PRaP
2/29/08
“The
Tongue”
The
tongue! A double edge sword.
I know I am preaching to the choir but we all need to be reminded on
occasion about that wild beast that lives within our mouths it takes constant
training and rebuke to keep it under control.
Here is what the Bible says and like I said I know I am preaching to the
choir but history forgotten repeats itself:
3When
we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the
whole animal. 4Or
take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong
winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go. 5Likewise
the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what
a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. 6The
tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts
the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set
on fire by hell.
7All
kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and creatures of the sea are being tamed and
have been tamed by man, 8but
no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
9With
the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have
been made in God's likeness. 10Out
of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be. 11Can
both fresh water and salt[a]
water flow from the same spring? 12My
brothers, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a
salt spring produce fresh water.
Be
careful of what you let flow out,
and I mean be just as careful as what you let flow in.
You surely wouldn’t allow sewage to flow into your mouth why would you
allow it to flow out. The smell
alone is enough to nauseate.
Key
Verse:
James
3:3
When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the
whole animal.
James
3:2-4
(in Context) James
3
(Whole Chapter)
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