A Disciples Tongue
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A Disciples Tongue
A Disciples Tongue
How to Have a Disciples Tongue
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.
261f any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but
deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
How you ever considered the relationship of your tongue to you discipleship? According
to James this small two once piece of flesh plays an important role in the life of a
disciple.
• It can make or break a marriage
• It destroy friendship
• It will make a home a paradise or desert
• It can draw people to Christ or away from them
• You can loose you job
• It can pull down the church
I The Importance of a Disciples Tongue
261f any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth
his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
If we are religious and know the Lord we will bridle or hold back what we should say.
Is our religion in vain — good for nothing
Our we deceiving our self
Religion — belief system what you stand for .....
• Interrupting others
• Gossiping
• Condemning others
• Using slang or cursing
• Off colored jokes
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36But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account
thereof in the day of judgment.
• We will give a account for every word
• Don't think by saying I was just kidding or you really take didn't take me
seriously will get you out of it.
• Running others down
How many idle word have we spoken that we will have to give a account for
II The Evidence of Not have a Disciple's Tongue
But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
If we don not have disciple tongue, the sins of the tongue will be evident in our lives.
If we don not have disciple tongue, the sins of the tongue will be evident in our lives.
Look at the thing the apostle Paul said we should put off....
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8But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthysommunication
out of your mouth. 9Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have Loff_the old man with
his deeds;
Just as you take off dirty clothes at the end of the day we should discard the old
ways of using the tongue...
N I Most disciples do not have a problem with drunkneess, stealing or adultery but those sins
of the tongue are just as damaging.
Lets look at some of these sins
1) Anger - this means to deep smoldering. It is a slow burning anger that refuses to
be pacified. It says " That person burns me up" It is a attitude
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34 0 generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the
abundance of the heart the mouth .speaketh. 35A good man out of the good treasure of
the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth
forth evil things.
'2) Wrath — a sudden outburst of anger . It is anger in action . iT is the tongue let
loose . Most disciples would never thing of hitting someone bu they will let their
tongue fly.
3) Malice — a attitude of ill will toward a person. It literally means "evil intent" . It is
what causes someone to be sad when someone succeeds or happy when they fail.
'4) Blasphemy - when relating this to people it means slander and tearing someone
down.
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8But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, MI of deadly poison.
9 Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which
are made after the similitude of God. w Out of the same mouth proceedeth
blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
5) Filthy communication - this is obscene language . it is dirty talk or obscene
language . A disciple of Christ should never be heard talking that way ....
45A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is
good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that
which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
6) Lying — this is to tell a deliberate untruth or half truth . half a fact is a whole lie
2Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.
III how to have a Disciples Tongue
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.
james 3.
Our success in becoming morel like Jesus will be greatly determined by how we
Our success in becoming morel like Jesus will be greatly determined by how we
harness our tongue.
It is difficult to have a disciples tongue
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7 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: 8But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil,
full of deadly poison.
As long as we live we will never gain complete control of the tongue and we must
constantly on guard of it.
The importance of taming the tongue is like bridling a horse
The control of the tongue begins with ph thought process .We should change our way of
thinking.
8Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever
things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever
things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these
things.
As we think on thes things , we find our speech will also be about these things and not be
critical , hateful, cynical or malicious.
6Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought
to answer every man.
What can you do to control your tongue?