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The Back Page “Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord...For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts...All these evil things come from within and defile the man” (Ps. 19:14; Mark 7:21-23). Hence, the need to “Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life” (Prov. 4:23).
The attitude that led Israel to say, “...Give us a king...That we also may be like all the nations...” (I Sam. 8:6-20) is the attitude that leads some brethren to take up the customs of their religious neighbors. Some seem to want to use terms our religious neighbors have borrowed from Madison Avenue or one another: “dynamic,” “exciting,” “entertaining,” “fun,” “fantastic,” “awesome,” “retreat,” “praise,” and “revival.” To me, the last two terms seem to be used, not because they have Biblical roots, but because they are used by our religious neighbors, they are popular, they are the “in” thing. It is an evidence that some are getting closer to them, rather than teaching them and bringing them closer to the truth. It is a sign of softness, weakness, and decay. The religious world wants us to use ITS terminology.
In daily conversation, some use words that take God’s name in vain. Many may not use curse words, but how many times have you heard brethren use “God” or a “go” word as an exclamation? “Go” words are four or five letter words which begin with “go.” They are a corruption of the name “God.” Then, there is a four letter word beginning with “h” which is a corruption for “hell.” Some members of the church need to clean up their speech. What kind of example are you?
“Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man” (Colossians 4:6). “Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true ...honest ...just ...pure ...lovely ...good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise think on these things” (Phil. 4:8). “But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment” (Mt. 12:36). Brethren, let’s do a better job of bridling our tongue (Ja 1:26). Study carefully. - Editor
The Words Of My Mouth
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