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Apparently, there were teachers in James’ days who thought that teaching was ‘restricted’ to saying the right things and they gave little thought to how they lived their lives or what they were saying about their fellow brothers and sisters. Although they had desires to teach, their motives were impure and consequences were ‘disorder and every evil practice’.
James wrote to correct their wrong teachings. Thank God for godly and Spirit-inspired teachers.
One can inferred that some aspired to be teachers but these people lack the discernment that right understanding of the truth of God is transformative. The truth of the Word of God, when understood and applied correctly changes a person’s life. This transformation is none the more evident from our speech.
Jesus gave us an insight on the connection between our heart and our speech when He said that we speak out of the abundance of our hearts.
So, the things we say are not just the things we say but a reflection of the condition of our hearts