Sins of the Tongue

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Sins of the Tongue

• (Ps 391)
• I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin
  not with my tongue I will keep my mouth with a
  bridle, while the wicked is before me.

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Much sin can Come from the Tongue

• (James 35-8) Even so the tongue is a little
  member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how
  great a matter a little fire kindleth! And the
  tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity so is the
  tongue among our members, that it defileth the
  whole body, and setteth on fire the course of
  nature and it is set on fire of hell. For every
  kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents,
  and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been
  tamed of mankind But the tongue can no man tame
  it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

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We as children of God must Control our Tongue

• (James 39-12) Therewith bless we God, even the
  Father and therewith curse we men, which are
  made after the similitude of God. Out of the
  same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My
  brethren, these things ought not so to be. Doth
  a fountain send forth at the same place sweet
  water and bitter? Can the fig tree, my brethren,
  bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can
  no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.

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James 126

• If any man among you seem to be religious, and
  bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own
  heart, this man's religion is vain.

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Many ways in which Man can Sin with the Tongue

• For Example
• Taking Gods Name in Vain
• Filthy Speaking
• Gossiping
• Hasty Words
• Angry Words
• Deceitful Speaking and Lying
• Flattery
• Boasting
• Complaining
• Great Swelling Words
• False Teaching

We must be reminded of these things, so that we
can continue to work on them.
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Taking Gods Name in Vain

• (Ex 207) Thou shalt not take the name of the
  Lord thy God in vain for the Lord will not hold
  him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
• We must show deep reverence and godly fear when
  we reference God.
• His name is not be used disrespectfully such as
• False Swearing and Cursing
• Careless Bywords

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Taking Gods Name in Vain

• Instead of taking Gods name in Vain, we need to
  Give reverence to God
• (Heb 1228-29) Wherefore we receiving a kingdom
  which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby
  we may serve God acceptably with reverence and
  godly fear For our God is a consuming fire.

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Filthy Speaking

• (Col 38) But now ye also put off all these
  anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy
  communication out of your mouth.
• Filthy Speaking reveals a filthy heart
• (Matt 1234) O generation of vipers, how can ye,
  being evil, speak good things? for out of the
  abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

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Filthy Speaking

• Christians conversation must be pure
• (Col 46) Let your speech be alway with grace,
  seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought
  to answer every man.
• Salt from its use in preserving food from
  corruption, and rendering it both savory and
  wholesome, has always been made the emblem of
  wisdom.
• (Adam Clarke's Commentary)

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Filthy Speaking

• Instead of filthy speaking we need to edify.
• (Eph 429) Let no corrupt communication proceed
  out of your mouth, but that which is good to the
  use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto
  the hearers.

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Gossiping

• (Lev 1916) Thou shalt not go up and down as a
  talebearer among thy people neither shalt thou
  stand against the blood of thy neighbour I am
  the Lord.
• (Prov 1113) A talebearer revealeth secrets but
  he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the
  matter.
• Which are you? A talebearer or a faithful spirit?
• Gossip can destroy friendships
• (Prov 1628) A whisperer separateth chief
  friends.

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Gossiping

• Takes two to gossip
• (Prov 2019) He that goeth about as a talebearer
  revealeth secrets therefore meddle not with him
  that flattereth with his lips.
• (Prov 174) A wicked doer giveth heed to false
  lips and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.

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Hasty Words

• (James 119-20) Wherefore, my beloved brethren,
  let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak,
  slow to wrath For the wrath of man worketh not
  the righteousness of God.
• Think Twice Before You Speak!
• (Prov 2123) Whoso keepeth his mouth and his
  tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

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Angry Words
Angry words! O let them never From the tongue
unbridled slip May the hearts best impulse ever
Check them ere they soil the lips.

• (Prov 151) A soft answer turneth away wrath
  but grievous words stir up anger.
• (Prov 2911) A fool uttereth all his mind but a
  wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
• Dont always say whats on your mind!
• (Titus 32) To speak evil of no man, to be no
  brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto
  all men.
• Christians are not to be contentious but gentle

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Deceitful Speaking and Lying

• (Jer 98) Their tongue is as an arrow shot out
  it speaketh deceit one speaketh peaceably to his
  neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth
  his wait.
• (Prov 616-19) These six things doth the Lord
  hate yea, seven are an abomination unto him A
  proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed
  innocent blood, An heart that deviseth wicked
  imaginations, feet that be swift in running to
  mischief, A false witness that speaketh lies, and
  he that soweth discord among brethren.
• (Prov 1222) Lying lips are abomination to the
  Lord but they that deal truly are his delight.

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Deceitful Speaking and Lying

• If one is a liar he can not be a Child of God
• (John 844) Ye are of your father the devil, and
  the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a
  murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the
  truth, because there is no truth in him. When he
  speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own for he is
  a liar, and the father of it.

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Deceitful Speaking and Lying

• One that is a liar will not receive eternal life!
• (Rev 218) But the fearful, and unbelieving, and
  the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers,
  and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars,
  shall have their part in the lake which burneth
  with fire and brimstone which is the second
  death.

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Deceitful Speaking and Lying

• Paul commands us
• (Eph 425) Wherefore putting away lying, speak
  every man truth with his neighbour for we are
  members one of another.
• We must speak the truth in all things
• (Prov 2628) A lying tongue hateth those that
  are afflicted by it and a flattering mouth
  worketh ruin.

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Flattery

• (Prov 2628) and a flattering mouth worketh
  ruin.
• (Ps 59) For there is no faithfulness in their
  mouth their inward part is very wickedness
  their throat is an open sepulchre they flatter
  with their tongue.
• Must speak like Paul
• (1 Thess 25) For neither at any time used we
  flattering words

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Boasting

• (James 35) Even so the tongue is a little
  member, and boasteth great things.
• (James 416) But now ye rejoice in your
  boastings all such rejoicing is evil.
• There is nothing for us to boast about
• (1 Cor 47) For who maketh thee to differ from
  another? and what hast thou that thou didst not
  receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost
  thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?

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Complaining

• (1 Cor 1010-11) Neither murmur ye, as some of
  them also murmured, and were destroyed of the
  destroyer. Now all these things happened unto
  them for ensamples and they are written for our
  admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are
  come.
• The Israelites consistently complained while in
  the wilderness
• (Phil 214) Do all things without murmurings and
  disputings

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Complaining

• We need to learn patience
• (James 14) But let patience have her perfect
  work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting
  nothing.
• Paul had the correct attitude
• (Phil 411) Not that I speak in respect of want
  for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am,
  therewith to be content.

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Complaining

• One that complains brings down all around them
• Pessimistic view is not a Christian View
• (Ps 14520) The Lord preserveth all them that
  love him but all the wicked will he destroy.
• (Rom 828) And we know that all things work
  together for good to them that love God, to them
  who are the called according to his purpose.

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Great Swelling Words

• (2 Peter 218) For when they speak great
  swelling words of vanity, they allure through the
  lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness,
  those that were clean escaped from them who live
  in error.
• High-Sounding Words without substance For the
  sake of gaining disciples after them selves.

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Great Swelling Words

• We need to speak as Paul spoke
• (1 Cor 21-5) And I, brethren, when I came to
  you, came not with excellency of speech or of
  wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.
  For I determined not to know any thing among you,
  save Jesus Christ, and him crucified. And I was
  with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much
  trembling. And my speech and my preaching was
  not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in
  demonstration of the Spirit and of power That
  your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men,
  but in the power of God.

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False Teaching

• (Gal 18) But though we, or an angel from
  heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than
  that which we have preached unto you, let him be
  accursed.
• (2 Peter 21) But there were false prophets also
  among the people, even as there shall be false
  teachers among you, who privily shall bring in
  damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that
  bought them, and bring upon themselves swift
  destruction.

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False Teaching

• Instead of using our tongue to promote
  perversions, we need to preach and teach the
  truth.
• (2 Tim 42-4) Preach the word be instant in
  season, out of season reprove, rebuke, exhort
  with all longsuffering and doctrine. For the
  time will come when they will not endure sound
  doctrine but after their own lusts shall they
  heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears
  And they shall turn away their ears from the
  truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

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Many ways in which Man can Sin with the Tongue

• Taking Gods Name in Vain
• Filthy Speaking
• Gossiping
• Hasty Words
• Angry Words
• Deceitful Speaking and Lying
• Flattery
• Boasting
• Complaining
• Great Swelling Words
• False Teaching

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Let us use our tongue for the glory of God

• (1 Cor 1031) Whatsoever ye do, do all to the
  glory of God.
• (Col 317) And whatsoever ye do in word or deed,
  do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving
  thanks to God and the Father by him.

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(Ps 391) I said, I will take heed to my ways,
that I sin not with my tongue I will keep my
mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before
me.
Are We Controling our Tongue?