Monday, April 20, 2009
Monday, April 6, 2009
We will be held to account for every word we speak
I have been reading Matthew and a few Psalms this week, and the main thing that keeps standing out to me is how much emphasis there is on being honest, and being careful with the words that we speak.
Good fruit comes from good trees, evil springs forth from evil:
Matthew 12:36
I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every areless word they speak, for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.
Jesus says that we shouldn't swear by God, or by anything else for that matter, and rather than taking an oath, let your yes become an oath to those who know you, and your no become the same.
Matthew 5:37
Let what you say be simply "Yes" or "No"; anything more than this comes from evil.
Psalm 101:5
Whoever slanders his neighbor secretly, I will destroy. Whoever has a haughty look and an arrogant heart, I will not endure.
Psalm 101:7
No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my housel no one who utters lies shall continue before my eyes.
Psalm 31:18
Let the lying lips be mute, which speak insolently against the righteous in pride and contempt
After reading all of those verses, it gave me a broader understanding of the golden rule, also found in Matthew, as it becomes clear that treating others as we want to be treated definitely includes the words we speak. I know there are countless other passages in the Bible that talk about guarding our mouths, being honest, etc. etc., it just really stood out to me what an emphasis was put on it by Jesus in Matthew, and by David in the Psalms.
Matthew 7:12
So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
So my takeaway from this is it's time for me to guard the gate by which folly and lies would so happily spill out from, and be sure that I am honest, I am kind, and I do not gossip. After all, what is the tongue if not a rudder for our ship, or a spark to a great forest.
On a lighter note, I've found a great way to start my morning is to wake up an extra fifteen minutes or so early and read a couple of psalms.
Everyone who reads this needs to go now and sign up for the forum I started: guf.11.forumer.com
go to the "life in general" subject and click on "what this forums all about" and read my little statement. Thankyou all, have a great day
Good fruit comes from good trees, evil springs forth from evil:
Matthew 12:36
I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every areless word they speak, for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.
Jesus says that we shouldn't swear by God, or by anything else for that matter, and rather than taking an oath, let your yes become an oath to those who know you, and your no become the same.
Matthew 5:37
Let what you say be simply "Yes" or "No"; anything more than this comes from evil.
Psalm 101:5
Whoever slanders his neighbor secretly, I will destroy. Whoever has a haughty look and an arrogant heart, I will not endure.
Psalm 101:7
No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my housel no one who utters lies shall continue before my eyes.
Psalm 31:18
Let the lying lips be mute, which speak insolently against the righteous in pride and contempt
After reading all of those verses, it gave me a broader understanding of the golden rule, also found in Matthew, as it becomes clear that treating others as we want to be treated definitely includes the words we speak. I know there are countless other passages in the Bible that talk about guarding our mouths, being honest, etc. etc., it just really stood out to me what an emphasis was put on it by Jesus in Matthew, and by David in the Psalms.
Matthew 7:12
So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.
So my takeaway from this is it's time for me to guard the gate by which folly and lies would so happily spill out from, and be sure that I am honest, I am kind, and I do not gossip. After all, what is the tongue if not a rudder for our ship, or a spark to a great forest.
On a lighter note, I've found a great way to start my morning is to wake up an extra fifteen minutes or so early and read a couple of psalms.
Everyone who reads this needs to go now and sign up for the forum I started: guf.11.forumer.com
go to the "life in general" subject and click on "what this forums all about" and read my little statement. Thankyou all, have a great day
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