Hebrew Connections

But wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy. James 3:17 Peaceable – OK, let’s think about this.  “Peaceable?”  We live in a world of greater and greater threat and conflict.  In case you weren’t paying attention, tensions around the globe are escalating as…

What Happened?

But wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy. James 3:17 Pure – Want peace in your life?  Want gentleness, mercy and integrity?  Want clear reason and satisfying production?  Then start with hagnos (Greek for pure).  Of course, it’s important to know what “pure”…

Perfect Peace

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable  James 3:17 Pure – The world is obsessed with peace, but, in spite of all its negotiations, has no idea why it reaps only conflict.  If we only understood God’s design of the universe, we would see immediately why our solutions fail so…