James 3:1-12
Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. (v. 1) Often we are asked to upgrade our passwords to include an upper case letter, a lower case letter, a number, and a special character. Some time ago I found an ideal mix of these four attributes – Bible verses. I recently used Hebrews 10:24, our “gathering” verse. You should consider using some of your own favorite verses. Soon I will be adding the verse quoted above, James 3:1, as one of my major passwords. James 3:1 is a verse that I have long considered during my university days and to which I hearken to in leadership roles I have at St. Andrew’s. I don’t want to be found guilty of misleading others. With respect to RTB, I think I may have posted something a few weeks ago – that I try to be careful not to make any questionable statements on my RTB posts, unless I have external citations or I qualify them as personal opinions. And if I ever go too far, I hope that you would call me on it.
Today’s passage about the tongue rings true – with very little commentary needed. The one thing that I noticed new this morning is in verse 6: The tongue is … set on fire by hell. I left out the middle words in that verse to focus on only one item, that our tongue is the devil’s playground. It makes me want to be extra cautious about whatever I might say, verbally or in writing. Let’s be careful, folks.
Slava Bohu!
Love it! Before we speak, stop! Is it true? Is it necessary? Is it kind?
Sorry I am late in responding to this, but from a security point of view, I would advise you not to use James 3:1 as a password, not because it wouldn’t be a decent password, but because you just broadcast it to the world on this blog. And if you still have Hebrews out there somewhere, you ought to change that as well.
(Sorry, but my DC software contractor experience sticks with me…)