Say What

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Say What?

• The good man out of the good treasure of his
  heart brings forth what is good and the evil man
  out of the evil treasure brings forth what is
  evil for his mouth speaks from that which fills
  his heart. (Luke 645)

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Say What?

• Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth.
  (Ephesians 429)

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Setting the Bar

• Evil words Profanity Foul Language

4
Say What?

• Put them all aside anger, wrath, malice,
  slander, and abusive speech from your mouth.
  (Colossians 38)

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Setting the Bar

• Abusive Speech
• Evil words Profanity Foul Language

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Say What?

• Among you there must be no filthiness and silly
  talk, or coarse jesting, which are not fitting,
  but rather giving of thanks.
• (Ephesians 53-4)

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Setting the Bar

• Crude words Coarse humor
• Abusive Speech
• Evil words Profanity Foul Language

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Say What?

• Let your speech always be with grace, as though
  seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you
  should respond to each person. (Colossians 46)

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Setting the Bar

• Graceful Tasteful Appropriate
• Crude words Coarse humor
• Abusive Speech
• Evil words Profanity Foul Language

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Say What?

• Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth,
  but only such a word as is good for edification
  according to the need of the moment, so that it
  will give grace to those who hear. (Ephesians
  429)

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Setting the Bar
This is the Standard God Gave Us

• Only words that build up and encourage
• Graceful Tasteful Appropriate
• Crude words Coarse humor
• Abusive Speech
• Evil words Profanity Foul Language

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The Standard is Not Simply to Avoid Bad Language.

• We Are Commanded to Speak Good Things.

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Good treasure from mouth
Always with grace
No unwholesome word
Seasoned Tasteful
A Christian Speaks

• Only such as is good for edification

Giving of Thanks
Put aside abusive speech
Gives grace to those who hear

• Respond properly to each person