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  • A BIBLE STUDY OF JAMES

    THE TONGUE

  • PART 2: STUDY: 8

  • 16. Question: Where there is no one to spread gossip, what ceases?

    (Proverbs 26:20)

  • 17. Question: What is a contentious man who kindles strife, likened to?

    (Proverbs 26:20)

  • 18. Question: What is the attitude of God's Spirit toward us?

    (James 4:5)

  • 19. Question: If we draw near to God, how will he respond?

    (James 4:8)

  • 20. Question: How do you draw near to God?

    (James 4:8)

     

    Answer

  • 21. Question: When a person is backbiting or passing rumours and you listen, where do his words lodge?

    (Proverbs 26:22)

  • 22. Question: When a person who causes strife, and speaking with mean and cruel words, what is the root cause?

    (Proverbs 26:26-28)

     

    Answer

  • 23. Question: If this person continues in his bitterness and harsh speaking what will happen to him?

    (Proverbs 26:26-27)  (Matthew 12:36-37)

     

    Answer

  • 24. Question: According to Jesus, what is the source of the words of the mouth?

    (Matthew 12:34-35)

  • 25. Question: Can we tame, our tongue?

    (James 3:7-8)

     

  • 26. Question: Is it possible then, to bring our tongue into subjection to the Spirit?

    (Romans 7:24-25)

  • 27. Question: What do you think we should do to make that happen?

     

    Answer

  • 28. Question: What did Jesus say that we should do?

    (Matthew 5:48)

  • If any man offends not in word, the same is a perfect man and able to bring the whole body under the control of the spirit. If this type of perfection were not possible, then God would have not exhorted us to live this way. Jesus said, "Be you perfect, as your Father in heaven is perfect."

    The scripture teaches us that it is the root of bitterness and hatred in our heart that causes us to be full of venom and poison.

     

    29. Question: How can we get rid of this bitterness and hatred?

    (Matthew 5:44)

     

    Answer

  • 30. Question: After we have done all this, what attitude of mind and heart are we to have?

    (Ephesians 4:27-32)

     

    Answer

  • 31. Question: What do we have to do?

    (James 4:9)

  • 32. Question: What else do we have to do?

    (James 4:9-10)

     

    Answer

  • Memory Verse:

  • James 4:17 "Therefore to him that knows to do good, and does it not, to him it is sin."  [End of Quote]

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