Rumble Strips #3 –Repurposing Ephesians 4:29-32

Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen -Ephesians 4:29

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James 3:5-6 Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen -Ephesians 4:29

Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing. -1 Thessalonians 5:11

-John 4:41 And because of his words many more became believers. -John 4:41

And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. -Ephesians 4:30

Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. -Ephesians 4:31

Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. -Ephesians 4:32

Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” -Luke 23:34