James 3:13-18
Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.
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?
Our wisdom comes from heaven with love, the truth, and peace. show our wisdom by our good life and good deeds. It does not come from the earth, this world teaches us to emphasize competition, struggle, and envy, boast property and earn much more benefit.
----------
我們若是用口咒詛神按神形像造的人，豈不是也在罵神。
原因是忌妒以致會咒罵人。
求智慧是解答！第一章，因為人落在百般試練。我們自己因著忌妒、罪而犯罪，所以要求智慧。v13:智慧的溫柔有智慧的人知道如何面對爭議，有智慧的人先為別人著想，不求自己的利益，所以顯現出溫柔。人為什麼要裝模作樣，為了得自己的利益，因為人的罪中帶著驕傲，怕佔不到好處，怕輸別人，怕被人看不起。
-----------
How?
Let me be a peacemaker and sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.
No comments:
Post a Comment