Last week we began a study on James 3 and his warnings to us about the tongue: “the tongue is a fire, staining the whole body and setting the whole course of one’s life on fire.” James warned of the awsome responsibility it is to be a teacher (that your words could lead people astray). He also points out how powerful the tongue is (comparing it to a bit and a rudder). Finally James warns about how destructive the tongue can be comparing it to a camp fire that burns out of control and destroys an entire forest. This week we move into James 3:9-12. MP3 download.

 

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Remember this exchange from the 1984 movie Ghostbusters?

Q: Do you believe in UFOs, astral projections, mental telepathy, ESP, clairvoyance, spirit photography, telekinetic movement, full trance mediums, the Loch Ness monster and the theory of Atlantis?

A: Ah, if there’s a steady paycheck in it, I’ll believe anything you say.

It’s funny because, obviously, we don’t decide to believe things because of money. We believe things because we have good reasons to think that they are true.

I mean, if I told you I’d give you a million dollars if you would just believe that humans can fly, would that be enough to get you to believe it? You might say you believe it, but what if

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