The Cincinnati Church

Whispering, Backbiting, Talebearing
I. The tongue has a capacity for good and evil. JAM 3:9-12; PRO 18:21.
A. Of all the parts of the body, it is the most difficult to tame. JAM 3:2-8.
1. It is easier to tame a lion than the tongue.
2. It has the capacity to condemn oneself. LUK 19:22.
3. It has the capacity to spue venom to another's injury. PSA 140:3.
B. One's religion is invalidated by an unbridled tongue. JAM 1:26.
C. To tame one's tongue requires taming one's heart. MAT 12:34-35.
II. Definitions.