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Book Introduction
Biblical Reflections on Words That Will Change Your Language Habits
Biblical Proverbs on 'Speaking for the Glory of God'
Death and life are in the power of the tongue (Proverbs 18:21)
"If we spoke like Jesus, how would this world—our homes, our churches, our schools, our society—change?" Let God dwell on your tongue! The power of words is so powerful that they can kill or save.
“A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.” If a single word of truth has ever penetrated my heart and changed my entire life, then on the other hand, I sometimes recall words I heard a year ago as if they were yesterday and shed tears.
Every time, I am amazed at the power and tenacious vitality of evil words.
Biblical Proverbs on 'Speaking for the Glory of God'
Death and life are in the power of the tongue (Proverbs 18:21)
"If we spoke like Jesus, how would this world—our homes, our churches, our schools, our society—change?" Let God dwell on your tongue! The power of words is so powerful that they can kill or save.
“A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.” If a single word of truth has ever penetrated my heart and changed my entire life, then on the other hand, I sometimes recall words I heard a year ago as if they were yesterday and shed tears.
Every time, I am amazed at the power and tenacious vitality of evil words.
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Introduction: The Power of Words and the Wonders of God
Life and death are in the power of the tongue. _ Justin Taylor
1.
War of Words
He who rules our hearts
Rule the Words _ Paul Tripp
2 Sanctification of the Tongue
The fight for the holy word
It must continue day by day _ Sinclair Ferguson
3 Fluency and the Wonder of the Cross
Through the beauty of words
Let them see the beauty of Jesus _ John Piper
4. Balance of words
Sometimes harsh words
Saving People _ Mark Driscoll
5 The Power of Story
The gospel in later generations
Telling a Story _ Daniel Taylor
6 Praise and Word
When we praise
What's Happening _ Bob Coughlin
Conversation with the Authors 1
Maturation of the tongue,
The word is in me
The solution is to let them in.
Conversation with the Authors 2
Our words to God
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Introduction: The Power of Words and the Wonders of God
Life and death are in the power of the tongue. _ Justin Taylor
1.
War of Words
He who rules our hearts
Rule the Words _ Paul Tripp
2 Sanctification of the Tongue
The fight for the holy word
It must continue day by day _ Sinclair Ferguson
3 Fluency and the Wonder of the Cross
Through the beauty of words
Let them see the beauty of Jesus _ John Piper
4. Balance of words
Sometimes harsh words
Saving People _ Mark Driscoll
5 The Power of Story
The gospel in later generations
Telling a Story _ Daniel Taylor
6 Praise and Word
When we praise
What's Happening _ Bob Coughlin
Conversation with the Authors 1
Maturation of the tongue,
The word is in me
The solution is to let them in.
Conversation with the Authors 2
Our words to God
main
Into the book
When it comes to communication, my biggest problem is myself.
“The greatest difficulties, the greatest dangers, the traps into which we all fall every day, are always within us, not outside us.”
Let's go back to the tree story.
Let's say we have an apple tree in our backyard.
That tree produces brown apples every year, but they are so hard and dry that they are impossible to eat.
My wife gets angry and yells at me every time she sees that tree.
“Honey, are you going to leave this apple tree alone when it only produces apples that are too edible?”
I'm lost in thought for a moment.
I want to help my beloved wife.
So after thinking about it for a while, I tell my wife.
“Honey, I have a good idea.
“I think I can fix the apple tree.”
The wife is bewildered, yet very hopeful.
On Saturday morning, I move a large ladder, a pair of electric shears, and three branches laden with red, delicious-looking apples.
Then he climbs up the ladder, very carefully cuts off the inedible apples, and carefully hangs the red, delicious-looking apples around the tree.
From a distance, you would think that the greatest horticulturist of the century had arrived.
But what about in the eyes of his wife?
“It’s clear that my husband has lost his mind.”
Hanging apples will rot after some time.
Because it is not attached to the tree of life.
More importantly, the next year you will still get dry, shriveled, inedible brown apples.
Because there was no organic change in the apple tree.
If an apple tree produces fruit like that every year, something is definitely wrong with the tree from the root.
Let's apply this powerful blueprint to the world of words.
Many of the attempts people make to facilitate communication are not much different from the apple-hanging I just did.
There is no energy here to understand and confess the war of the mind that is going on inside.
Our problems are not in other people, situations, or circumstances, but in our hearts.
We should not blame our flawed neighbors and the corrupt world we live with.
We must all stand before our Redeemer and humbly acknowledge:
The biggest problem in communication is oneself.
That's when you start moving towards change.
“The greatest difficulties, the greatest dangers, the traps into which we all fall every day, are always within us, not outside us.”
Let's go back to the tree story.
Let's say we have an apple tree in our backyard.
That tree produces brown apples every year, but they are so hard and dry that they are impossible to eat.
My wife gets angry and yells at me every time she sees that tree.
“Honey, are you going to leave this apple tree alone when it only produces apples that are too edible?”
I'm lost in thought for a moment.
I want to help my beloved wife.
So after thinking about it for a while, I tell my wife.
“Honey, I have a good idea.
“I think I can fix the apple tree.”
The wife is bewildered, yet very hopeful.
On Saturday morning, I move a large ladder, a pair of electric shears, and three branches laden with red, delicious-looking apples.
Then he climbs up the ladder, very carefully cuts off the inedible apples, and carefully hangs the red, delicious-looking apples around the tree.
From a distance, you would think that the greatest horticulturist of the century had arrived.
But what about in the eyes of his wife?
“It’s clear that my husband has lost his mind.”
Hanging apples will rot after some time.
Because it is not attached to the tree of life.
More importantly, the next year you will still get dry, shriveled, inedible brown apples.
Because there was no organic change in the apple tree.
If an apple tree produces fruit like that every year, something is definitely wrong with the tree from the root.
Let's apply this powerful blueprint to the world of words.
Many of the attempts people make to facilitate communication are not much different from the apple-hanging I just did.
There is no energy here to understand and confess the war of the mind that is going on inside.
Our problems are not in other people, situations, or circumstances, but in our hearts.
We should not blame our flawed neighbors and the corrupt world we live with.
We must all stand before our Redeemer and humbly acknowledge:
The biggest problem in communication is oneself.
That's when you start moving towards change.
---From the text
Publisher's Review
Not a single word we utter is neutral.
There are words that lead to life and words that lead to death.
The choice is ours.
Just as a small fire can destroy a whole forest, a sharp word, a sloppy sentence, or a harsh joke can light a fire that cannot be put out.
Words have the power to burn and destroy life.
Every word we speak, whether negative or positive, has power.
Paul warns us to be careful about the fruit of our own words.
Otherwise, they will bite each other and destroy each other.
Paul did not say that 'relationships' are destroyed, but that 'people' are destroyed.
Evil words risk trampling on people's faith or destroying their hopes.
As Christians, what should our speech be like?
Spiritual maturity is demonstrated through the use of the tongue.
Whether it's words exchanged in a relationship, words to persuade someone, words of satire, stories, or lyrics, all words are connected to who we are and how we speak.
Jesus gives a remarkable example in a passage from the Gospel of Luke.
“For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks” (Luke 6:45).
If we are speaking harsh, ugly, unloving, condemning, insolent, selfish, and proud words, this is not the language of a saint.
Words of encouragement, hope, love, peace, unity, instruction, wisdom, and correction are life-giving.
We must remember that words of anger, malice, slander, jealousy, gossip, division, contempt, racism, violence, judgment, and condemnation lead to death. How can we allow our tongues to be graciously used by our great and glorious God to teach and equip us, so that with life-giving words we can glorify His name, build up His church, and lead the lost to the gospel of Jesus Christ?
Maturity of the Tongue: Abide in the Word
Speak like him
The history of the Word not only initiates but also continuously develops the Christian life.
My tongue is continually cleansed and transformed by the words that come from the tongue of God.
Our hearts are renewed when we open our ears and listen to God's word repeatedly, and when our hearts change, our words also change.
The principle is this:
The words that come out of our mouths are increasingly dominated by the words that come from the 'mouth of God.'
The sanctification of the tongue is the work of God's Word within us, which comes to us when we hear it and dwells within us when we receive it.
This is the 'secret' of how the Lord Jesus Christ uses His tongue.
Through theological insight, the authors of this book show how the sweetness of grace and the power of truth contained in the gospel should permeate all our words.
John Piper asks:
“If we spoke like Jesus, how would this world—our homes, our churches, our schools, and our society—change?” I hope you will find the answer as you read this book.
* Excerpts from good words
─ The fight for the holy word is a long-term battle, continuing day after day, hour after hour, without end.
─ If tongue control is a sign of maturity, then this applies to all Christians.
Because everyone uses their tongue.
─ A truly converted person, like Jacob, limps not only in his legs but also in his speech.
When the mind is conquered, the tongue becomes silent.
By the grace of God, when we speak, we speak first as those who have been silent.
─ The tongue is the surest indicator of the ungodly desires in our hearts.
─ The sanctification of the tongue is the work of God's word within us, which comes to us when we hear it and dwells within us when we accept it.
Do you want to better control your tongue? Do you want to follow Jesus' example? If so, you must first understand that He is your Savior.
You must realize and confess the sins of your own lips.
─ Not a single word we utter is neutral.
There are words that lead to life and words that lead to death.
The choice is ours.
─ The love of restraint penetrates even the quiet, hidden moments, the small moments you encounter one day in the bathroom.
In reality, the love of redemption is this jealous.
─ God did not give us His words simply to provide information.
God gave us His Word to change the way we live.
─ The problem of words is the problem of the heart.
The problem with language is neither a problem of vocabulary nor a problem of technique.
It's essentially a matter of the heart.
─ Sin is directed only at myself.
It shrinks life to the size of my own life.
It makes me obsessed with my desires, my needs, my feelings.
─ To live a life of love, you must first be rescued from yourself.
Without His saving grace, we would be completely incapable of loving others as John describes.
─ There is an organic consistency between the thoughts of my mind and the words of my lips.
The war of words is a war between one's own country and the kingdom of God.
A nation that rules its mind rules its speech.
─ Words of perfect love and grace flow only from a heart governed by the Lord's love.
Remember.
Our words always come from the heart.
─ The fluency that Paul rejects is not a specific linguistic convention, but a play on words that arises from the intention to exalt oneself and belittle or ignore the Lord who was crucified.
─ The first criterion for judging good and bad fluency is whether the fluency is intended to promote self-praise and elevate oneself.
─ The Bible is full of all kinds of literary devices that add influence to language.
God invites us to utilize this beautiful fluency as He does.
─ Language that is artistic, surprising, inspiring, and aesthetically pleasing can evoke great empathy even in hostile minds.
─ If the language expressing the glory of Christ is fluent and in harmony with the content of the truth, it will be the best way to glorify the Lord.
─ We find that God speaks to His people sometimes with harsh words and sometimes with gentle words.
This balance is ultimately rooted in God's character.
─ When our cultural tendencies conflict with the teachings of the Bible, it is our cultural tendencies, not the Bible, that need to be corrected, no matter what.
Why didn't Paul try to convert him by speaking gently instead of harshly? Because truth can never tolerate an unjust opponent.
─ It is God's will to rebuke the pigs, and not to do so is to not love them.
─ It takes wisdom to know how to balance words, sometimes softly, sometimes harshly.
In Proverbs 12:18, God says, “The tongue of the wise brings healing.”
─ Many years have passed, but I still believe that true faith begins when we become the main characters in the stories in the Bible.
─ The proposition itself has no great influence.
Sometimes, for a proposition to reach humans more concretely, the body and blood of the story is needed.
─ God uses stories to teach the truth.
Stories are the means God has chosen to preserve the truth from generation to generation.
─ The Bible invites us to become the protagonists of its stories and create our own stories.
We must become the main characters of that story.
─ It is the tension of choice that draws us into the story.
And there is always an implicit question:
“What would I do if I were that person?”
─Why does God want us to praise (sing)? One reason is because God Himself sings.
─ “Show me the songs of the church and I will show you what their theology is like.” It is true.
We are the lyrics we sing.
─ Music and words do not conflict.
God's purpose in giving music was to have music serve the Word.
─ The reason we must praise with our hearts is because praise has an effect on us.
God commands us to praise Him with a grateful heart.
─ Some people are afraid of becoming overly emotional when praising.
But the problem is not emotion, but emotionalism, which takes feeling itself as its goal.
─ Lively songs connect us passionately with the truth about God, and thus we can unite doctrine and worship, edification and expression, intellect and emotion.
─ Do you have a song? If you have turned from sin and been reconciled with God, you have a song.
There are words that lead to life and words that lead to death.
The choice is ours.
Just as a small fire can destroy a whole forest, a sharp word, a sloppy sentence, or a harsh joke can light a fire that cannot be put out.
Words have the power to burn and destroy life.
Every word we speak, whether negative or positive, has power.
Paul warns us to be careful about the fruit of our own words.
Otherwise, they will bite each other and destroy each other.
Paul did not say that 'relationships' are destroyed, but that 'people' are destroyed.
Evil words risk trampling on people's faith or destroying their hopes.
As Christians, what should our speech be like?
Spiritual maturity is demonstrated through the use of the tongue.
Whether it's words exchanged in a relationship, words to persuade someone, words of satire, stories, or lyrics, all words are connected to who we are and how we speak.
Jesus gives a remarkable example in a passage from the Gospel of Luke.
“For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks” (Luke 6:45).
If we are speaking harsh, ugly, unloving, condemning, insolent, selfish, and proud words, this is not the language of a saint.
Words of encouragement, hope, love, peace, unity, instruction, wisdom, and correction are life-giving.
We must remember that words of anger, malice, slander, jealousy, gossip, division, contempt, racism, violence, judgment, and condemnation lead to death. How can we allow our tongues to be graciously used by our great and glorious God to teach and equip us, so that with life-giving words we can glorify His name, build up His church, and lead the lost to the gospel of Jesus Christ?
Maturity of the Tongue: Abide in the Word
Speak like him
The history of the Word not only initiates but also continuously develops the Christian life.
My tongue is continually cleansed and transformed by the words that come from the tongue of God.
Our hearts are renewed when we open our ears and listen to God's word repeatedly, and when our hearts change, our words also change.
The principle is this:
The words that come out of our mouths are increasingly dominated by the words that come from the 'mouth of God.'
The sanctification of the tongue is the work of God's Word within us, which comes to us when we hear it and dwells within us when we receive it.
This is the 'secret' of how the Lord Jesus Christ uses His tongue.
Through theological insight, the authors of this book show how the sweetness of grace and the power of truth contained in the gospel should permeate all our words.
John Piper asks:
“If we spoke like Jesus, how would this world—our homes, our churches, our schools, and our society—change?” I hope you will find the answer as you read this book.
* Excerpts from good words
─ The fight for the holy word is a long-term battle, continuing day after day, hour after hour, without end.
─ If tongue control is a sign of maturity, then this applies to all Christians.
Because everyone uses their tongue.
─ A truly converted person, like Jacob, limps not only in his legs but also in his speech.
When the mind is conquered, the tongue becomes silent.
By the grace of God, when we speak, we speak first as those who have been silent.
─ The tongue is the surest indicator of the ungodly desires in our hearts.
─ The sanctification of the tongue is the work of God's word within us, which comes to us when we hear it and dwells within us when we accept it.
Do you want to better control your tongue? Do you want to follow Jesus' example? If so, you must first understand that He is your Savior.
You must realize and confess the sins of your own lips.
─ Not a single word we utter is neutral.
There are words that lead to life and words that lead to death.
The choice is ours.
─ The love of restraint penetrates even the quiet, hidden moments, the small moments you encounter one day in the bathroom.
In reality, the love of redemption is this jealous.
─ God did not give us His words simply to provide information.
God gave us His Word to change the way we live.
─ The problem of words is the problem of the heart.
The problem with language is neither a problem of vocabulary nor a problem of technique.
It's essentially a matter of the heart.
─ Sin is directed only at myself.
It shrinks life to the size of my own life.
It makes me obsessed with my desires, my needs, my feelings.
─ To live a life of love, you must first be rescued from yourself.
Without His saving grace, we would be completely incapable of loving others as John describes.
─ There is an organic consistency between the thoughts of my mind and the words of my lips.
The war of words is a war between one's own country and the kingdom of God.
A nation that rules its mind rules its speech.
─ Words of perfect love and grace flow only from a heart governed by the Lord's love.
Remember.
Our words always come from the heart.
─ The fluency that Paul rejects is not a specific linguistic convention, but a play on words that arises from the intention to exalt oneself and belittle or ignore the Lord who was crucified.
─ The first criterion for judging good and bad fluency is whether the fluency is intended to promote self-praise and elevate oneself.
─ The Bible is full of all kinds of literary devices that add influence to language.
God invites us to utilize this beautiful fluency as He does.
─ Language that is artistic, surprising, inspiring, and aesthetically pleasing can evoke great empathy even in hostile minds.
─ If the language expressing the glory of Christ is fluent and in harmony with the content of the truth, it will be the best way to glorify the Lord.
─ We find that God speaks to His people sometimes with harsh words and sometimes with gentle words.
This balance is ultimately rooted in God's character.
─ When our cultural tendencies conflict with the teachings of the Bible, it is our cultural tendencies, not the Bible, that need to be corrected, no matter what.
Why didn't Paul try to convert him by speaking gently instead of harshly? Because truth can never tolerate an unjust opponent.
─ It is God's will to rebuke the pigs, and not to do so is to not love them.
─ It takes wisdom to know how to balance words, sometimes softly, sometimes harshly.
In Proverbs 12:18, God says, “The tongue of the wise brings healing.”
─ Many years have passed, but I still believe that true faith begins when we become the main characters in the stories in the Bible.
─ The proposition itself has no great influence.
Sometimes, for a proposition to reach humans more concretely, the body and blood of the story is needed.
─ God uses stories to teach the truth.
Stories are the means God has chosen to preserve the truth from generation to generation.
─ The Bible invites us to become the protagonists of its stories and create our own stories.
We must become the main characters of that story.
─ It is the tension of choice that draws us into the story.
And there is always an implicit question:
“What would I do if I were that person?”
─Why does God want us to praise (sing)? One reason is because God Himself sings.
─ “Show me the songs of the church and I will show you what their theology is like.” It is true.
We are the lyrics we sing.
─ Music and words do not conflict.
God's purpose in giving music was to have music serve the Word.
─ The reason we must praise with our hearts is because praise has an effect on us.
God commands us to praise Him with a grateful heart.
─ Some people are afraid of becoming overly emotional when praising.
But the problem is not emotion, but emotionalism, which takes feeling itself as its goal.
─ Lively songs connect us passionately with the truth about God, and thus we can unite doctrine and worship, edification and expression, intellect and emotion.
─ Do you have a song? If you have turned from sin and been reconciled with God, you have a song.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: March 22, 2023
- Page count, weight, size: 236 pages | 336g | 140*206*15mm
- ISBN13: 9788953144477
- ISBN10: 8953144477
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