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ZNPaaneah · 03-02-2013, 06:24 PM

James 3:16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
3:17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

It is easy to see that there is a lot of confusion and evil works within the LRC and that WL was associated with. So it is not too difficult to see the underlying envy and strife.

However, it seems we are less clear that wisdom from above is "first pure". The various business dealings that WL was involved in were obviously not "pure" and yet so many are willing to wink at that or ignore that. I appreciate how precise James is here.

But then, was WL peacable?

Was he gentle and easy to be entreated?

Was he full of mercy? Without impartiality? Without hypocrisy?

I do not understand the reticence at admitting he was a false teacher.

03-02-2013, 06:24 PM	#42
ZNPaaneah Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 7,105	Re: The book of James and the LRC James 3:16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. 3:17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. It is easy to see that there is a lot of confusion and evil works within the LRC and that WL was associated with. So it is not too difficult to see the underlying envy and strife. However, it seems we are less clear that wisdom from above is "first pure". The various business dealings that WL was involved in were obviously not "pure" and yet so many are willing to wink at that or ignore that. I appreciate how precise James is here. But then, was WL peacable? Was he gentle and easy to be entreated? Was he full of mercy? Without impartiality? Without hypocrisy? I do not understand the reticence at admitting he was a false teacher.