Those who reap destruction from their sinful nature

In World Mission Society Church of God, we may be taught teachings of the Spirit and the Bride[God the Father and God the Mother]. Therefore we can resemble God.

 When we preach the word of God, we sometimes hear people speak to us arrogantly with contempt. Nevertheless, we should not respond to them using harsh words. Even if people say evil words against us, we should have a broad mind to understand them and bear the situation.

 Going one step forward, we should tell them the good news of salvation and eternal life with touching and gracious words. When they speak evil words against us, if we respond to them with harsh words, it doesn''t please God. Those who sow ungodly acts and impetuous words will receive eternal punishment from God.

 Jude 1:14-16 『 . . . "See, the LORD is coming . . . to judge everyone, and to convict all the ungodly of all the ungodly acts they have done in the ungodly way, and of all the harsh words ungodly sinners have spoken against him. These men are grumblers and faultfinders; they follow their own evil desires; they boast about themselves and flatter others for their own advantage."』

 1 Ti 5:13-15 『Besides, they get into the habit of being idle and going about from house to house. And not only do they become idlers, but also gossips and busybodies, saying things they ought not to . . . Some have in fact already turned away to follow Satan.』

 In the Early Church, too, there were some people who got into the habit of being idle and learned to be gossips and busybodies, saying things they should not. The Bible says that such people finally turn away to follow Satan. So, we should be more careful with our words. It is also written that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken (Mt 12:36-37).

 As we see in the Bible, if a man gets angry, out of his mouth comes words unwholesome, ungracious and unworthy in the sight of God. It is because the mouth speaks out of the overflow of the heart (Mt 12:34). In the desert history of the Israelites, too, the people who spoke words of complaint were all destroyed.

 Before we say something, let''s think more than three times whether what we are about to say is "what we can say" or "what we ought not to." Our seniors who lived before us say this is the wisdom of life. We''d better not say "what we ought not to." There is a warning that those who speak what they ought not to will lose the truth of God in the end.

 1 Ti 6:3-5 『If anyone teaches false doctrines and does not agree to the sound instruction of our LORD Jesus Christ and to godly teaching, he is conceited and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy interest in controversies and quarrels about words that result in envy, strife, malicious talk, evil suspicions and constant friction between men of corrupt mind, who have been robbed of the truth and who think that godliness is a means to financial gain.』

 The instructions about speaking are also part of the godly teaching which Christ has given us. If we ignore Christ''s teaching that we should use good and gracious words, and do not strive to put it into practice, we will eventually be robbed of the truth and enter into eternal destruction.