Godzown morning brew and chew: Todays Scripture: James 3:6 The tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. Read it online at the Bible Gateway: (NIV) (NASB) (KJV) (The Message) The Bible is replete with warnings against sins of the tongue. The book of Proverbs alone contains about sixty such warnings. Jesus warned that well give account for every careless word we speak (Matthew 12:36). And then there is that well-known passage in James 3 where he speaks of the tongues sinful effects, likening them to the spark that sets a forest ablaze. The Scripture passage that has helped me most to deal with the sins of the tongue is Ephesians 4:29: Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. This is an application of Pauls put off/put on principle that he set forth in Ephesians 4:22-24. The principle is that were to put off the sinful traits of the old self and, at the same time, give diligence to putting on the gracious traits of the new self created in Christ. As we look at Ephesians 4:29, we see that were not to let any corrupting talk come out of our mouths. Corrupting talk is not limited to profanity or obscene speech. It includes all the various types of negative speech—including lying, slander, critical speech (even when true), harsh words, insults, sarcasm, and ridicule. Note Pauls absolute prohibition: No corrupting talk. None whatsoever. This means no gossip, no sarcasm, no critical speech, no harsh words. All these sinful words that tend to tear down another person must be put out of our speech. Think about what the church of Jesus Christ would look like if we all sought to apply Pauls words. (Excerpt taken from Respectable Sins) This is really tough at times
Posted on: Tue, 03 Dec 2013 13:19:55 +0000
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