Post by Cindy on Jun 10, 2020 4:38:14 GMT -5
“keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies.” (Psalm 34:13) It is not pleasing to the Lord when we speak evil of anyone, or for that matter, when we speak evil period. To speak of yourself in a belittling or destructive way is, in His sight, evil. Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile (against yourself as well as against anyone else!). Depart from evil (saying evil words and believing evil thoughts about yourself as well as about anyone else!), and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. Pursuing peace means to choose it. You will never have peace if you are putting yourself down. Freedom from the lies you tell yourself
I used to put myself down a lot, until I realized how bad it sounded, and then later realized it was also a sin. Then the Lord taught me about another bad habit I had that I again didn't realize was bad...after all, everyone does it! It's the habit of putting down other people when we hear they've done something they shouldn't have.
Tale-bearing emits a 3 fold poison; for it injures the teller, the hearer, and the person concerning whom the tale is told. Whether the report be true or false, we're forbidden to spread it. The reputations of the Lord’s people should be very precious in our sight, and we should count it shame to help the devil dishonour the Church and the name of the Lord. Many glory in pulling down their brethren, as if thereby they raised themselves. Noah’s wise sons cast a mantle over their father, and he who exposed him earned a fearful curse. We may ourselves one of these dark days need forbearance and silence from our brethren, let us render it cheerfully to those who require it now.
Be this our family rule, & personal bond—SPEAK EVIL OF NO MAN. The Holy Spirit however, permits us to censure sin, and prescribes the way in which we're to do it. It must be done by rebuking our brother to his face, not by railing behind his back. This is Christlike, and under God’s blessing will be useful. Does the flesh shrink from it? Then we must lay the greater stress upon our conscience, and keep ourselves to the work, lest by suffering sin upon our friend we become ourselves partakers of it. Hundreds have been saved from gross sins by the timely, wise, affectionate warnings of faithful brethren. Our Lord has set us a gracious example of how to deal with erring friends in his warning given to Peter, the prayer with which he preceded it, and the gentle way in which he bore with Peter’s boastful denial that he needed such a caution (Luke 22:32). Morning and evening
I used to put myself down a lot, until I realized how bad it sounded, and then later realized it was also a sin. Then the Lord taught me about another bad habit I had that I again didn't realize was bad...after all, everyone does it! It's the habit of putting down other people when we hear they've done something they shouldn't have.
Tale-bearing emits a 3 fold poison; for it injures the teller, the hearer, and the person concerning whom the tale is told. Whether the report be true or false, we're forbidden to spread it. The reputations of the Lord’s people should be very precious in our sight, and we should count it shame to help the devil dishonour the Church and the name of the Lord. Many glory in pulling down their brethren, as if thereby they raised themselves. Noah’s wise sons cast a mantle over their father, and he who exposed him earned a fearful curse. We may ourselves one of these dark days need forbearance and silence from our brethren, let us render it cheerfully to those who require it now.
Be this our family rule, & personal bond—SPEAK EVIL OF NO MAN. The Holy Spirit however, permits us to censure sin, and prescribes the way in which we're to do it. It must be done by rebuking our brother to his face, not by railing behind his back. This is Christlike, and under God’s blessing will be useful. Does the flesh shrink from it? Then we must lay the greater stress upon our conscience, and keep ourselves to the work, lest by suffering sin upon our friend we become ourselves partakers of it. Hundreds have been saved from gross sins by the timely, wise, affectionate warnings of faithful brethren. Our Lord has set us a gracious example of how to deal with erring friends in his warning given to Peter, the prayer with which he preceded it, and the gentle way in which he bore with Peter’s boastful denial that he needed such a caution (Luke 22:32). Morning and evening
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