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Corrupt Speech
Ephesians 4:29
Importance of Speech
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Matthew 15:17,18
Proverbs 23:7
Psalm 19:14
Matthew 15:8,9
Ephesians 4:29
• We must say “No” to all corrupt or bad
speech or language
• “You might not be what you
say you are, but what you
say, you are.”
Zig Ziglar
Forms of Corrupt Speech
• Lying
–Ephesians 4:25; Revelation 21:8
• False teaching
–Galatians 1:8,9
• Gossip
–1 Timothy 5:13
Forms of Corrupt Speech
• Obscene and filthy
–Tell “dirty” jokes or encourage such
• Taking God’s name in vain
–Exodus 20:7; Leviticus 19:12
–“Profane” – “wound, defile, pollute, treat
holy as common” – Eze. 22:26 (ASV)
• We must reverence His name –
Psalm 111:9; Matthew 6:9
– “Hallowed” – “holy, sacred”
Forms of Corrupt Speech
• Cursing
–Romans 3:14
–Even Peter did so – Matthew 26:73,74
• Euphemisms
– “substituting a mild, indirect, or vague
term for one considered harsh, blunt, or
offensive”
–Examples: golly, gosh, gee, goodness,
gee-whiz, doggone, heck, darn, dang,
shoot
What Must I Do To Be Saved?
 Hear the gospel (Romans 10:17)
 Believe Jesus is Christ (Acts 8:37)
 Repent of your sins (Acts 17:30)
 Confess your faith (Matthew 10:32)
 Baptized for remission of sins (Acts 2:38)
 Faithful unto death (Revelation 2:10)