“No man can tame the tongue. . .” James 3:8a James gives us no hope in this passage. Without a clear understanding of what God does and how He does it, we would be sunk. But God is able to control the tongue. In Acts 2:1-11 we see that at work. It is abundantly clear that in the same manner as demonstrated there, we must understand that God controlling the tongue of 21st century believers is a vital and necessary part of our operation as His mature and wise people. James points out the hypocritical inconsistency which is so often a part of our language. We find ourselves sitting in…