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Paul’s Shocking Line Explained

Wounded Sheep Versus Wolves

Ephesians 4:29 And Clean Speech

Truth That Builds Up

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All right, welcome back. Day three, uh, Galatians chapter five, beginning in verse seven. We're actually going to talk about tough language here. Paul says this He says, You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth? This persuasion is not from him who calls you. A little leaven leavens the whole lump. I have confidence in the Lord that you will take no other view, and the one who is troubling you will bear the penalty, whoever he is. Now, if you read this, you can understand, you can almost hear it in Paul's voice. Paul is beginning to get agitated because these people that he loves, the people at the church at Galatia that he preached the gospel to, now there is some wolf coming in in sheep's clothing, like we talked about a few weeks ago, and he he is beginning to pervert the gospel and lead these people that Paul has been discipling astray. Verse 11, he says, But if I, brothers, still preach circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case, the offense of the cross has been removed. In other words, if you think that you can do some things, whether it's circumcision or baptism or prayer prayer or whatever it is, if you think you can do some things to earn a right standing before God, then the the offense of the cross itself has been moved. And then Paul makes this statement. And it's there's a lot of emotion here. He says, I wish those who unsettle you would emasculate themselves. Well, that doesn't nearly carry the weight of what Paul is actually saying. Paul is using some tough language, some hard language, uh, maybe even some, it would have been very, very offensive, especially to the Judaizers who heard this in the first century. He he he he's saying this, okay, again, in the context of circumcision, and in case you're just a little slow on the uptake, when a child on the eighth day in Jerusalem would be, or in Israel would be circumcised, they would take a knife and they would cut away the foreskin of the boy. And what he is saying here is I wish the person that was teaching this false gospel would not just stop at the foreskin, but I wish he would take that knife all the way back and cut off all of his junk, everything that he has. Very offensive, very tough language. Now, one of the things I want you to notice in the scriptures, both Jesus and Paul will do this, they don't use this kind of tough language for those being led astray, but they use very tough language for the leaders, for the people that are leading people astray. You see, you treat a wounded sheep and a wolf very differently. So, Ephesians 4 29, Paul says this. All right. Some translations say, Let no whole unwholesome talk proceed out of your mouth. So you should ask yourself, men, does unwholesome talk come out of your mouth? Now, I'm not I'm not a stickler on just here's some certain words that are just completely off limits, although, by and large, and we're going to talk about this tomorrow, I do that, I do think there are a lot of believers, Christ followers, and you have used the the banner of freedom to excuse some unwholesome talk that's coming out of your mouth. So we should watch our mouths. But the question is, is the thing that you're saying corrupting? And even if it's true, according to Ephesians 4.29, just because something's true doesn't mean it necessarily needs to be said. The real measure is, but only such as is good for building up. If it helps the need of the hearer, then it's time to say it. But just because it's true, it doesn't mean that you necessarily have a right to say it. And it says, as it fits the occasion. Listen, not all occasions are the same. Now, again, this is not a license for you to just use cuss words all the time, but all occasions are not the same. Sitting around the dinner table with your family is a different occasion than being in the locker room or sitting around the fire pit. And he says that the words that come out of our mouth, they ought to give grace to those who hear. And I've I've shared this before, but you know, here in the South, you can use words that sound like a blessing to curse somebody. Like if you've ever heard some grandma say, Bless your heart, they're actually cursing you. They're telling you, Well, you're too dumb to talk to. And many times I've finished a sermon and a guy's come up to me, a brand new person at our church, and they've you've used curse words to bless me. Man, that was an effing great sermon. Now, again, I don't think that's a a wise use of words whatsoever, but the point is not just what the actual word is, but the meaning behind it. So, again, one of the things that you're gonna see with Paul is he does not mind using tough language in a tough situation that builds up, that protects certain people, that calls to encounter, but it is for the building up of the church. Men, I dare you to take a take a little account of the language coming out of your mouth with your coworkers, with your brothers, especially with your family, and ask yourself Am I using words? Am I using the power of the tongue that God has given me to help build up, to edify, to make much of, to call to account, to speak the truth, to build up, or am I using my mouth to tear down? I hope and pray, I hope and pray that you will humble yourself, that you will surrender not just your life to Christ, but your mouth to Christ, and use words. Use the word God has given you, speak the truth in love, and do so in such a way that it builds up as it fits the occasion, and you may give grace to those who hear.

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