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From the Pen of Inspiration – The Leaven of Evil Speaking

December 11, 2019 by Ellen G. White

It pains me to say that there are unruly tongues among church members… while others are eager to publish all they know, or even suspect, of evil against another.

The Power of Speech, Part VI

November 7, 2019 by John J. Grosboll

A word of love and encouragement will do more to subdue the hasty temper and willful disposition than all the faultfinding and severe censure that you can heap upon the erring ones.

The Power of Speech, Part VII

November 7, 2019 by John J. Grosboll

We must lay hold of the supreme Power, and close our ears to complaint and faultfinding. Crush this inclination, and empty the soul temple of evil-thinking.

The Power of Speech, Part VIII

November 6, 2019 by John J. Grosboll

[Editor’s Note: This article continues a compilation of counsel given to strengthen and encourage anyone who is struggling through a crisis caused by the “Power of Speech.”]

What is one time when we should not speak?

“God lives and reigns, and if you take hold of His work cheerfully and willingly, He will bless and sustain you. ...

The children of God should never be rough and discourteous in their bearing toward one another. They should never blame and condemn. To those who want to give vent to a spirit of faultfinding, I would say, Go out among the rocks and stumps, and there relieve your mind of its evil thoughts;…

Words, Part II

October 29, 2019 by John J. Grosboll

Friends, the things we have been studying are the way in which people talk in heaven. They do not speak any unpleasant words there. There are no loud, angry-voiced commands there, no angry, passionate words. They do not utter any unpleasant words there.

From the Pen of Inspiration – The Leaven of Evil Speaking

The Power of Speech, Part VI

The Power of Speech, Part VII

The Power of Speech, Part VIII

What is one time when we should not speak?

The Power of Speech, Part IX

Words, Part II

The Tongue of Slander

Evil Surmising Versus Reproof in the Spirit of Prophecy

The Perfect Man