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Rather, each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire.
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Then desire conceives and brings forth sin, and when sin reaches maturity it gives birth to death.
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Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers:
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III. Exhortations and Warnings
Doers of the Word. Know this, my dear brothers: everyone should be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath,
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Be doers of the word and not hearers only, deluding yourselves.
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If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, his religion is vain.
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have you not made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil designs?
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So also faith of itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
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Indeed someone may say, “You have faith and I have works.” Demonstrate your faith to me without works, and I will demonstrate my faith to you from my works.
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You believe that God is one. You do well. Even the demons believe that and tremble.
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For just as a body without a spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.
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The tongue is also a fire. It exists among our members as a world of malice, defiling the whole body and setting the entire course of our lives on fire, itself set on fire by Gehenna.
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but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
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Wisdom of this kind does not come down from above but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
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So submit yourselves to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
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Begin to lament, to mourn, to weep. Let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy into dejection.
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There is one lawgiver and judge who is able to save or to destroy. Who then are you to judge your neighbor? Warning Against Presumption.
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your gold and silver have corroded, and that corrosion will be a testimony against you; it will devour your flesh like a fire. You have stored up treasure for the last days.
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he should know that whoever brings back a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.