Showing posts with label Pure Heart. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pure Heart. Show all posts
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Saturday, February 13, 2021
02-14 - Matthew 12:37 - By Your Words
{Matthew 12:37} For by your words you will be made right, and by your words you will be condemned. -- RLIV
Jesus was here speaking to the Pharisees, not to his disciples. Nevertheless, the principles holds true also for any who belong to Christ. What we say can have influence on others, and what we say reflects what is our hearts (Proverbs 15:28; Jeremiah 23:16; Matthew 12:34; 15:18; Luke 6:45), and our words will judge whether our heart is in a right condition before God or in a wrong condition before God. A heart that conscientiously and diligently seeks to do what is right will endeavor to speak words in obedience to God and Jesus. (Proverbs 8:17; Matthew 6:33; James 1:5) A heart that does not humbly seek that which is right will disregard the words of God and Jesus, and will seek to speak that which is not approved by God and Jesus. Thus, those who belong to Christ, as new creatures, have to constantly endeavor to figuratively bridle their tongues with the word of truth so as to speak in harmony with God's Spirit. -- 1 Corinthians 6:7; James 1:18,26; 3:2.
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