Hey guys, my name is Johnny Yardavannis and this is Dialin.

This is episode one of a two-part series on the topic of the tongue.

In this episode, we're going to cover some of the illegitimate ways in which we use the tongue.

And in our next episode, we will cover the legitimate, God-given ways for how you are to speak, write, communicate, and type.

If you think this is a trivial topic, I ask you to think again.

Let's dial in.

Now, saving faith, biblically speaking, is always conjoined with transformation. Those who have

received new life in Christ act like new creatures. Now, I want to ask you a question. Imagine

this with me. If I brought before you a consistent, unrepentant adulterer and asked if the

fruit of their life evidenced that they had been changed by

Christ, what would you say? Well, you would likely respond and say, of course not, Johnny. We're not

saved by our works, but the fruit of their life don't evidence that the root of salvation has taken

place in their heart. And if I brought before you a drunkard that was consistently and unrepentantly doing the same

sin over and over again and asked you the same thing, you would give me the same response.

This much is clear because those are disrespected sins, sins that are known to be offensive

to those around you and ultimately offensive to God.

Now let me ask you another question. If I brought before you a gossip, a slander, or a crass

and crude communicator, and asked you if the fruit of their life evidenced that they had been

changed by God, what would you say?

Well, the scripture gives us the answer. In 1 Corinthians 6, Paul says this, do you not know that

the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither the, listen to this

list, neither the sexually immoral, the idolaters,

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