Jesus said, “Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks” (Matthew 12:34). What we say reveals what’s in our hearts. James reminds us that the tongue has both the power to destroy and the power to bless, and only the wisdom from above can bring our speech under godly control.
The Importance of the Word
We must be willing to let the Word of God confront and even shatter our false assumptions. The danger lies in merely following along the same well-worn “cattle paths” of belief that others have set before us. Instead, we must be like the noble Bereans, who “received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so” (Acts 17:11).
You Will Fall Apart from Sovereign Grace!
Man-centered religion insists you can stand before God by your will and works. But Adam fell before sin entered the world—what chance have we after the fall? Only sovereign grace can save sinners. Salvation is not a joint effort between God and man; it is the work of God alone, from beginning to end.
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