"Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my hear, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer." [Psalms 19:4]
"Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer ever man." [Colossians 4:6]
Beloved, many errors have made there way into the church. Many of the doctrines that are characteristic of the godly have been chiseled away at, and because of this, because our doctrines are no more sacred, we have stopped practicing piety. We have stopped practicing godliness.
Brethren, I would like to ask..."Why is it, that your speech is so much like the world?" I guarantee you, if you were standing behind a curtain, and some ungodly person was listening to you speak, they nor anyone else would think you a Christian. The speech that so graces the lips of the ungodly has become norm in our churches. I would like to lay out for you why this is such a problem:
1. By calling yourself a Christian and speaking with such disgusting words, you are attributing everyone of those words to Jesus Christ as if he would use them.
2. "By their fruits shall ye know them." What fruits are you bearing?
3. You lack the sobriety to keep a bridal over your mouth.
Beloved, if anyone can bridal the tongue, the same is a perfect man, but is it really that hard to refrain from using profanity? Do you really need to use expletives just like the world? You are using words that mean nothing for spiritual nourishment, they don't communicate things that are pleasant, nice, kind, lovely and of good report. They are words that are used by the world. So, what are you doing? I know, I am not being very loving by bringing this up. I just need to forbear and let all of you do what you want. Actually, let's look at life through different glasses. Because I love the Lord, I am jealous for His name, and you should be as well. You are to put off the former man. You are to forsake the evil and cleave to that which is good. Why is your speech so full of rottenness? Why do you find it necessary to speak so profanely?
I would like to give you a few examples of people that cared deeply about what they said and how they spoke.
Samuel:
"And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground."
[1 Samuel 3:19]
Samuel cared about what he said. Each one of his words was said with purpose.
David:
"Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my hear, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer." [Psalms 19:4]
David cared deeply about how he lived. It is interesting that he speaks about the meditations of the heart. In Mark's gospel, it says, "Out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, words...etc"
Daniel Webster:
Daniel Webster was one of the greatest orators America has ever known. Read his speeches. You may argue that we no longer live in the 19th century, but actually, we live in a century where rules no longer apply, children are expected to remain so until age thirty, and education has been destroyed. We no longer teach our children how to speak or what to say and what not to say.
So, our speech is no longer spoken with grace and eloquence. We can no longer rebuke someone without using horrible profanity. Yes, even professing Christians cannot refrain from using terrible, God blaspheming language. Who are you identifying yourself with? Why are you continually speaking with such filth? I plead with you to learn from Jesus Christ, and his servants. Learn from David and Samuel. Practice piety, and please stop using profanity.
May the Lord bless you as we unite in the fight against the Evil One. The Lord be with you.
"Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer ever man." [Colossians 4:6]
Beloved, many errors have made there way into the church. Many of the doctrines that are characteristic of the godly have been chiseled away at, and because of this, because our doctrines are no more sacred, we have stopped practicing piety. We have stopped practicing godliness.
Brethren, I would like to ask..."Why is it, that your speech is so much like the world?" I guarantee you, if you were standing behind a curtain, and some ungodly person was listening to you speak, they nor anyone else would think you a Christian. The speech that so graces the lips of the ungodly has become norm in our churches. I would like to lay out for you why this is such a problem:
1. By calling yourself a Christian and speaking with such disgusting words, you are attributing everyone of those words to Jesus Christ as if he would use them.
2. "By their fruits shall ye know them." What fruits are you bearing?
3. You lack the sobriety to keep a bridal over your mouth.
Beloved, if anyone can bridal the tongue, the same is a perfect man, but is it really that hard to refrain from using profanity? Do you really need to use expletives just like the world? You are using words that mean nothing for spiritual nourishment, they don't communicate things that are pleasant, nice, kind, lovely and of good report. They are words that are used by the world. So, what are you doing? I know, I am not being very loving by bringing this up. I just need to forbear and let all of you do what you want. Actually, let's look at life through different glasses. Because I love the Lord, I am jealous for His name, and you should be as well. You are to put off the former man. You are to forsake the evil and cleave to that which is good. Why is your speech so full of rottenness? Why do you find it necessary to speak so profanely?
I would like to give you a few examples of people that cared deeply about what they said and how they spoke.
Samuel:
"And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground."
[1 Samuel 3:19]
Samuel cared about what he said. Each one of his words was said with purpose.
David:
"Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my hear, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer." [Psalms 19:4]
David cared deeply about how he lived. It is interesting that he speaks about the meditations of the heart. In Mark's gospel, it says, "Out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, words...etc"
Daniel Webster:
Daniel Webster was one of the greatest orators America has ever known. Read his speeches. You may argue that we no longer live in the 19th century, but actually, we live in a century where rules no longer apply, children are expected to remain so until age thirty, and education has been destroyed. We no longer teach our children how to speak or what to say and what not to say.
So, our speech is no longer spoken with grace and eloquence. We can no longer rebuke someone without using horrible profanity. Yes, even professing Christians cannot refrain from using terrible, God blaspheming language. Who are you identifying yourself with? Why are you continually speaking with such filth? I plead with you to learn from Jesus Christ, and his servants. Learn from David and Samuel. Practice piety, and please stop using profanity.
May the Lord bless you as we unite in the fight against the Evil One. The Lord be with you.
Soli Deo Gloria
Just found your website, Ben. I am enjoying reading it quite a bit.
ReplyDeleteOn cursing:
I found this today - Psalm 109:17-18:
"As he loved cursing, so let it be to him; as he did not delight in blessing, so let it be far from him. As he clothed himself cursing as with his garment, so let it enter his body like water, and like oil into his bones."
I noted that the Psalmist did not differentiate between intentional or non-intentional cursing. There was such a prevalence that everything the man did (i.e. life was clothed) involved it. Verse 19 further likens this practice of cursing to a garment. Many people of the modern day rely their personality upon their loose tongue.
We need mighty speakers with a clear voice. Thank you for blogging forthrightly. It is very encouraging to observe.
Continue to do so!