Raisers, not razers

Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. – Ephesians 4.29

I wish there was a lot more space here to deal with this passage. It is an area that I think is far too often ignored and neglected today. Getting this right does not seem to be real high on the priority list for today's believers. In fact, sometimes we seem to be proud of our ability to cut down with our tongues. 

When Christians ‘fight’ it seems that we can be as bad as, or even worse than, the world. Some of the most vicious speech I have ever seen as been from Christians directed at other Christians. It is a terrible, ugly, sad, and tragic thing to see Christians acting that way.  It’s no wonder that people reject our gospel when we speak to and about each other the way we do. Who would want to be a part of that?

We need to watch our mouths. We need to make sure our speech always edifies and never corrupts. We are all one body. We get talked about enough from the outside. We can’t afford to corrupt each other from the inside. Let’s be sure we are raisers and not razers.