True Wisdom vs Man's Wisdom

James 3:13-18

I. True Wisdom Manifests itself in Godly Conduct 3:13

A.  A Reminder to Christian Leaders
    
B.  “Talk” can be nothing more than Hypocrisy

C.  James and “Good Conduct”

    1 Peter 1:15,  2:12, 3:2, 3:16; 2 Peter 3:11

D.  How these Good Works are to be Done

II. Man’s Wisdom -- The Source of Conflicts 3:14-16

A.  Bitter Envy and Self-Seeking  v. 14
    
B.  The Origin and Character of our Conflicts  v. 15
            
C.  The Results of Envy and Self-Seeking  v. 16
    
    Confusion (disorder) -- unstable 1:8 and unruly 3:8 are all related words
    Every evil work – purposely given in the most expansive way
    

III. The Way of Peace 3:17-18

A.  How to Have Peace	

Pure – the opposite of every evil work.

Peaceable, gentle, willing to yield (willing to listen to reason) all forms of the godly
trait of humility and opposites of the devilish traits of envy and selfish ambition.

Full of mercy and good fruits

    Without partiality and without hypocrisy

The crop that this type of person brings forth??? PEACE!

B.  The Works of the Flesh -- Galatians 5:19

C. The Fruit of the Spirit -- Galatians 5:22-26