James 3:6-12 – The Tongue is Fire

<p><strong>KEY TAKEAWAYS:</strong></p><ul><li>In seeking to control our tongues we must admit to God our weakness, seek His help, and place relentless guard on our tongues. God’s grace can enable us to use our tongues and our words for blessing and encouraging others.</li><li>James taught that the original stamp of the likeness of God in the human creature is still present. It is to be respected and blessed, not made the object of curse.</li><li>To use the gift of speech to praise the Giver of every good and perfect gift (1:17) and to extol the God who befriends us (2:23) is the proper use of the tongue.</li></ul><p>For more information about this show, includes additional notes and details, please visit the show page <a href="https://seekingourgod.com/james-36-12-the-tongue-is-fire/" target="_blank">here </a>or visit our home page at <a href="https://www.seekingourgod.com" target="_blank">SeekingourGod.com</a></p><p>Music</p><ul><li>Life of Riley by Kevin MacLeod</li><li>Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3976-life-of-riley</li><li>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a></li></ul>