James: 3
Do some of you think that you are wise? Do you think that you are clever? I say this to you: Show that you are wise by the way that you live. Be kind to other people. Do things that are good. That is what it means to be wise.
But if you live in a bad way, do not think that you are wise. Are you jealous of other people and think bad things against them? Do you want to make yourself important? If you live like that, do not say that you are great and wise. You are not saying what is true.
You are not being wise in the way that God wants you to be wise. Instead, you are thinking like people who do not know God. Your thoughts do not come from God's Spirit. They come from demons.
If you are jealous of other people and you want to make yourself important, that will cause trouble. People will argue and fight against one another. They will do all kinds of bad things.
But if God makes you really wise, you will live in a completely good way. That is the most important thing. Also, you will live in a way that brings peace. You will be kind to other people so that they become your friends. You will listen to them and not argue. You will forgive them and do many good things to help them. You will not choose between people. And you will not be a hypocrite.
Those who bring peace to other people help them to live together in peace. As a result, people choose to do what is right and good.
Do some of you think that you are wise? Do you think that you are clever? I say this to you: Show that you are wise by the way that you live. Be kind to other people. Do things that are good. That is what it means to be wise.
But if you live in a bad way, do not think that you are wise. Are you jealous of other people and think bad things against them? Do you want to make yourself important? If you live like that, do not say that you are great and wise. You are not saying what is true.
You are not being wise in the way that God wants you to be wise. Instead, you are thinking like people who do not know God. Your thoughts do not come from God's Spirit. They come from demons.
If you are jealous of other people and you want to make yourself important, that will cause trouble. People will argue and fight against one another. They will do all kinds of bad things.
But if God makes you really wise, you will live in a completely good way. That is the most important thing. Also, you will live in a way that brings peace. You will be kind to other people so that they become your friends. You will listen to them and not argue. You will forgive them and do many good things to help them. You will not choose between people. And you will not be a hypocrite.
Those who bring peace to other people help them to live together in peace. As a result, people choose to do what is right and good.
