Job

The next subject that I would like to look at is the book of Job. I plan on posting some notes, as I prepare a sermon or series of sermons on the book. I do not plan on going verse by verse, but plan on more of an overview of the book.

Presbyterian

When you hear the word "Presbyterian", what does it mean to you?

The Tongue

How we listen and how we speak should be very important to Christians. A lot of times Christians will pass along a piece of truth about someone only to find out later on that that truth was really falsehood. Or they will pass along something about someone that really is true, but should not be repeated.

"I got it from a good source", and "It is true, so that is all that really matters." are not all that we should require before we pass along information about other people.

I strongly believe that it is good to ask good honest questions like:

Is the information about the person true?

Will the Church of Jesus Christ be strengthened by the passing along of this information?

Am I getting some kind of pleasure or revenge by passing along this information?

During my time on the internet, I have noticed some very questionable passing on of information by Christians about other Christians. We need to treat others in the way that Jesus would have us to treat them, even if that means that the truth will not get out.

The Tongue

Have you ever been in a situation where a friend of yours wants to tell you just how bad another friend of yours is? And your friend wants to tell you in the greatest detail and makes it very clear that you need to stay away from the other friend for your own safety and protection. What do you do in a case like this?

Is it possible that you should have shut your friend up before everything flew out of his or her mouth?

The Tongue

When we are talking about someone and that someone has hurt us, is it OK to say anything that we like to say as long as our statements are true?

When we are talking about someone, and that someone has hurt us, is it OK to say anything that we like to say as long as our statements are true, and we have faced the person with these truths?

If it is condidered to be OK for Christians to say anything that they like to say about a person who has hurt them as long as what they are saying is true, and they have faced the person with these truths, what does the Christian who has been hurt do when the offending party asks for forgiveness? The Christian can grant forgiveness, but how will the offending person be restored if the whole community knows all about the truths that the offended party has been spreading? And if those truths have been expanded time and time again as the story is told over and over, who, if anyone, is responsible for cleaning up the mess?

The Tongue

When we are talking about someone and that someone has hurt us, is it OK to say anything that we like to say as long as our statements are true?

When we are talking about someone, and that someone has hurt us, is it OK to say anything that we like to say as long as our statements are true, and we have faced the person with these truths?

The Tongue

When we are talking about someone and that someone has hurt us, is it OK to say anything that we like to say as long as our statements are true?