Growing In Godliness Blog
“Controlling The Tongue”
Categories: Author: Gary Watson, Bible, Christianity, Growth, Self-Control, Tongue
Of Rudders and Bits James 3:3-5
There is a battle we all fight every day: conquering our tongues. James 3:8 But no human being can tame the tongue. Our tongues are powerful. A Google search revealed 19 pages of scriptures that refer to the tongue and its power for good or destructiveness !!!! “Death and life are in the power of the tongue” (Prov. 18:21) Proverbs 12:18 “There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts…” James chapter three details the power of the tongue for good and bad. James 3:9 With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God. 10 From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.”
The Battles We Fight
1.We make assumptions sometimes and tell them to others. In Acts 21:37-41 we read that Paul was the subject of a widely communicate false assumption that could have cost him his life.
2.The Lying Tongue Acts 5:3 Proverbs 6:16-19
3.The Boasting Tongue Luke 18:9-14
4.The Gossiping Tongue Proverbs 20:19
5.The Critical Tongue Ephesians 4:29
6.The Double Tongue James 3:9
7.The Hateful Tongue Ephesians 4:31-32
8.The Retribution Tongue 1 Peter 3:9
9. The Explosive Tongue James 3:8
10.The Correcting Tongue Ephesians 4:29 Matthew 18:15-17
The Right Uses of the Tongue
There are many ways to constructively use our tongues:
1. To praise God (take time to read through Psalms 148, 149 and 150!)
2.To pray to God 1 Peter 5:7
3.To sing to the Lord (Read Psalm 96).
4.To encourage and help others (So many good ways to do this!)
5.Also consider these scriptures: Mark 9:50 Romans 12:10 Galatians 6:2 Ephesians 4:32 Colossians 3:16 1 Thessalonians 5:11 Hebrews 3:13 Hebrews 10:24 James 5 :16
