Good morning. Just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead. Faith is not really a verb, but you can think of it like it is an action verb. And of course action verbs need something to act upon. If they don't have something to act upon, they are "dead". Then James tells us that not many of us should become teachers, knowing that as such we shall incur a stricter judgment. It is bad enough to have a wrong belief yourself. But when you impart that wrong belief to others, then you will receive greater judgment. You will be multiplying your false doctrine. We all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body as well. It's a lot easier to think about what we should or should not do. They are concrete. But things that you say – how can that be so bad? Back to that tongue thing. It's not just what we do, but also what we say. We know that old saying is false: "sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me". Words can do much more harm at times than any physical action. Too many times words of unbelief can nullify the promises of God. The tongue is a small part of the body, and yet it boasts of great things. It promises things its bank account can't pay for. No one can tame the tongue; it is a restless evil and full of deadly poison. Father thank You that the reader tames his/her tongue. He/she only speaks good and not evil.

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