Word of the Day, Part 10: Speak

• Speak, continued:
  • God speaks (continued):
    • New Testament
      • Through His Son – Hebrews 1:1-3
      • Through His Holy Spirit – John 16:7-13
      • Through the writings of inspired saints
        • I Corinthians 2:1-7; II Peter 3:1-2; II Corinthians 13:1-3
        • Hebrews 2:3-4; I Thessalonians 2:13
      • Man also spoke, but not always inspired
        • The writer recording it was inspired
        • The person recorded might not be
          • The blind man Jesus healed – John 9:31
          • Job’s friends
            • Eliphaz the Temanite
            • Zophar the Naamathite
            • Bildad the Shuhite
            • Job 5:17; 42:7-8
          • Take care whether to speak
            • Takes contemplation – James 1:19
            • Takes caution – Ecclesiastes 5:2
            • Takes wisdom – Proverbs 10:19; 13:3; 15:2
          • Why?
            • Tongue is a dangerous weapon
              • Must be tamed – James 3:1-12
              • Can be unfitting – Ephesians 5:3-4
              • Can defile – Matthew 15:11
              • Brings evil back to life – Colossians 3:5-11
            • James didn’t say NOT to speak
              • Ecclesiastes 3:1
              • We need to take care how we speak
            • Take care how to speak
              • Things in “good taste” – Colossians 4:6
              • Things that are exemplary – I Timothy 4:12
              • Especially to brethren – Titus 2:6-8
            • There are things which must be said
              • Jeremiah 20:8-9
            • Be wary of how others speak
              • Romans 16:17-18