Acrimony in the Body of Christ

I was reading through today’s reading from a devotional help on family worship and was reminded once again of the brokenness of our present culture. I am talking about the injurious nature of discussion and comments about others, particularly about other Christians. I must confess to being an emotional person. I sometimes speak in superlatives, and sometimes overstate my case. I know I am prone to sin with my mouth as well.  My wife is really good at pointing those sins out. Her discernment in that area is a work of grace in my life. What I am really concerned with though, more than the spontaneous fruit of angry lips, though that is not unimportant, is the condition of the heart that persists in this sin. Is what comes off our lips the result of a...

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