Tongue
Holstege provides a biblical and theological meditation on the tongue as a powerful instrument of human communication, examining both its capacity for great evil and its proper use in glorifying God. Drawing extensively from Psalms, Proverbs, and other scriptural passages, the article explores how the tongue reflects the spiritual condition of the heart and calls believers to sanctified speech that honors the Lord.
Like the helm of a ship or a bit in the mouth of a horse, the tongue is a very little member (Jam. 3:3-5). Perhaps we are most conscious of our tongues when tasting a little food or drink, though we probably do not lap water with our tongues "as a dog lappeth," as did the 300 soldiers of Gideon (Jud. 7:5). But it is especially in its capacity for language that the tongue "boasteth great things" (Jam. 3:5), even greater than steering the bulk of a ship or controlling a powerful horse. If you...
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