Why Your Words Matter More Than You Think | The Power of the Christian Tongue
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Jonny Ardavanis
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🗓️ 3 February 2026
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, we dive into what the Bible says about how Christians should use their tongues. Building on our previous discussion about illegitimate uses of speech, we explore four biblical purposes for our words and practical ways to honor God with what we say.
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🗣️ Four Reasons God Gave Us the Tongue: 1. To speak the truth (Ephesians 4:15, 25) 2. To build others up through edifying words (Ephesians 4:29) 3. To demonstrate tenderhearted kindness (Ephesians 4:32) 4. To praise and glorify God (Psalm 63:3)
Key Takeaways:
- A commitment to honesty is the backbone of Christian speech
- Every word should build up, never simply to harm
- Our speech should always be gracious and "seasoned with salt" (Colossians 4:6)
- What comes out of our mouths reflects what's in our hearts
- We can't transform our tongues without God transforming our hearts Practical
Applications: • Be quick to hear, slow to speak (James 1:19) • Pray Scripture over your speech (Psalm 19:14, Psalm 141:3) • Speak according to the need of the moment • Let your words give grace to those who hear
Scriptures Referenced: Ephesians 4:15, 25, 29, 32 | Colossians 4:6 | Proverbs 26:18 | Romans 10:17 | James 1:19 | Psalm 19:14 | Psalm 63:3 | Psalm 141:3
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| 0:00.0 | You know, James says we have not because we asked not. |
| 0:01.8 | This is a prayer God will answer. |
| 0:04.4 | God's goal for our life is never just to stop sinning. |
| 0:08.2 | It's to replace whatever sin is there with the fruit of righteousness. |
| 0:11.2 | In this episode, I want to look at four reasons why God gave us a tongue. |
| 0:15.2 | The Christian should only speak words that are spoken with the intention of building up and healing other people, never |
| 0:24.1 | simply to harm. I think we value maybe culturally directness and clarity, but the Bible says |
| 0:30.1 | let it be always gracious, always seasoned with salt. As a guy, sometimes you're like, I want to be |
| 0:35.0 | masculine, but we are only like Christ to the degree that we share in the trait that he identifies himself, which is gentle. |
| 0:42.9 | And here we have tenderhearted. |
| 0:51.7 | Hank, how are we doing? |
| 0:52.8 | Doing great, Johnny. How are you doing? |
| 0:54.2 | Good question for you. Last meal before you die. What are you eating? |
| 0:58.4 | What are you eating? |
| 0:59.5 | I actually, we didn't talk about this before we sat down. The first thing that came to mind |
| 1:03.5 | was I would do some damage in a portillo outside Chicago. I would do double cheeseburger, |
| 1:09.2 | cheese lettuce, onion only, a plain hot dog on the side, ketchup and mustard is for sinners, and a large cheese fry. And I'll just stop there. I can not know where you're going. You have an issue. Dude, for the longest time in high school. Why did you lick your lips before you answer? That order was $16.42. |
| 1:28.6 | And literally there were people there who I, you've ordered that. |
| 1:32.0 | Bro, look at me. |
| 1:36.8 | What? What did you? What did you say you've ordered? |
| 1:41.0 | I'm taking a lot of shots from a guy who's colorblind. |
| 1:45.4 | What? |
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