As we continue to what it looks like to walk in wisdom, wrapping up the first chapter of James reveals how the wise are truly religious.

“God’s wisdom gives you the

of ideas and beliefs through which you interpret the world and

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with it like Jesus.” -Pastor Glenn

When we talk about “walking with wisdom,” we are looking at the:

application of God’s

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in God’s

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.

We want to

,

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, and

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to the world around us like Christ.

Religion relates to our

.

It is often easier to have Christ on our

than for Christ to

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our

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.

A truly religious person:
•

their tongue
•

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widows and orphans
• Keeps themselves

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from the world.
(These are all things modeled by Christ.)

When

becomes a checklist, Christianity becomes a

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. (And not true

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.)

The attributes James lists are not a to-do list, but a product of

in Christ.

James reminds his readers of the

need of the gospel’s

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in their lives.

Applying James in our context, it’s helpful to turn our attention from “doing” to “

.”

The truly religious are “doers” because of what Jesus has

.

We live from who we are, walking in wisdom invites to live who Jesus has made us to be.

Whare are some descriptions of who God has made you to be?