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Welcome to Day 2125 of Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me. This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom James \u2013 Wisdom is Faith in Action 7 \u2013 Controlling Your Tongue \u2013 Daily Wisdom Putnam Church Message \u2013 10/17/2021 James: Wisdom is Faith In Action \u2013 Controlling Your Tongue We are continuing our series today on the Proverbs of the New Testament, better known as the book of James. \xa0Last week we focused on Faith and Works, and how they must go together like hand in glove.\xa0 As part of the Faith and Works life, we must learn to \u201cControl Your Tongue\u201d or \u201czip your lips\u201d in today\u2019s vernacular. So join me on page 1883 in the pew bibles as I read the Scripture for today. I would recommend keeping this passage open as we go throughout the message today: James 3:1-12 Not many of you should become teachers,\xa0my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged\xa0more strictly.\xa02\xa0We all stumble\xa0in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say\xa0is perfect,\xa0able to keep their whole body in check. 3\xa0When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal.\xa04\xa0Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go.\xa05\xa0Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts.\xa0Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark.\xa06\xa0The tongue also is a fire,\xa0a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body,\xa0sets the whole course of one\u2019s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. 7\xa0All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind,\xa08\xa0but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. 9\xa0With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God\u2019s likeness.\xa010\xa0Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be.\xa011\xa0Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring?\xa012\xa0My brothers and sisters, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs?\xa0Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water. \xa0 In last week\u2019s message, James 2:14-26, the half-brother of our Lord, zoomed in on his central message\u2014real faith produces genuine works. Throughout the letter from James, a probing question holds his whole theme together: \u201cIf you say you believe as you should, why do you behave like you shouldn\u2019t?\u201d In 3:1-12, James develops this general theme in a very specific direction: controlling the tongue. No other section of the Bible speaks with greater clarity and impact on the potential destructive power of our words. We might summarize this powerful passage as a question: \u201cIf you say you believe as you should, why do you say things you shouldn\u2019t?\u201d 3:1-2 James begins his indictment against the tongue with a surprising introduction. At first glance, it looks as though he\u2019s...