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James 3:1-12 - Discourse Analysis

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  James 3:1-12 James 3: 1 [1] Μὴ πολλοὶ διδάσκαλοι γίνεσθε,  ( Do not, many  of you , become teachers) ἀδελφοί μου ( my brothers) εἰδότες ὅτι   knowing that   μεῖζον κρίμα λημψόμεθα· ( we will receive a stricter judgment) James 3: 2 πολλὰ  γὰρ [2]  πταίομεν ἅπαντες.  ( For we all stumble in many  ways ) εἴ τις οὐ πταίει,  ( If anyone does not stumble) ἐν λόγῳ ( in what he says) οὗτος τέλειος ἀνήρ (he is a perfect man)   δυνατὸς χαλιναγωγῆσαι ( able to bridle) καὶ [3]  ὅλον τὸ σῶμα (the entire body as well ) James 3: 3 εἰ  δὲ [4]  τῶν ἵππων τοὺς χαλινοὺς εἰς τὰ στόματα βάλλομεν ( Now if we put the bits into the horses’ mouths)              εἰς τὸ πείθεσθαι αὐτοὺς ἡμῖν (so that they...
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The Danger of Knowledge without Love- 1 Corinthians

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  1 Corinthians 8 The whole world teaches us to protect our rights. We’re told to fight for them, save them, insist on them. As citizens of India, we’re conscious of our constitutional rights. We love our rights. We embrace them. We defend them. And often demand them. But when we open Scripture, we encounter a radically different ethic. In 1 Corinthians 8, Paul shows us that knowledge shaped by love doesn’t insist on rights. It lays our rights down. Christian freedom is real, but it’s not ultimate. Love is. And love, sacrificial love, willingly gives up personal freedom for the sake of others. That’s the heart of today’s message. In 1 Corinthians 8, Paul shows us that Knowledge without sacrificial love leads to pride and hurts others. But when love shapes knowledge, it lays down rights to build up others. If you have your Bible, turn to 1 Corinthians 8. Today, my sermon topic is : The Danger of Knowledge without Sacrificial Love . The Corinthian church ...
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