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Originally Published in: Vol. 29 No. 10 February 1970 Tongue
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
So a test whether or not we love God is to ask ourselves whether we use our tongue in love to the neighbor. The tongue is just a small member of our body, but it can do great things. Let us see. James compares the tongue, a little member, to several things. First, to a bit in the mouth of a horse. A
James says “the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity.” The tongue is not innocent then, or harmless. Rather, every tongue is connected to a dreadfully sinful nature and when used by this sinful nature destroys like fire. In this connection, James also says, “Behold how great a matter a little fire
What problems does the tongue cause as we live among those of the world? E. How can our speech benefit others? 1. II Corinthians 1:4 2. Others? IV. Conclusions A. What is our motivation for controlling the tongue? B. What is the only possible way our tongues can be controlled? Tongue
(4) The Double Tongue Preacher: Rev. Angus Stewart Series: The Tongue Scripture: James 3:9-12 Bible Text: James 3:9-12 | Preacher: Rev. Angus Stewart | Series: The Tongue | I. Its Objects II. Its Incongruity
(2) The Little Tongue Preacher: Rev. Angus Stewart Series: The Tongue Scripture: James 3:2-5 Bible Text: James 3:2-5 | Preacher: Rev. Angus Stewart | Series: The Tongue | I. Its Directing Power II. Its Destructive Power III. Its Strategic Significance
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To pull up when he wants it to pull up. He can teach that wild beast. He can teach that beast to jump and to dance and to kneel. All with a little bit. So the tongue is a little member, but it has a great effect. So too, consider a ship, a large sailing ship, a sailing ship driven even of a fier
The tongue can cause more happiness or more pain than all other human instrumentalities. Throughout a lifetime, a single tongue can cause a world of happiness or a world of sorrow, one of pleasure or one of pain. James mentions, in particular, a few of the evils of the tongue. But before he mention