On the contrary, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel. We are not trying to please people but God, who tests our hearts. You know we never used flattery, nor did we put on a mask to cover up greed - God is our witness. We were not looking for praise from people, not from you or anyone else, even though as apostles of Christ we could have asserted our authority.
1 Thessalonians 2:4-6
All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind, but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil full of poison.
James 3:7-8
Angus Buchan said we should stop working for the devil by talking negatively..
For this reason he had to be made like them, fully human in every way, in order that he might make atonement for the sins of the people. Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.
Hebrews 2:18
For those such as Bernice and Sbonelo I (as a metaphor of Christ) am stopping me from walking off the path...
I took this yesterday in exasperation about the salespeople at the mall..surely they are meant to make you buy their goods and come back? They just scare me away!!
"Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the same measure you use, it will be measured to you." Mathew 7:1-2