring God Comment, “Kindly spoken words help create a more determined desire to serve.” Emphasize that only Jesus is perfect, but the verse tells us that corrected, appropriate speech will lead to better behavior. We get it wrong nearly every time we open our mouths. 1. James chapter 3 KJV (King James Version) 1 My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.. 2 For in many things we offend all. Read James 3:2 and ask for a volunteer to explain the verse’s message in their own words. And none of us is perfectly qualified. Apart from redemption it will only tear down and destroy. A Word of Warning to Would-Be Teachers. 2 And none of us is perfectly qualified. James describes a blank person as one who wants the things of heaven but does not want to let go of worldly attitudes Double-minded 1 John 2:16 for all that is in the world the lust of the blank and the lust of the blank and the pride of blank is not of the farther but is of the world When You Open Your Mouth 1-2Don't be in any rush to become a teacher, my friends. Teaching is highly responsible work. This message appears as a chapter in The Power of Words and the Wonder of God. (1-2) Opening observations: the greater accountability of teachers and the difficulty of … Sep 26, 2008. James 3:5-8 A word out of your mouth may seem of no account, but it can accomplish nearly anything - or destroy it! The powerful tongue can be used for great good or great evil. Teachers are held to the strictest standards. he exposes the hypocrisy of speaking a word of blessing without doing anything to be a blessing. Conference Message. The demonstration of a living faith in controlling what we say. 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