Think about these contrasts with wisdom from above versus man’s opinion. James 3:18. Pure/defiled, peaceable/contentious, gentle/harsh, willing to yield/demands own rights, full of mercy/cruel, good fruits/no fruit, without partiality/prejudice, without hypocrisy/insincere.

Our flesh is silenced when we walk in wisdom from above. It is like a fish out of water. It has no ‘fins’ to swim in the waters of purity, peace, gentleness, etc. Walking in wisdom from above is love in action.

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 recapped: does not envy, is not puffed up, not rude, not self-seeking, not easily provoked, has no evil thoughts. No partiality goes beyond race. It could include folks who are obnoxious, rude, unkind, weaker, or just different than we are. Jesus was not a respecter of persons. When we emulate Him, we will include all types of folks ~ expressing His gospel message through our words, actions, attitude, and body language.