James: The Spiritual Discipline of Biting One’s Tongue
Scripture: James 3:1-12 (NRSV)
Robert Frost’s The Road Not Taken is probably the most famous American poem: two roads diverged in a yellow wood… Jesus had a similar message that the well-trodden path leads to destruction, while the more difficult path leads to life. And then the wise 20th century philosopher Yogi Bera quipped, “If you come to a fork in the road—TAKE IT!” The book of James is similar in that it presents Christianity as choosing between two ways of life. You can’t be worldly and you can’t be godly at the same time. Don’t be double-minded or double-tongued. Be single-minded in your devotion to Christ. James is wisdom literature that trains us how to faithfully follow along the path of life and avoid the path of destruction. Choose this day … which path you will take.
(The audio file for this sermon will be available soon!)
Other Sermons In This Series
Numbers: The Blessing God
February 18, 2018
Leviticus: The Spiritual Practice of Neighboring
February 04, 2018
2 Peter: Everything Needed for Life
August 25, 2019