Let's be turning to two openings, James 3 and Proverbs 18.

In James the third chapter and chapter 2, excuse me, verse 2, chapter 3, verse 2 of James,

he said, in many things we offend all, if any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man and able also to bridle the whole

body.

Young's literal translation says, if anyone in word does not stumble, this one is a perfect

man able to bridle the whole body.

Is it true?

If you control you words, you can control your entire body?

I got three or four nods.

I didn't write this.

NIV says, we all stumble in many ways we have.

If anyone is never at fault in what he says he is a perfect man now

perfect here does not mean flawless it means fully developed grown up mature and fully developed

and this is one of the big indicators of where you and I are in our spiritual development,

whether we are infants, spiritual babies, or whether we're growing up, or whether we are

fleshy, flesh ruled, or carnal, or whether we are spiritual.

How much do we miss it in what we say?

This reveals us.

This shows us.

You don't have to be a spiritual person doesn't have to be around somebody very long to find out where they are spiritually.

They'll tell you.

Or you'll tell other people.

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