GUARDING THE TONGUE
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. Guarding The Tongue
a) Jesus understood that our words reflect what is inside of our hearts. In Matthew 12:34 He said, “out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.”
b) In Matthew 15:1, 17-18 Jesus says “Don’t you see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then out of the body? But the things that come out of a person’s mouth come from the heart, and these defile them. For out of the heart come evil thoughts—murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.”
c) Keeping anger in check is a hard thing to do because we battle the flesh constantly. The wisdom literature of Solomon bids us to watch ourselves closely and regard what we say.
Proverbs 22:1
"Reminds us that “A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.”
Proverbs 21:23
“Those who guard their mouths and their tongues keep themselves from calamity.”
The End ...
1. Guarding The Tonguea) Jesus understood that our words reflect what is inside of our hearts. In Matthew 12:34 He said, “out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.”
b) In Matthew 15:1, 17-18 Jesus says “Don’t you see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then out of the body? But the things that come out of a person’s mouth come from the heart, and these defile them. For out of the heart come evil thoughts—murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.”
c) Keeping anger in check is a hard thing to do because we battle the flesh constantly. The wisdom literature of Solomon bids us to watch ourselves closely and regard what we say.
Proverbs 22:1
"Reminds us that “A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.”
Proverbs 21:23
“Those who guard their mouths and their tongues keep themselves from calamity.”
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