(14-02-2025, 11:58 AM)cheekopekman Wrote: We must be careful how we answer questions from non-Christians, especially with regards to the Bible lah!
We must give an account of every careless word spoken 1 day lah!
You are right, brother. The Bible says that when we go to be with the Lord, we'll have to account for every careless word we have spoken (Matt 12:36-37). We pay for them here on earth also. I believe the price is too high to pay for something that can easily be controlled by our own will. We can speak love, joy, and peace into our world, or we can speak strife, hatred, deception, a couple of swear words or rattle off a string of four-letter words.
The best way to improve speech is to improve the heart. "For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks" (Matt 12:34). A heart filled with the Holy Spirit and the truth of God's Word will produce godly speech that brings life to the speaker as well as to the listener. God has promised "whoever guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from troubles" (Proverbs 21:23; 12:18).
Yes, we're to be careful with our choice of words when sharing the exclusive gospel - salvation through Christ alone - with non-Christians. Besides, we must be willing to fight to uphold this and other core doctrines, the way PP and LKSM have done tenaciously and indefatigably.
I do get upset at times, do you? Anyone with any gumption gets upset occasionally. But the Word of God says, "Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Neither give place to the devil" (Eph 4:26-27) There's a world of difference between getting upset and holding a grudge. We can disagree with someone, and we can disagree agreeably. There are certain things in the Word of God that allow room for differences of opinion, and not everyone is going to see eye-to-eye on everything. We can disagree on certain issues. However, we aren't going to hold a grudge against someone just because he doesn't feel the same way we do.