James 3:13-18
Let them(wise and understanding among you) show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.
Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.
'Pure wisdom' comes from God and shows itself in gentleness, peace, mercy. It is a very different thing from being worldly-wise. The worldly-wise are full of selfish ambition, eager to get on, asserting their own rights.
James offers a sort of counter-order wisdom, in contrast to the conventional wisdom of the wellborn and educated in the Greco-Roman world.
Why?
Envy and selfish are against the truth. Real wisdom comes from heaven with pure, peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.
Wisdom comes from earth are men's way, but not the way of the Lord.
How?
Let me and my church shows the good deed in peace, love, mercy and impartial and sincere.
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