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Power of the Tongue

This is a transcript of our lesson during our group chat Bible study in Facebook last Friday 2011.01.14. If you wish to join the Bible study, catch us on the following times. Just search for the Life BS Group.

Bible study schedule:

Fridays, 5:30pm (GMT +03:00)
Sundays, 7:30pm (GMT +03:00) 

Here now was the lesson:

Proverbs 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.

It says, death and life are in the power of the tongue.

A common belief is that words are just words.. and people have grown into that belief that is why most people are never careful with what they say.

We know that we can use words to hurt others because we have been hurt by others also just with words. So, words are not just words.

And the Bible tells us that life and death are in the power of the tongue. Quite surprising huh? And more over, the person himself will eat the fruits thereof.

Basically, the Bible's teaching is this: when we speak blessings, we speak life, when we speak curses, we speak death. And it is not only the person we are cursing who is affected by it but us also.

That is why Romans 12:14 instructs us to bless and not to curse.

Romans 12:14: Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.

And in James 3:9-10 With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God. (10) From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.

So there we are, those verses I've given you are purely instructional. But the Bible has something more to say about the power of the tongue. And it's power is really manifested in speaking life.

In Joel 3:10 it says .. let the weak say, I am strong.

It has something to do with our born again spirit. Here's another Scripture:

Isa 33:24 And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick.. This verse is talking about about Zion..

Here’s another:

Rom 10:10 .. with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

Even our very salvation is had by the confession with the mouth.

And a very famous verse is this:

Mat 21:21 .. if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.

It is amazing what the Bible says we can do with our declarations. Of course it is implied here that we have faith; that we are in Christ for these verses to take place in our lives.

And we must remember that negative things we speak as well do take place. That's why we can notice from other people, they always say, “ang hirap naman ng buhay..” And it is so unto them.

Remember how we talked about in our previous sessions that we need to renew our mind? This lesson is in line to that. Changing what is inside our hearts and minds will definitely change our language.

And take note about Isa 33:24. It doesn't say that the inhabitant will not get sick, it only says that the inhabitant shall not SAY...

And so it is an important principle in our faith to always declare life no matter what the circumstances are.

Take note of the Scripture references, our lesson ends here.

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