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In today's episode, we continue a sermon series from the archives in the book of James,

and in this sermon, Paul examines James 4 to discover what causes quarrels and fights among us.

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Now here's Paul Tripp from James 4.

It was one of those questions of the ages. Here's Paul Tripp from James 4.

It was one of those questions of the ages.

The kind of question that everybody asked at some time,

asked by dear Rodney King,

as Los Angeles had exploded into horrible riots in 1992,

Rodney King, who had been accosted by four Los Angeles police department officers on videotape, officers who had been acquitted of their beating.

And as a result of that, Los Angeles had exploded into violence.

Rodney King said,

why can't we all just get along? Not far from the question that James asked,

if you want to turn there to James four again in your bulletin or in your Bible. You

experience it all the time. It doesn't take a whole lot.

It doesn't take much to reflect.

You don't have to go too many days.

You don't have to look very far.

There's conflict in your life.

I wish I could stand before you and say,

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