3. JAMES 5:9 Do not grumble against one another, brothers, so that
you may not be judged; behold,
the Judge is standing at the door.

4. BECAUSE WE ARE FAMILY

5. JAMES 5:9a
Do not grumble against
one another, brothers,

6. JOHN 1:12
But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, He gave the
right to become children of God

7. BECAUSE WE WILL HAVE TO ANSWER FOR IT

8. JAMES 5:9 Do not grumble against one another, brothers, so that
you may not be judged; behold,
the Judge is standing at the door.

9. 2 CORINTHIANS 5:10
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil

10. BECAUSE GOD HATES IT

11. JAMES 5:9 Do not grumble against one another, brothers, so that
you may not be judged; behold,
the Judge is standing at the door.

12. PROVERBS 6:16-19 There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that
are an abomination to him...
... a person who sows
discord among brothers.

13. BECAUSE IT IS FOOLISH

14. JAMES 4:1-2 What is causing the quarrels and
fights among you? Don’t they come from the evil desires at war within you? You want what you don’t have, so you scheme and kill to get it. You are jealous of what others have, but you can’t get
it, so you fight and wage war to
take it away from them.

15. “Thomas Watson is right to remind us that ‘murmuring is the devil's music’. There is something radically wrong with anyone who seems always to be looking for faults, unsettling relationships or causing some kind of disturbance in the church or elsewhere.”
John Blanchard

16. BUILD UP > DESTROY

17. 1 THESSALONIANS 5:11 So encourage each other and
build each other up, just as
you are already doing.

18. HARMONY > WAR

19. ROMANS 14:19 So then, let us aim for harmony in the church and
try to build each other up.

20. DISCIPLE > CONDEMN

21. MATTHEW 18:15 If another believer sins against
you, go privately and point out
the offense. If the other person
listens and confesses it, you
have won that person back.

22. PHILEMON 1:8-9 Though I am bold enough in Christ
to command you to do what is
required, yet for love's sake
I prefer to appeal to you.