Transcript Let No Corrupt Word Proceed Out Of Your Mouth

guarding our tongue
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Therefore, putting away lying, “ Let each one of you speak
truth with his neighbor,” for we are members of one another.
26 “Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on
your wrath, 27 nor give place to the devil. 28 Let him who stole
steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his
hands what is good, that he may have something to give him
who has need. 29 Let no corrupt word proceed out of your
mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may
impart grace to the hearers. 30 And do not grieve the Holy
Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of
redemption. 31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and
evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. 32 And be
kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another,
even as God in Christ forgave you.
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Therefore, putting away lying, “ Let each one of you speak
truth with his neighbor,” for we are members of one another.
26 “Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on
your wrath, 27 nor give place to the devil. 28 Let him who stole
steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his
hands what is good, that he may have something to give him
who has need. 29 Let no corrupt word proceed out of your
mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may
impart grace to the hearers. 30 And do not grieve the Holy
Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of
redemption. 31 Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and
evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. 32 And be
kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another,
even as God in Christ forgave you.
What kind of words are corrupt?
Ephesians 5:1-4
1 Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. 2 And
walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself
for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling aroma.
3 But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let
it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints; 4
neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor coarse jesting,
which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks.
What kind of words are corrupt?
Ephesians 5:1-4
1 Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. 2 And
walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself
for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling aroma.
3 But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let
it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints; 4
neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor coarse jesting,
which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks.
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filthiness
 obscene, base, dishonorable
 speech arising from sinful lusts of flesh and not
from the purity of the spirit
▪ dirty jokes
▪ vulgar language
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foolish talking
 speech that is without wisdom and without a
consideration of heavenly things
▪ not thinking before you speak
▪ inconsiderate / rude comments
▪ blasphemous words and jokes (including euphemisms)
 sometimes talking for attention or to get a laugh
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coarse jesting
 wit and humor that is neither pure nor edifying
▪ making fun of others
▪ bitter or cutting sarcasm
▪ innuendo / double entendre
Also, no bitterness, anger, or slander.
(Even if you think it’s deserved.)
Ephesians 4:31-32
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Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil
speaking be put away from you, with all malice. 32 And
be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one
another, even as God in Christ forgave you.
Though the tongue is small, it has surprising power.
James 3:3-5
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Indeed, we put bits in horses’ mouths that they may
obey us, and we turn their whole body. 4 Look also at
ships: although they are so large and are driven by
fierce winds, they are turned by a very small rudder
wherever the pilot desires. 5 Even so the tongue is a
little member and boasts great things.
It has the power to destroy our own lives and the
lives of others.
James 3:5-6
See how great a forest a little fire kindles! 6 And the
tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set
among our members that it defiles the whole body,
and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire
by hell.
Impure
Speech
Impure
Heart
Luke 6:45
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A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth
good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings
forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
Impure
Speech
Impure
Heart
Impure
Actions
Matthew 15:18-19
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But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the
heart, and they defile a man. 19 For out of the heart proceed evil
thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness,
blasphemies.
How do we eliminate temptations of the tongue?
We can’t.
James 3:7-8
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For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and
creature of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by
mankind. 8 But no man can tame the tongue. It is an
unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
Graceful
Impure
Speech
Impure
Heart
Ephesians 4:29
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Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good
for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.
Graceful
Impure
Speech
Pure
Impure
Heart
Pure
Environment
Philippians6:7-8
Galatians
4:8
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Corinthians
15:33
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God’s standard for our speech is blamelessness.
Meeting this standard will save ourselves,
and perhaps even some around us.
Titus 2:6-8
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Likewise, exhort the young men to be sober-minded,
7 in all things showing yourself to be a pattern of good
works; in doctrine showing integrity, reverence,
incorruptibility, 8 sound speech that cannot be
condemned, that one who is an opponent may be
ashamed, having nothing evil to say of you.