TONGUE/MOUTH/SPEECH

THE TONGUE

CHARACTERISTICS

1. The tongue is a sense organ. It senses sweet, salt, sour and bitter. It reports heat, cold, pain and texture. The tip of the tongue is the most sensitive part of the entire human body.

2. The tongue and teeth initiate feeding.

3. The tongue does not sense flavor, (ie. vanilla, chocolate). That is done by the nose from gases released by the action of saliva.

4. Saliva begins the breakdown of food and is required by the taste buds to function. Taste buds need water to function. So do we.

5. Salt is sensed on the sides and tip. Nothing in the center. Sweet on the tip. Sour on the sides. Bitter is sensed at the back (just prior to swallowing)

( Bitterness = judgment)

A. COMPARE/CONTRAST GAL 5:17

FLESH/SPIRIT

1. Sensitive, Delicate/Pr 25:15 Jas 3:6,8

2. Feeding Ourselves/Deut 8:3

3. Less Than We Think/Pr 11:11; 18:21 Jas 3:1-5

4. Beginning of Digestion/ Ro 10:5-10

5. Bitterness/ Rev 10:8-10

B. GENERAL

Simplicity Mt 5:33-37

Quality Eph 4:29,31 Col 4:6 1 Ti 4:12

Truth Deu 19:16-21 Pr 6:16,17 Eph 4:25 Rev 21:8

C. CONTROL (Bridle) Ps 39:1 Pr 15:1-4, 28; 17:28; 26:4,5; 29:11

Ecc 10:11-14 Jas 1:26

D. GOSSIP/SLANDER Don't SPEAK It, LISTEN To It, or REPEAT It.

Lev 19:16 Pr 10:18; 11:13;16:28;17:4; 18:8; 26:20

Ro 1:28-32 2 Co 12:20

E. NAME IT, CLAIM IT JOHN 1:16

Ro 8:11÷Eph 3:14-21÷Gen 1:1,3,6,9,11,14,20,24,26÷Mt 17:20÷Tit 1:2

Nu 14:36,27 Ac 5:1-11

Phil 4:13 - power (Dunamis) to strengthen

Remember the tongue is fire (Jas 3:6). Fire can consume or purify.

The ultimate power is power over death. God offers that to us as a free gift.

THE MOUTH

Mouth - Heb."peh" from root word "pa'ah" = "to puff, blow away"

Note relationship to "ruach" - wind, breath, spirit

Remember that God SPOKE the world into existence.

Jas 3:10,11 The MOUTH is the SOURCE of:

BITTER SWEET

Idolatry Ro 1:21-25 Prayer Ac 16:23-26

Lying 1Ki 22:13,22,23 God's Law Jos 1:6-8

Unfaithfulness Ps 5:8,9 Praise Ps 34:1

Cursing Ps 10:4-7 Wisdom Lk 21:10-18

Pride Pr 14:3 Testimony Eph 6:14-20

Evil 1Pe 3:8-17 Ps 50:16-23 Confession Ro 10:8-10

Vanity Ps 144:8-11 Righteousness Ps 71:14-16

Foolishness Pr 15:2 Ecc 10:12,13 Life Deu 8:1-3 Pr 10:11;13:3

How Important Is It? Mt 15:7-11,15-20

Ecc 5:1-7

Col 3:1-17

Jude 11-20

Mt 12:31-37

2Chr 7:12-16

MURMURING/COMPLAINING

The Bible is COMPLETELY negative on this subject!

Conflicts with Gal 5:22,23

Murmuring reflects rejection of, or a lack of appreciation for God's blessings.

- 7 murmurings after leaving Egypt

1. Ex 15:22-24 and Ex 16:1-12

2. Ex 17:2,3

3. Nu 10:33 - 11:6,10-34

4. Nu 13:25 - 14:4

5. Nu 16:41-50

6. Nu 21:5-7

7. Jos 9:14-21

- Complaining is rooted in looking inward. Eyes off God.

Ps 77:1-3

- We are Commanded not to murmur

Jn 6:38-61 Phil 2:14

- We are Warned against murmuring.

1Co 10:1-10

- Murmuring grieves the Holy Spirit

Eph 4:29-32

- Murmuring is CHARACTERISTIC of the ungodly.

Jude 14-16

STUDY Jas 3:8-18

WORDS

- Words are DEEDS

- 2Co 5:10 "in his body" - "in" = "dia" = proceeding from

Our words, spoken or written, proceed from the body.

- Mt 12:34-37

v.34 - God looks at the heart (1Sa 16:7), which is the source of our words. Note the figure of speech in Ps 62:8. The heart "utters" - Pr 23:33;Ecc 5:2;Isa 59:13

v.37 - "words"="logos"=the SPOKEN or WRITTEN word as the EXPRESSION of thought. ("rhema" is the OUTWARD form - actual parts of speech).

Logos is often translated "account" - Ro 14:12;Phil 4:17;Heb 13:17;1Pe 4:5

- The Heart - Mt 15:15-20 Lk 6:45 Jas 1:26 Ro 10:9,10

- "If we say..." 1Jn 1:6,8,10 1Jn 2:4-6,9

TRUTH

TRUTH is the most important element of what we say, NOT...

- Peace Jas 3:17 Mt 10:34,35 connect to Jn 18:37

- Physical Need 1Sa 21:1-10 connect to 22:9-22

- Courtesy 2Jn 9-11

- Modesty Lk 11:30-32

- Popularity Pr 27:5,6 Lk 17:3,4 Ro 15:14 2Th 3:14,15

- Subordination Dan 3:13-18

- Being Nice Lk 12:13,14

- The alternative to TRUTH is SILENCE - Lev 10:1-3 Ecc 3:7 Isa 53:7

Amos 5:12,13 Mt 27:13,14 1Pe 2:15,16 Pr 26:4,5

CorrectBible Note: Because of Jn 8:44, beware situations which make the TRUTH seem "impractical", "rude", etc. Because of Jas 3:8, we must hold fast to 1Pe 3:10-15, conforming to Gal 5:16-26.