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James 3:13-18
Excerpted from: Satan (Part 5)

God says this is not from above. It is demonic. He is indicating here that envy, vanity, and selfish ambition will always eventually produce confusion, disorder, disharmony, instability, and evil things. All of this is gotten out of that five verse section, from James 3:13-18—that it is good for nothing in terms of producing a fruit of righteousness. Rather, what it does is destroy spiritual life. Again, a reminder that Satan is undergirding this and it is being spewed forth from his mind.

All of these character traits produce peace because God, not Satan, is at work in them. They are characteristics of His personality. Those who strive for peace are those who are going to produce a crop of righteousness.

We understand that in the physical realm a certain kind of environment is necessary for the production of a good crop. If we put something in a field and if the environment is not right, then the crop is not going to produce what it should or what it could. God is telling us that what He is after in us—the crop of righteousness, the fruits of His Spirit—also requires a right environment, and that right environment is peace. He is not saying that some righteousness cannot be produced in other environments. He is saying the most and best will come out of an environment in which there is peace.

Articles
Are You Sharp-Tongued? (Part Two)
Are You Teachable?
Are You Teachable?
Choosing the New Man (Part One)
Goats on the Left
Prepare to Meet Your God (Part Five): Religion and Holiness
Taking Our Lead From God

Bible Studies
Meekness
Parable of the Two Builders
Parable of the Unjust Steward

Booklets
Prepare to Meet Your God! (The Book of Amos) (Part Two)

Essays
If the Lord Wills
Knowledge and the Truth (Part Two)
The World's Moral Resentment

Sermons
Our Battle Against Evil Programming!
Considered Rather Than Commanded - Choose Life
Agape: Does Not Envy
Gifted With Power From on High!
The Peacemakers
Prayer and Persistence
As Much as Depends on You
The Church Family—Convinced and Persuaded
The Summertime Soldier and Sunshine Patriotism
Unity and Unleavened Bread
Satan, Division, and Humility
Ecclesiastes Resumed (Part Sixteen)
Restoration and Forgiveness
God's Perseverance With His Saints (Part Two)
Many Are Called, But Few Are Chosen (Part Ten)
Using God's Given Authority
Confusion of Heart
Have You Become an Example to All Who Believe?
The Gun Lap Is Looming
Displaying Gentle and Patient Conduct
Gentle and Lowly in Heart
James and Unleavened Bread (Part 2)
God's Workmanship (Part 2)
How the Human Mind Shapes What We Believe
A Survey of God's Gifts to Us
The Meekness and Gentleness of Christ
Perfect, Gentle Courtesy (Part 2)
Keeping Love Alive (Part 2)
Seeking God in the Mundane
Considered Rather Than Commanded - Choose Life
Life, Fortunes, Sacred Honor
The Secret Sin Everyone Commits
John (Part Seventeen)
Division, Satan, Humility
Anticipating the Enemy
The Foolishness of Bias

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