Let Your Speech Always Be Gracious

Colossians 4:5-6

Act wisely toward outsiders, redeeming the time. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone. (Colossians 4:5-6)

At the time this was written, the early Christians were under constant attack because they did not worship the gods of Rome and Greece. This is the same today. Christians are under attack for their beliefs. In light of this, you are called to act wisely and have gracious speech towards others. Pay close attention to the words that come out of your mouth. Do your words uplift others or are they filled with complaints and criticism? How you speak and act is a reflection of God. Use your every action and every word to glorify our gracious God.

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Lesson 19 - 1 John 1:10 If we say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us. (The Consequences Of Saying We Have Not Sinned)

Lesson 18 - 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (The Result Of Confessing Our Sins)

Lesson 17 - 1 John 1:8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. (Don't Be Deceived)

Lesson 16 - 1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.(Walking In The Light. Fellowship. The Cleansing Blood of Jesus.)

Lesson 15 - 1 John 1:6 If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. (Don't Walk In The Darkness. Practice the Truth.)

Lesson 14 - 1 John 1:5 And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. (God is Light)

Lesson 13 - 1 John 1:4 We write these things so that our joy may be complete. (Experiencing Complete Joy)

Lesson 12 - 1 John 1:3..And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ. (Fellowshipping with God)

Lesson 11 - 1 John 1:3 We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us... (Fellowshipping with Other Believers)

Lesson 10 - 1 John 1:2...that was with the Father and was revealed to us. (The Relationship Between Jesus and The Father)

Lesson 9 - 1 John 1:2 ...and we proclaim to you the eternal life... (Proclaim The Eternal Life)

Lesson 8 - 1 John 1:2...we have seen it and testified to it... (Share Your Testimony)

Lesson 7 - 1 John 1:2 And this is the life that was revealed... (Eternal Life Revealed)

Lesson 6 - 1 John 1:1...this is the Word of life. (The Message of Eternal Life)

Lesson 5 - 1 John 1:1...and touched with our own hands...(Touching Jesus by Faith)

Lesson 4 - 1 John 1:1...which we have gazed upon... (Gaze Upon Jesus)

Lesson 3 - 1 John 1:1...which we have seen with our own eyes... (Eyes of Faith)

Lesson 2 - 1 John 1:1…which we have heard… (Hear and Obey God)

Lesson 1 - 1 John 1:1 That which was from the beginning (Jesus is Eternal)