The manner of speech and the content of their words expose the ungodly and their true nature. The manner of speech and content of the words likewise should reveal the contrast and godliness of believers. Grumbling, complaining, discontentment are sins of the tongue often tolerated and yet have the potential for great destruction and harm to anyone exposed including believers. Even more serious is the expression of unbelief, dissatisfaction, and rebellion against God whom ultimately the grumbling is against. Failure to speak the truth and speak truthfully will also characterize the unbeliever as lying has been a sin from the beginning of rebellion by man clear back to the garden. Telling reminders of the responsibility believers have concerning their speech, both in what is said and what is not said.
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“ Lying lips a long-term evil ” What an excellent summary to this sermon! Please read it, I would add, from the very last book in the Bible,
¶Revelation of John 21:8
But for the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and immoral persons and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their part will be in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”
¶and
¶Psalms 120:2-3
2. Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips, From a deceitful tongue.
3. What shall be given to you, and what more shall be done to you, You deceitful tongue?
¶Proverbs 12:22
22. Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, But those who deal faithfully are His delight.
¶All verses from the NASB.
¶Gil Rugh, has been preaching about some "popular" in-the-news, sins lately, but I am certainly pleased that he also covered some sins that have been, and are being ignored!
In the fall of 1969, Gil began a full-time teaching ministry as Senior Pastor of Indian Hills Community Church. He also earned his Ph.D. from the California Graduate School of Theology. The focus of Pastor Rugh’s ministry is systematic, verse-by-verse teaching of the Bible. As a...
