JESUS’WISDOM,

YOUR WISDOM

JAMES 3 : 13 - 1813 If you are wise and understandGod’s ways, prove it by living anhonorable life, doing good works withthe humility that comes from wisdom.14 But if you are bitterly jealous andthere is selfish ambition in your heart,don’t cover up the truth with boastingand lying.

JAMES 3 : 13 - 1815 For jealousy and selfishness are notGod’s kind of wisdom. Such things areearthly, unspiritual, and demonic.16 For wherever there is jealousy andselfish ambition, there you will finddisorder and evil of every kind.

JAMES 3 : 13 - 1817 But the wisdom from above is firstof all pure. It is also peace loving,gentle at all times, and willing to yieldto others. It is full of mercy and thefruit of good deeds. It shows nofavoritism and is always sincere.18 And those who are peacemakerswill plant seeds of peace and reap aharvest of righteousness.

EARTHLY WISDOM

According to the Scripture,wisdom is the data that we havein our heads, but it also is thedisposition of our hearts and thedeeds of our hands.

WISDOM IS BOTH DATA AND

DISPOSITION

What does Jesus’ wisdom look like?

How do we identify the wisdom of Jesus?

How do we have more of Jesus’ wisdom in our lives?

WISDOM IS AS WISDOM DOES

JAMES 3 : 13 - 1813 If you are wise and understandGod’s ways, prove it by living anhonorable life, doing good works withthe humility that comes from wisdom.14 But if you are bitterly jealous andthere is selfish ambition in your heart,don’t cover up the truth with boastingand lying.

JAMES 3 : 13 - 1815 For jealousy and selfishness are notGod’s kind of wisdom. Such things areearthly, unspiritual, and demonic.16 For wherever there is jealousy andselfish ambition, there you will finddisorder and evil of every kind.

JAMES 3 : 13 - 1817 But the wisdom from above is firstof all pure. It is also peace loving,gentle at all times, and willing to yieldto others. It is full of mercy and thefruit of good deeds. It shows nofavoritism and is always sincere.18 And those who are peacemakerswill plant seeds of peace and reap aharvest of righteousness.

There’s a biblical distinction we need you to understand between knowledge and wisdom. You can’t have wisdom without knowledge,

but it is possible to have knowledge without wisdom.

• Knowledge is knowing the truth; wisdom is knowing what to do

with it.

• Knowledge is theoretical;

wisdom is practical.

• Knowledge is truthful;

wisdom is useful.

• Knowledge provides information; wisdom provides transformation.

• Knowledge tells you what to believe; wisdom tells you how to

behave.

Wisdom is as wisdom does. That’s what it means to be wise. It

impacts the data that’s in our head. We have knowledge, but it also

affects the disposition of our heart and the deeds of our hands.

EARTHLY WISDOM VS.

JESUS’ WISDOM

JAMES 3 : 1414 But if you are bitterly jealous andthere is selfish ambition in your heart,don’t cover up the truth with boastingand lying.

EARTHLY

WISDOM

BITTER JEALOUSY & SELFISH AMBITION

Now, two things are going on in theheart of those with earthly wisdom,two things that are not good things,two affections. One is bitterjealousy and the other is selfishambition, cohabiting in the heart ofthose who don’t have Jesus’wisdom.

Wisdom isn’t merely the data that we have in our heads; it’s the

disposition of our heart. The best place to go to really evaluate

whether or not you are acting in wisdom is to take a look at your

heart, become a spiritual cardiologist, take a look deep

within.

THREE ORIGINS OF EARTHLY WISDOM.

1. IT COMES FROM THE EARTH

JAMES 3 : 1515 For jealousy and selfishness are notGod’s kind of wisdom. Such things areearthly, unspiritual, and demonic.

It’s of the earth; it doesn’t come from heaven. And we’ll talk about

what that means in just a moment, but this isn’t a wisdom from above, this is an earthly type of wisdom.

2. IT’S UNSPIRITUAL

It's unspiritual. Literally, it means soulless. The Bible teaches that

those of us who are in Christ have what we call “the flesh.”

That’s the essence of this type of wisdom. It’s of the earth, it’s fleshly,

it’s unspiritual, it is supernatural, but not in a good sense, in a very

evil sense. It’s demonic.

3. IT DEVASTATES THE CHURCH

JAMES 3 : 1616 For wherever there is jealousy andselfish ambition, there you will finddisorder and evil of every kind.

The church is at war. When someone is teaching from this

perspective—from bitter jealousy and selfish ambition, from an

earthly perspective, an unspiritual way, demonically influenced—the result in the church is devastating because there are factions, and

infighting, and people are devouring and competing against one another.

It’s not only devastating to you but devastating and hurtful to those

around you.

ONLY YOUR SPIRIT KNOWS WHAT YOUR MIND IS THINKING

JAMES 3 : 1717 But the wisdom from above is firstof all pure. It is also peace loving,gentle at all times, and willing to yieldto others. It is full of mercy and thefruit of good deeds. It shows nofavoritism and is always sincere.

We want you to understand what James means when he talks about a wisdom from above. He’s making a very powerful, poignant point that we don’t want to miss. What James

is saying is that none of us has, intrinsically, inherently, the wisdom

that God has. For us to have wisdom, we need an infusion from

above.

What the Bible teaches us in a very compelling way is, the only way

that you will ever have the wisdom that Jesus had is through the

person and work of the Holy Spirit. And we desperately need the Holy Spirit today so that we may, first

and foremost, have the same wisdom that Jesus had.

The Holy Spirit enlightens us to

discern what the Bible means and he

empowers us to do what the Bible

says.

JESUS’

WISDOM

WHAT DOES JESUS’ WISDOM LOOK LIKE?

1. IT’S PURE

Ultimate goal is to bring glory to God-

love of god and love for others

Jesus is always about two things and

two things only: he wants to worship

God and he wants to love and serve

others.

We want to be pure. We don’t want

tainted motives, because the wisdom

that comes from Jesus through the

work of the Holy Spirit and the truth

of the Bible is pure.

2. IT’S PEACEABLE

Here’s the amazing thing Jesus does

for us: he brings to an end the

animosity and the enmity that exists

between God and us. He offers us

truce through the person and work of

Jesus..

Here’s the good news: he loves you

and offers you a peaceful alternative

through Jesus. And the wisdom that

comes from Jesus is peaceable.

Peaceable people are two things

paradoxically, simultaneously. They’re

slow and they’re quick. They’re slow

to take offense. They’re quick to go

and move toward reconciliation.

That’s what it means to be peaceable.

3. IT’S GENTLE

The wisdom of Jesus not only ends

our animosity with God, but it brings

what the Scripture calls shalom into

our relationships.

Reconciliation means that when I sin

against you and you sin against me,

we can take that together to Jesus,

and we can walk forward in peace in

a way that our relationships are

characterized by well-being and good

intentions.

If you’re easily offended, if you’re

slow to work out the offense of

others in your life, you’re not living

out in the wisdom of Jesus, because

Jesus’ wisdom is pure, peaceable, and

gentle. It’s gentle.

4. IT’S REASONABLE

Here’s this man claiming to be God,

and he’s not pushy. He doesn’t

impose himself on others. He invites

all to come follow him, but he doesn’t

force them to do so. He invites them,

he’s winsome, but he’s not pushy in

any way whatsoever.

The wisdom of Jesus isn’t pushy, domineering, or imposing. Jesus’ wisdom is pure, it’s peaceable, it’s

gentle, it’s reasonable. It’s reasonable.

Reasonable means you are prone to listen before you speak. Before you render judgment on a situation, you

want to take in all the facts.

The wisest people ever are those who

have the true wisdom of Jesus listen

more effectively and carefully than

anyone else, and probably speak the

fewest words.

5. IT’S MERCIFUL

The idea of mercy is, it’s a heart

disposition, because wisdom isn’t just

the data in our heads, it’s the

disposition of our hearts and the

deeds of our hands. Mercy is a heart

motive toward, “I want to forgive

you.” And then good deeds are

actions that are consistent with that

heart..

Mercy goes beyond forgiveness.

6. IT’S IMPARTIAL

Jesus’ wisdom is also impartial. Jesus

isn’t impressed by people, but he

loves people, and Jesus doesn’t play

favorites—he loves everyone the

same.

There should be no partiality. Love

everyone the same. We look at them

impartially, and we love them, and we

want them to know and meet our

Jesus who will love and care for them

as well.

7. IT’S FRUITFUL

Jesus’ wisdom is fruitful. The wisdom

of Jesus, worked out in our life

through the Holy Sprit according to

the truth of Scripture, is fruitful. We

become righteous in everyday life. To

be righteous means you are in right

relationship with God, and because

you’re in right relationship with God,

you treat others rightly.

8. IT’S SINCERE,TAPAT

WITHOUT HYPOCRISY HINDI MAPAGKUNWARI

Where do you need Jesus’ wisdom in

your life?

What’s your deal?

We need Jesus’ wisdom in our homes,

in our daily lives.

FAITHWORKS CHRISTIAN CHURCH GLOBAL

Presented By:

Ptr. Joven SoroFCC Main, San Mateo Rizal, PH

6:30 PM Evening ServiceMay 15, 2016

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