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The power of the tongue: James 3:1-12

The Tongue: Ultimate Good or Ultimate Evil? James 3:1-12 1 Do not, many of you, become teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive a stricter judgment. 2 For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to bridle the entire body as well. 3 Now if we put the bits into the horses’ mouths so that they will obey us, we direct their entire body as well. 4 Look at the ships also, though they are so great and are driven by strong winds, they are still directed by a very small rudder wherever the inclination of the pilot wills. 5 So also the tongue is a small part of the body, and yet it boasts of great things. Behold how great a forest is set aflame by such a small fire! 6 And the tongue is a fire, the very world of unrighteousness; the tongue is set among our members as that which defiles the entire body, and sets on fire the course of our existence, and is set on fire by hell. 7 For every kind of beasts and birds, of reptiles and creatures of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by mankind. 8 But no one can tame the tongue; it is a restless evil and full of deadly poison. 9 With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the likeness of God. 10 From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so. 11 Does a fountain pour forth from the same opening fresh and bitter water? 12 Can a fig tree, my brothers, produce olives, or a vine produce figs? Nor can saltwater produce fresh. Christ As Teacher Phil. 4:3-5, Matt. 23:5-7, Lk. 4:42-43, Lk. 4:18, Ps. 119:50, Is. 8:20, Jn. 8:12, Ps. 119:105, Acts 1:8, Jn. 16:13-14, 1 Cor. 14:37, Eph. 2:17, 2 Cor. 5:20, Jn. 10:16 TRUTH #1 – Our tongue/speech has the power to bring life into a spiritually dead world, conviction to the sinner, comfort to the saint, and ultimately convey the very words of our Savior Vs. 1 The Tongue’s Impact (vs. 5-6) TRUTH #2 – Our tongue has the ability to be a mouthpiece for Satan. Prov. 18:21 The Tongue’s Controllability (vs. 7-9) TRUTH #3 – Our uncontrollable tongue possesses the power to insult the Creator The Tongue’s Perversion (vs. 10-12) Matt. 15:11, 12:36-37 TRUTH #4 – Our speech ultimately reveals the state and condition of our souls What can we do to control our tongues? Short-term Goals: Jas. 1:19 o Pray before speaking o Think before speaking o Listen more o Talk less  Prov. 10:19 Long-term Goals: Understand that only God can tame our tongues o 1 Pet. 2:21-23 Confess your sins to God and one another o 1 Jn. 1:19 Pray (and memorize) Psalm 141:3