James 3:5 Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!

English “so” emboldened in James 3:5 was translated from Greek adverb 3779 houto that modifies a verb, an adjective, another adverb, or an entire sentence in the same manner as what proceeds or follows that Greek adverb. God is making sure that we don’t overlook the fact that God is comparing the controlling of a horse and ship to controlling the tongue. Either one’s own tongue or the tongue of others pursuant to God’s will. God’s will is well defined in the English words of Ephesians 1:10 and 1Timothy 2:3-4 “That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him” “For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour” “Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth”. These three verses will come to fruition during the “thousand years” between this earth age and the eternal age that follows. Any and every tongue that says anything contrary to these three verses is contrary to God’s will.

Greek neuter noun 2307 thelema Greek feminine noun 2308 thelesis and Greek verb 2309 thelo represent what God wants. Greek feminine noun 1012 boule Greek neuter noun 1013 boulema and Greek verb 1014 boulomai represent God’s counsel pursuant to what God wants. Simply stated, a grammatical object of any spiritual grammatical subject other than God does not receive God’s counsel. God’s “seven thousand” “election” are in the process of fulfilling God’s first commandment. Jesus defined the first spiritual commandment in Matthew 22:37-38 and Mark 12:28-32. English “mind” in Matthew 22:37 and Mark 12:30 were both translated from Greek noun 1271 dianoia from a compound of Greek preposition dia meaning through, as the channel of an act, and noia being God’s spiritual thoughts. The scribe changed Jesus’ word mind/dianoia being God’s thoughts into the scribe’s word understanding/sunesis being the scribe’s flesh thoughts and feelings, which is one of the reasons God, in the last four verses of the bible, warns us of the consequences “If any man shall add unto” or “if any man shall take away from the words of the book”. And is the impetus of 2Timothy 2:15 “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth”.

English “listeth” emboldened in James 3:4 was translated from a compound of Greek feminine noun 3730 horme and Greek verb 1014 boulomai. In order to understand Greek feminine noun 3730 horme we must follow God’s 2Timothy 2:15, 19-21 directive and study every word in each verse containing Greek verb 3729 hormao Greek feminine noun 3730 horme and Greek neuter noun 3731 hormema that best reflects God’s definition as  “violence” in Revelation 8:21. Greek feminine noun 3730 horme best reflects God’s definition as “an assault” in Acts 14:5. Greek verb 3729 hormao subjectively means to assault and objectively means to be assaulted. God’s definition of Greek verb 1014 boulomai is best reflected as follows: English “will” [as in God’s will] has been translated from Greek neuter noun 2307 thelema Greek feminine noun 2308 thelesis Greek verb 2309 thelo Greek feminine noun 1012 boule Greek neuter noun 1013 boulema and Greek verb 1014 boulomai.

English “governor” emboldened in James 3:4 was translated from Greek adverb 2116 euthuno that was translated into English “Make straight” in John 1:23 “He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias”.

James 3:4 Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.

English “Behold” emboldened in James 3:4 was translated from Greek particle 2400 idou that is the second person singular imperative middle voice of Greek verb 1492 eido that generically and subjectively means for a flesh grammatical subject to cause their grammatical objects to see through the flesh eyes and know through the flesh thoughts and feelings of their flesh grammatical subject. When God performs the action of Greek verb 1492 eido God causes “seven thousand” “elect” “election” to see through God’s spiritual eyes and know through God’s spiritual thoughts and ways. “Behold” [Greek particle 2400 idou] is God’s reminder to “seven thousand” “elect” “election” that God is using flesh examples of bits and reigns used by human beings to persuade horses and rudders and steering mechanisms to direct ships to help flesh human beings correlate those things to flesh human beings using flesh tongues as purveyors of either God’s love or the hatred of hell. Purveyors of hell are of no use to God. God’s love and the hatred of hell are binary antithetical choices. Human beings who are purveyors of hell are antithetical to God’s will “For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour” “Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth”. What part of God’s truth do purveyors of hell not understand? English “truth” in 1Timothy 2:4 and throughout the bible are translated from Greek feminine noun 225 aletheia that is a compound of Greek negative particle 1 a that is synonymous with English “not” and Greek verb 2990 lanthano that generically and subjectively means to hide one thing by covering it with another thing. When flesh human beings perform the action of Greek verb 2990 lanthano they hide God’s intrinsic spiritual truth by covering God’s intrinsic spiritual truth with their flesh thoughts and feelings. The job of God’s “seven thousand” “elect” “election” is to uncover thousands of years of flesh thoughts and feelings to reveal [Greek verb 601  apokalupto] God’s intrinsic spiritual truth.     

English “helm” emboldened in James 3:4 was translated from Greek neuter noun 4079 pedalion that was better translated into “rudder” in Acts 27:40 in the context of God comparing flesh physical things to the human “tongue” in the sense of a small flesh thing controlling a larger thing exemplified by “the whole body” of a horse ship or human being.

English “may obey” emboldened in James 3:3 was translated from Greek verb 3982 peitho that subjectively means to persuade and objectively means to be persuaded. In the context of James 3:2 & 3 a human being is persuading a horse with a bit and reins. Both Greek verb 4100 pisteuo [to believe] and Greek feminine noun 4102 pistis [faith] are predicates of Greek verb 3982 peitho subjectively meaning to persuade and objectively means to be persuaded. If anyone other than God performs the action of Greek verb 3982 peitho their grammatical objects are not faithful to God and their belief and faith become immaterial to God. The grammatical subject who performs the action of Greek verb 3982 peitho persuades their grammatical objects to believe and have faith in whatever their grammatical subject wants them to believe and have faith in. Greek verb 3982 peitho was translated into English “persuaded” in Matthew 27:20 “But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus”. The “chief priests” and church “elders” were the grammatical subjects who “persuaded” their grammatical objects “the multitude” to “destroy Jesus”. The bible makes it clear that flesh human beings persuade their grammatical objects to believe and have faith in flesh grammatical subjects contradicting God’s spiritual truth, rendering their belief and faith of no consequence to God. The world’s 4,351 religions use faith as a cudgel to deter questions regarding religious dogma and doctrine which God is eager to answer. The “faith” of God’s “seven thousand” “election” is subsequent to and commensurate with God’s faith in them pursuant to God’s will, well defined in the English words of 1Timothy 2:3-4. God is not teaching us how to ride a horse or steer a ship. God is teaching us to cause the world “to come unto the knowledge of the truth” “For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour” “Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth”.

James 3:3 Behold, we put bits in the horses’ mouths that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.

English “bits” emboldened in James 3:3 was translated from Greek masculine noun 5469 chalinos that is the former compound of Greek verb 5468 chalinagpogeo that consists of a bit and reins whereby the rider controls the horse so “bridleth” in James 1:26 still applies “If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain”. Whereby, God is preparing us for James 3:5 and 6 subsequent to the world’s 4,351 religions some of whom are purveyors of hell rendering them “vain” as translated from Greek adjective 3152 mataios that describes and qualifies human beings who are devoid of traits of value to God pursuant to God’s will. Greek feminine noun 3153 mataiotes is the absence of value to God pursuant to God’s will. Greek verb 3154 mataioo subjectively means to render devoid of value to God and subjectively means to be rendered devoid of value to God. Greek adverb 3155 maten was translated into “in vain” in Matthew 15:9 and Mark 7:7. Strong’s concordance numbers 3152-3155 are all the accusative of Greek verb 3145 masaomai that was translated into “gnawed” in Revelation 16:10 “And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain” because their “tongues” had rendered them God’s enemies.

English “able” emboldened in James 3:2 was translated from Greek adjective 1415 dunatos that describes and qualifies “seven thousand” “elect” “election” “the sons of God” that God is endowing with God’s spiritual strength pursuant to God’s will, well defined in English in Ephesians 1:10 and 1Timothy 2:3-4. Greek adjective 1415 dunatos was translated into “possible” in Luke 18:27 “And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God”. English “which are impossible” emboldened in Luke 18:27 was translated from Greek adjective 102 adunatos from a compound of Greek negative particle 1 a that is synonymous with English not and Greek adjective 1415 dunatos that describes and qualifies only “seven thousand” “elect” “election” “the sons of God” that God is endowing [Greek verb 1410 dunamai] with God’s spiritual strength [Greek noun 1411 dunamis] pursuant to God’s will during this earth age.

English “to bridle” emboldened in James 3:2 was translated from Greek verb 5468 chalinagpogeo that was translated into “bridleth” in James 1:26 “If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain”. Whereby, God is preparing us for James 3:5 and 6 subsequent to the world’s 4,351 religions some of whom are purveyors of hell who are vain understanding that “vain” was translated from Greek adjective 3152 mataios which is the adjective form of Greek feminine noun 3153 mataiotes Greek verb 3154 mataioo and Greek adverb 3155 maten all of which are the accusatives of Greek verb 3145 masaomai that was translated into “gnawed” in Revelation 16:10 “And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain” because their “tongues” “hell” had made them God’s enemies.

English “perfect” emboldened in James 3:2 was translated from Greek adjective 5046 teleios that describes and qualifies “seven thousand” “elect” “election” “the sons of God” who will complete transition from flesh thoughts and feelings to become entirely God’s spiritual thoughts and ways during this earth age which is ironic because God so loathes self pride that God’s “election” can not know if they have completed transition from flesh into spirit until they take their last flesh breath.