THE CHRISTIAN’S MOUTH
Pastor
J. C. O’Hair
Why did the Holy Spirit instruct saints, not to lie, not to steal, not to blaspheme, not to be angry unto wrath? Because saints were doing those things in Paul’s day, as they are to-day. Demas was for some time a faithful saint of the Lord and the fellow-labourer of Paul. But the hour came when, so to speak, Demas turned his back on Paul and the Lord and went to a wicked city, because he loved the things of the world. (2 Timothy 4:10). Who could count the great multitude of Christians, who have ceased to be spiritual shining lights for the Lord Jesus, because of the love of the world? They are not obeying Ephesians 5:3 and 4: “Fornication, and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient.”
God’s instructions to the saints in this age of grace are very clear; “let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth.” (Ephesians 4:29). The word “corrupt” is the Greek, meaning “rotten.” Think of “rotten” words coming from the mouth of a Christian. Some Christians are very careless as to their speech. God declares that “it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them (sinners) in secret.” This means that saints should be very careful about repeating the filthy, rotten, profane words uttered by sinners, “who are corrupt and speak wickedly.” “They set their mouth against the heavens.” (Psalm 73: 8 and 9).
Every child of God would do well to pray with the Psalmist, “set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.” (Psalm 141:3). And that child should obey Colossians 4:6: “let your speech be always with grace.” “Grace” Christians are to have “grace” speech. I am sure that almost every honest Christian will say, “my mouth has said many things that should never have been uttered by a child of God.” Did you know that the word “mouth” is mentioned more than 100 times in Psalms and Proverbs? In these Books we read much of the saint’s mouth and the sinner’s mouth. We read; “the mouth of the sinner is full of cursing and deceit.” (Psalm 10:7). In Psalm 59:12 we read of the sin of their mouth. Yes, the mouth does sin, although the heart and mind are responsible for much of the sin of the mouth. The Psalmist said, “the Lord put a new song in my mouth,” and he prayed, “let the words of my mouth be acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord.” (Psalm 19:14). Let us pray this daily.
God’s Word is clear, that He will not hold guiltless the man that taketh His name in vain. (Exodus 20:7). Some sinners use the name of God or Christ, in profanity, many, many times each day. Most of these men would not kill a man a day, or a dozen men, or a hundred men a day. They acknowledge that to kill a fellow-man would be a great sin. Sin is the transgression of the law. The law says, “thou shalt not kill.” This is the sixth commandment. Why did God place the “profanity” commandment ahead of the murder commandment? When you next decide to use the Name of God or the Lord Jesus Christ in cursing, ask and answer this question. Surely, if you have been saved by the precious blood of the Lord Jesus Christ, you will definitely decide not to use profanity, even to quote the words of a sinner. If you have not been saved by the grace of God, and faith in the shed blood of Christ, if you will receive God’s grace and God’s Son, God will pardon all of your wicked past, and help you overcome your evil habits by the new Divine power and strength that will be yours.
In James 3:9 and 10, we read concerning the use of the tongue: “therewith bless we God, the Father, and therewith curse we men, made after the similitude of God . . . Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing.”
What is the Gospel?
Believing Christ died, that’s
HISTORY.
Believing Christ died for YOUR sins
and rose again, that’s SALVATION.
Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel
which the preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you,
unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all
that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the
scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day
according to the scriptures. 1. Corinthians 15:1-4
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