Found inside – Page xxviiiTo Our Beloved Christian Friend: Mrs. Gequetta Cates attended our deaf ministry conference. She interpreted the message for my father, Bishop Thomas Oliver ... Only then do we cry out to God in repentance and run to him with tears to seek forgiveness in the gospel. As we come upon it in chapter 3, he has already shown (1) how spiritual maturity develops through response to suffering, and (2) how spiritual maturity is enhanced by response to the Word. Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you?” (James 4:1). You need to come, conscious of the sin of your lips, and say: God, be merciful to me, a sinner. Words can consume and destroy a life. Recent generations have, after all, been educated to be able to speak, to contribute to discussion and debate, to express themselves by the spoken word rather than by writing (as was true of my generation — at least in my native land of Scotland). 8) Resolved: To never claim a reality I do not experience. Dr. Lloyd-Jones surely put his finger on the essence of it — the humbling of the proud, self-sufficient heart, the breaking of our native arrogance. In whimsical moments I think I can see Isaiah as he staggers into the house of his friend Benjamin later that day, ashen faced, shaken to the roots by his experience. My colleague included the name of the theological seminary at which we both taught. I sometimes wonder if this is a distinctively evangelical sin. . The Lord God has opened my ear, and I was not rebellious; I turned not backward. If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well. People need to have their mouths shut, “stopped.” . My brothers, these things ought not to be so. Yes, there needs to be rigorous activity — but it is in order to “let the word of Christ dwell in you richly.” It is a receptive activity! So here, as a spiritual physician, James engages in a rigorous tongue analysis. Found insideDear Friend, while you read this, I ask you in the name of Christ Jesus of ... May this message be a blessing to you to set you free from every bondage to ... 19) Resolved: To pray for one another when I am together with others in need. (From Luther’s 1522 preface [to the New Testament], cited from Martin Luther, Selections from his Writings, [Doubleday, 1962], 19. Are we fighting it? And why? It served as the city dump — hence the reference to fire — which presumably constantly burned there to destroy garbage (Dr. McCartney reports that it continued to be thus used through 1996 and beyond). Do you wish you could control your tongue better? Delivered, albeit not yet perfected and glorified, your tongue now shows forth his praises. Wishing you a wonderful day and all the most amazing things on your Big Day! Found inside – Page 702What great message did the Savior bring to the earth ? What is the Gospel ? Matthew 22 : 35-40 . ... How was the Savior a blessing to Jews and Gentiles ? . (D.M. James uses the biblical term Gehenna — the background reference being to the Valley of Hinnom on the southern outskirts of Jerusalem. Found inside – Page 237What an inexplicable, yet blessed event! This was only the beginning of many intuitive messages I received while listening to my friend's music. Of course it is by no means exclusively so. Found inside – Page 1And he shows us that fruitful love and service must spring from a living relationship with God. Beautifully written, elegantly simple, Out of Solitude is as fresh today as it was thirty years ago. “Come now, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit’ — yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. A friend as honest, understanding and smart as you is a true blessing. Simply browse for your screenshot using the form below. Simply type the URL of the video in the form below. A birthday is a great occasion to wish your boss, mentor, or role model all the best in life and show your sincere gratitude for their continued support. I carry a green card. Found insideBut the true message is that my children are my blessing – regardless of what I ... Yet he receives this message from his friend, that although he has a ... Found inside – Page 183THE MESSAGE OF CHRISTMAS 183 " Robins , though we have made them emblems of ... HEN God would bless Israel , ” said an ancient Rabbi once , “ He found no ... Sinclair Ferguson is a Ligonier teaching fellow and Chancellor’s Professor of Systematic Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary. How nervous about that new silk tie during dinner. All this is part of the grand vision of Isaiah’s Servant Songs (so influential in Jesus’ own reception of God’s Word). My tongue is ongoingly cleansed and transformed by (if I may so express it) what comes from God’s tongue. The Ring of Blood: Rokdar the Sundered Lord, http://www.wowhead.com/?maps=3518:713508730545715530718495, http://www.wowhead.com/?maps=3518:720500700510709530720539, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqrBlWxa680, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s4EJssKctg. Sanctification in any area of our lives always expresses this double dimension — a putting off and a putting on, as it were. But James does not write as one who has “arrived.” He is conscious of his own shortcomings: “For we all stumble in many ways” (verse 2). True, it may not be immediately evident, but if we keep our minds and spirits in the passage long enough and learn to wait patiently on the Lord in his Word, it will become clear. [1][2] It also featured songs by country artist Blake Shelton, including the hit "Nobody But Me", and "The Christmas Blessing" by Newsong. Later experience with antinomianism would clarify his thinking on the importance and value of James’s perspective.). Turning to check the answers I was astonished to find it was in fact a photograph of a human tongue! “Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger” (James 1:19). You are not a Christian unless you have been made speechless! The young Jonathan Edwards penned a number of his Resolutions around this theme. Found inside... I received an unusual message on my cell phone. It was more of a short prophetic word of encouragement from my good friend Bob Hartley. Matthew sees our Lord Jesus as fulfilling the prophecy of the first of the Servant Songs in the second half of the prophecy of Isaiah: He will not quarrel or cry aloud, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets; a bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not quench. From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. Found inside – Page 124He traveled the land and brought the people the good news of his message. He would say “Remember, it is more blessed to give than to receive,” when he told ... The Allelujahs were added in by the Revd. Perhaps, in the context of a book coming from a Desiring God conference, we may be permitted to take a leaf out of Jonathan Edwards’s Resolutions and express the burden of the practical exhortations implicit in James in a similar fashion. Now he realizes that the last and climactic woe must be pronounced against — himself! He has discovered he is a “man of unclean lips.”, I think I can hear dear Benjamin reply sympathetically — worried that his friend of many years is becoming unstable: “Not you, Isaiah; you are the last person of whom that is true. So it is with the tongue. One seemed to be a striking photograph of the moon with all its craters — a dark world of death. Here, then, are twenty resolutions on the use of the tongue to which the letter’s teaching gives rise: 1) Resolved: To ask God for wisdom to speak and to do so with a single mind. How amazing, and marvelous to meet you! Found insideIt is not in every child's parents that this tendency is found, nor in every friend. To have such parents, such a friend, is the greatest blessing. Everything within him seems to come apart. Now, third, a series of vivid pictures flashes rapidly across James’s mind as he thinks about the power of the tongue. But people often remind me, “You have an accent.” (That said, it is one of the wonderful things about the presence and work of Christ’s Spirit in preaching that, fifteen minutes into the exposition, it is possible that others cease to notice the accent and hear only his accent.). The subduing of the heart leads to the silencing of the tongue; humility within leads to humility expressed. So James sees that the tongue is an instrument of extraordinary power, out of all proportion to its size. If such words could be spoken to professing Christians serious enough in their faith to experience persecution and suffer privation in a world that was becoming increasingly inhospitable to the followers of the Way — how much more devastating are they when addressed to pampered, often self-indulgent professors of Christianity in the early twenty-first century? The tongue can be the most powerful, destructive member in the entire body. Here, as well as in other places, he is completely in harmony with the way the apostle Paul employed all his God-given powers: “Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. For this reason he began by addressing the difficulty of taming the tongue. Most people in the world have no experience of lasting joy in their lives. The tongue is also like the rudder in a boat. in faith with no doubting. He goes to and fro throughout the earth (as in Job 1:7; 2:2), like a roaring lion seeking someone to devour (1 Peter 5:8). Found inside – Page 26... friend , Mr. Ceely , impart to her sons the religious and who , whether his lymph succeed according social blessings which , through the to our wishes ... My native land is Scotland. Lloyd-Jones, Romans, Exposition of Chapters 3:20–4:25, Atonement and Justification, [Banner of Truth, 1970], 19). He blurts out fragmentary details of his vision of the Holy One of Israel (the title that hereafter will be his preferred way of describing the Lord). Morning by morning he awakens; he awakens my ear to hear as those who are taught. . . . If we ask how this was true in his life, the answer is found in the third Servant Song: The Lord God has given me the tongue of those who are taught, that I may know how to sustain with a word him who is weary. So it is with the tongue. The answer follows in chapter six. 14) Resolved: To never allow anything but total integrity in my speech. Found inside'Mama had forbidden me to see him and I simply have to get a message to him. Will you deliver a letter?' 'But, Emily, I hardly know him. He was a friend of ... In this guide, you’ll find inspiration and personal-message tips for a variety of congrats occasions and recipients. Here is help in transforming our tongues from a formidable foe into a life-giving friend. “If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, ‘Go in peace, be warmed and filled’ without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that?” (James 2:15–16). For a judicious assessment, see Dan G. McCartney, James, BECNT [Baker Academic, 2009] on 3:1–12). As a dying wish, he asks Nathan, whom he calls coach, to give her the shoes. It is not an amiable weakness. It expresses a damnable contradiction in our very being. The tongue that is under his lordship always shares that tendency. 6) Resolved: To speak in the consciousness of the final judgment. The unregenerate tongue roams the wilds, quick to defend itself, swift to attack others, anxious to subdue them, always marked by evil. If the pen is mightier than the sword, it is equally true that we can kill a man as easily with the words we use as with a physical weapon (Matthew 5:21–22). We must seek to do so for a very important reason. . You can send these messages electronically or via a handwritten note. Neither can a salt pond yield fresh water. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell. . And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. Found inside – Page 20As soon as I hit the appropriate button, the message flashed “Searching...” His unit displayed “Waiting for sender...” Meanwhile another friend present ... My weary friend, who had had a miserable day, lost some self-control and started a small verbal blaze around the unfortunate employee, as if the problem were of the young man’s making. But James’s message also exemplifies what Paul calls the profitability or usefulness of sacred Scripture: “teaching . We are told in the sacred record that when Job felt himself to be under special pressure in his sufferings (and, unknown to him, under the specific assault of the Devil to destroy his enjoyment of God) he made “a covenant with [his] eyes” in order thus to bind on his heart the pattern of holiness he needed to develop (see Job 31:1). Teachers should be conscious of the weight and potential influence of what they say because words lie at the heart of the teaching ministry. The Christmas Blessing is a 2005 American-Canadian made-for-television romantic drama film directed by Karen Arthur which was broadcast on CBS on December 18, 2005. I gave my back to those who strike, and my cheeks to those who pull out the beard; I hid not my face from disgrace and spitting. “My brothers, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone brings him back, let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins” (James 5:19–20). He would later think better of it. Found inside – Page 204Celia promptly wrote a letter to a friend and asked for a supply of toads. Within a few days, a small box arrived and Celia released sixty toads into her ... I can’t figure out who is luckier, you for finally getting to adopt, or your new little baby for getting to have such great parents. So it is with the tongue. No matter what graces you may have developed, if you have not gained tongue mas tery, you can besmirch them all by an unguarded and ill-disciplined comment. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge” (James 4:11). I still recall the shivers that went down my spine on first reading, in 1970, D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones’s exposition of these words: Paul now points out . The Proclamation of John the Baptist - The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Found inside – Page 326November 6 CAUTION: CHOOSE YOUR FRIENDS WISELY 'As iron sharpens iron, ... want to choose your friends wisely so you can each be a blessing for the other. If the mastery of the tongue is a sign of maturity, it is so for all Christians. It is clear that he is steeped in the wisdom literature of the Old Testament Scriptures and also in the teaching of the Lord Jesus, to which his own teaching has many parallels. For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me” (Colossians 1:28–29). 10) Resolved: To never speak evil of another. Found insideSweet friends are a blessing. ... The way you treat others is the way you will be treated” (The Message). Brown sugar friends are packed densely. James 3:1–12 is a veritable pathology laboratory in which analysis and diagnosis take place. That is what leaves the lasting impression of the power of Christ and the transformation of grace in your life. The principle is this: what comes out of our mouths is more and more determined by what has come out of “the mouth of God.” The sanctification of the tongue is a work in us that is driven by the Word of God coming to us as we hear it and indwelling us as we receive it. Like a shepherd whistling for his dogs to come to tend the sheep, Yahweh will call on the nations to come as his servants, with arrows sharp as flint, with horses’ hoofs like flint, with roaring like a lion. Sending a congratulations card with a warm handwritten message is a perfect way to honor that person and recognize their achievement. Found insideWhatever undesirable experiences he may have had himself, he wishes to save his friend from them. It is only the chosen ones, the blessed souls who have ... But its power, both for good and for ill, is out of all proportion to its size. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. They are worth noting: How easily the failure to master the tongue can destroy the effect of every grace that had taken years to build into our lives! When I was a child, our family physician used to ask us to stick out our tongues. Writes the wise man of Proverbs 15:4: A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit. As words that have been formed in God’s mouth are digested as the bread of life by us, they begin to form our thinking, affections, and volitions in a wonderful way. The Lord Jesus came into the world to bear the judgment of God against the sin of our tongues. But how commonplace it seems to be to hear a fellow Christian’s name mentioned in some context or other, and the first words of response demean his reputation, belittle him, and distance him from acceptance into the fellowship, although this is a brother for whom Christ died! Found inside – Page 70was an expression of his ultimate blessing. Our mutual friend, Jack Modesett, said, “That is classic Fred Smith!” BLESSING MESSAGE IN PRISON For years, ... The Father opened the ear of his Son; the Son was not rebellious. So, what are you waiting for? It is a word spoken primarily to bring conviction of sin. He was all talk but no control, all words but without weight. “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. Much of what he says is a powerful exposé of the sin and failure that mar our speech. Why should this be? Too many Christians fall into the trap of believing that God gives regeneration and justification, but then we are essentially left to our own efforts to do the rest. You do not begin to be a Christian until your mouth is shut, is stopped, and you are speechless and have nothing to say. Download the client and get started. When we take another step back and view his words through the wide-angle lens of the biblical gospel, we are able all the more clearly to understand and appreciate what James is “doing” when he speaks as he does. Introduce poison here and we endanger everything. The most important single aid to my ability to use my tongue for the glory of Jesus is allowing the Word of God to dwell in me so richly that I cannot speak with any other accent. Alas, we do not realize how powerful for evil the tongue is because we are so accustomed to its polluting influence. . But notice carefully how God regenerates us: “Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creation.” Regeneration is a sovereign work of God, yes; but it does not ordinarily take place in a vacuum. He has no false perfectionism. But this battle for vocal holiness is a long-running one, and it needs to be waged incessantly, daily, hourly. This is the method of grace from beginning to end. The Bible says that it is a world of unrighteousness, a fire, a stain, a restless evil, a deadly poison, a power that is nearly uncontrollable. Better that, surely, than to be careless with fire and “destroy a brother for whom Christ died” (Romans 14:15; 1 Corinthians 8:11). The tongue carries into the world the breath that issues from the heart. In order to help us to grasp how James does this, it will be helpful, further, to consider how this teaching fits in with the rest of the book. He is able to answer that prayer, and its companion petition: “Be of sin the double cure, cleanse me from its guilt and power.”. Scripture teaches us that the breath by which we express our deepest desires, instincts, and opinions may produce helpful and pleasing fruit. But God has begun his work of new creation and has inaugurated aspects of it that will be consummated when Jesus Christ returns. Blessing was a student under the Department of Agriculture and was said to have been raped to death at her home in Tanke are of Ilorin on Tuesday. “But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your ‘yes’ be yes and your ‘no’ be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation” (James 5:12). Found insideJesus received a message that His good friend Lazarus was sick and dying. We all know the story. His sisters sent a message saying, “Lord, the man that you ... By the same token, sin may find its easiest exit route from our hearts via the mouth. . Can a fig tree, my brothers, bear olives, or a grapevine produce figs? The point, however, is the extraordinary power and influence concentrated in one small object. Found inside – Page 116You will I hope give my best wishes and never - dieing friendship to Mrs D— . ... Wishing once more for every blessing to be yours I am your friend Forever ... You can also use it to keep track of your completed quests, recipes, mounts, companion pets, and titles! He had seen powerful Roman military horses and had probably heard stories of chariot races. Large ships were not unknown in the ancient world. He/she will definitely be blessed and be a blessing in your family. But there is no way to be a better friend than you in the world. For the tongue is difficult, indeed impossible, to tame naturally, because, as we have also seen, it exercises power out of all proportion to its size. Do not try to parry the blow. The control of the tongue has both negative and positive aspects. James is blood earnest as he rips up the consciences of his contemporary readers, many of whom were, perhaps, once members of his dear flock in Jerusalem before being scattered abroad. Found inside – Page 5I once heard someone say, “God doesn't always calm the storms, ... What do you do when you have a really important message to convey to someone? Is there more to this than meets the eyes? 3) Resolved: To set a watch over my mouth. This article related to a made-for-TV Christmas film is a stub. Do you want to follow the example of Jesus? Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and salt water? There is only one line I recall an Indian ever speaking, but it was so frequently repeated it became engraved as one of my earliest memories of childhood: “White man speak with forked tongue.” It was meant as, and really was, a damning indictment. At this stage James is chiefly concerned that we should have a sense of the convicting power of his teaching. (That was the only circumstance in which I was ever permitted to do that!) 11) Resolved: To never boast in what I will accomplish. . He was willing to be “oppressed and afflicted.” As he experienced this in his trial and condemnation, “he opened not his mouth” (Isaiah 53:7). By reading it in isolation we inevitably miss a very clear pattern into which it fits. scenarios. Our tongues are so often the most obvious index of that ungodly drive at the center of our being. Having found him a room the clerk invited him to fill in the guest form. James 3:1–12 contains the single most sustained discussion in the New Testament on the use of the tongue. The exhortation of Proverbs to “keep your heart with all vigilance” is immediately followed by an exhortation to “put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you” (Proverbs 4:23–24). There was no Christian Education training in place. For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by mankind, but no human being can tame the tongue. (Isaiah 50:4–6). [child-]training.”. Be … Only when we have been thus silenced are we in any position to begin to speak. It involves the ability to restrain the tongue in silence. God’s holy anger burns against them (5:25). Notice James’s axiom: the mature person is able to “bridle” his tongue. Against whom will Isaiah pronounce the ultimate woe? There is no more powerful passage in the Old Testament than Isaiah 6; but it is often read as if it were detached from Isaiah 1–5. Temptation, and therefore spiritual compromise, often find their easiest access route to the heart via the eyes. 12. Remember that imagery whenever similar words seek to force their way out of your mouth. Graces are fragile; therefore guard your tongue lest it destroy them. For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!” (Isaiah 6:5). "Thank God for blessing me to attend and graduate from JTS!" 13) Resolved: To never grumble, knowing that the Judge is at the door. On one floor the elevator stopped, the doors opened, and a woman entered the confined space. . . The true convert will have a Jacob-like limp in his speech as well as in his walk — because in spiritual anatomy (as distinct from physical anatomy), the heart and the tongue are directly connected to each other. The one who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks evil against the law and judges the law. Found insideShe said to me “I hope you don't mind” and I said “I'm glad to know that somebody is passing on the message.” I try and take this blessing wherever I go. Inner pride and the tongue colleague included the name of the heart that! 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