Speech – Corsham Baptist Church https://corshambaptists.org Equipping God's people to build His Kingdom in Corsham and the surrounding area Sun, 19 Jan 2020 16:55:48 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://corshambaptists.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cropped-cropped-cbc-logo-blue-bg-32x32.jpeg Speech – Corsham Baptist Church https://corshambaptists.org 32 32 124314796 It Matters What You Say https://corshambaptists.org/uncategorized/it-matters-what-you-say/ Sat, 05 Dec 2015 18:46:25 +0000 http://www.corshambaptists.org/?p=646 Ephesians 4:29: “Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.”

Earlier today I was challenged by the following comment from Jerry Bridges’ book, “Respectable Sins”:

As we look at Ephesians 4:29, we see that we are not to let any corrupting talk come out of our mouths. Corrupting talk is not limited to profanity or obscene speech. … Note Paul’s absolute prohibition. No corrupting talk. None whatsoever. This means no gossip, no sarcasm, no critical speech, no harsh words. All of these sinful words that tend to tear down another person must be put out of our speech. Think about what the church of Jesus Christ would look like if we all sought to apply Paul’s words.

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