140 Evil Speaking

Evil Speaking THIRD YEAR—SUBJECT 33

Evil Speaking

(READ JAMES 3)

James teaches that the tongue is a small member, yet full of deadly poi¬son; that it is worse than any serpent or wild animal; that it often controls the body; that it needs to be watched and controlled; that, though small it may kindle a great fire and give us much trouble. So one of the first lessons, and perhaps the hardest lesson, a young Chris¬tian must learn is to educate himself to control the tongue.

Many men have been killed, many poor girls have been ruined, many fam¬ilies broken up, many separations have come, and many churches have been wrecked just because some members had too much tongue. So if we will take up some of the evils the tongue brings upon us, and study how to avoid them, this will greatly help us to enlarge our usefulness and do more good in life and give us a grander hope of heaven.

QUESTIONS 1. What does Solomon say about evil speaking? Proverbs 26:20-28.

2. Why oes Paul say we must put from us? Ephesians 4:25.

3. Quote Titus 3:2.

4. What does James say we must do with our tongues? James 1:26.

5. What does he say about the tongue? James 3:5-10.

6. How must we speak of our brethren? James 4:11.

7. What does Peter say we must lay aside? 1 Peter 2:1.

8. What must we do to live long and see good days? 1 Peter 3:9-10.

9. Why did God condemn the people of Lot’s town? 2 Peter 2:7-10.

10. Wrhat does Jude say about evil speaking? Jude 1:8.

11. How long will evil speaking last? Proverbs 12:5-19.

12. If we give attention to evil speaking, what kind of people are we? Proverbs 17:4-20.