Reflecting the Image of God through Speech: Genesis 1-3 in James 3:1-12
This article shows how James 3:1-12 echoes the creation account, using imagery from Genesis 1-3 to correlate purity of speech with bearing the image of God. Accordingly, the untamed tongue is regarded as a central characteristic of fallenness and a distortion of God's image--emphasizing that ou...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2020]
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Evangelical review of theology
Year: 2020, Volume: 44, Issue: 4, Pages: 313-323 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics HA Bible NBE Anthropology NCA Ethics RE Homiletics |
| Summary: | This article shows how James 3:1-12 echoes the creation account, using imagery from Genesis 1-3 to correlate purity of speech with bearing the image of God. Accordingly, the untamed tongue is regarded as a central characteristic of fallenness and a distortion of God's image--emphasizing that our failure to tame the tongue separates individuals from God, creates division in the community of faith, and has a severely destructive impact on the world. Applications and a sample sermon outline are provided. |
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| ISSN: | 0144-8153 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Evangelical review of theology
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