The following sermon is by John MacArthur, pastor, author, and Bible teacher with Grace

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Here's Grace to You, Bible teacher John MacArthur.

I was reading in Galatians and reminded of a statement in the fifth chapter where the Apostle Paul

says this in verse 14 and 15, for the whole law is fulfilled in one word in the statement

you shall love your neighbor as yourself.

But if you bite into power one another, take care that you are not consumed by one another.

This is spoken to believers who are to live lives of love and not bite and devour one

another and consume one another.

It seems to me that that is a very important word to the evangelical culture of our day

as well.

This is a very base course, rancorous, angry, hate-filled, volatile, pejorative culture

in which we live.

It seems as though all normal, restrained discourse has been replaced by ugly, bitter, attacking,

devouring speech at all levels.

And that has, as it seems, everything does in the culture, made its way to church.

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