BEEFING ,CHAOS, CONFUSION, WILLIE LYNCH, AND ANGER

James has been called the Proverbs of the New Testament. One of the verses that I love is in chapter 4.  "we have not because we ask not, and when we ask we ask amiss"  This says to me that when my "gimmes' to God are not lined up with his will for me there is going to be trouble. (vs. 1-3).and chaos.

The sin of adultery (physical or Spiritual) is blamed by James to be responsible for the ENTRY of this chaos and lack of peace. This is the antecedent, the precursor, the enzyme and the heat that brings on the chaos or lack of peace according to James (4-7). He gets more specific when he says friendship with the world is enmity with God. You can not serve the world and God at the same time

These verses are also replete with good information to practice. If I find myself beefing or angry with somebody, what is it that they have that I do not or vice versa.

The proceeding verses (chapter 1) give information about anger. We know that we are to sin not but where does it spring forth from in the first place?  The very next verse after the advice tells us that we must "get rid of all the filth and evil in our lives, and humbly accept the WORD that God has planted in your heart(s), for it has the power to save your souls.

The very person that you are angry with or who you find yourself arguing with may have the key Spiritual Gift to bring the church to a new level especially with respect to Missionary Evangelism which is what we ALL are supposed to be about. John MacArthur said on 11-19 " I never saw, chaos, arguments and strife among BABY CHRISTIANS, THEY ARE TOO FOCUSED ON THE RIGHT THING"