Importance of Quality Communication in Speech, Ephesians 4:29-32
Understanding Ephesians 4:29-32 emphasizes the significance of maintaining good communication quality in speech through kindness, encouragement, and avoiding negative behaviors like bitterness, wrath, clamor, evil speaking, and malice. This passage highlights the contrast between positive virtues and harmful attitudes, promoting harmony and respect in interactions with others.
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COMMUNICATIONS QUALITY IN SPEECH EPH 4:29-32
4:29, GOOD To The Benefit Of Another or Useful To Another Filled with Kindness or Encouragement Barclay, Justice, they say, is the quality which gives a man what is due to him; goodness is the quality which is out to do far more than that, and which desires to give a man all that is to his benefit and his help. COMMUNICATION QUALITY OF SPEECH
4:29, GOOD: CONTRASTED WITH CORRUPT Lit. Decayed, Rotten, Putrid, Atrocious Harmful, Destructive, Demeaning, or Weaken COMMUNICATION QUALITY OF SPEECH
BITTERNESS Spirit of Resentment Smoldering Resentment Holding A Grudge Willfully retains angry feelings, ready to take offense and liable to break out in anger at any moment COMMUNICATION PUT AWAY EPH 4:31
WRATH Agitated feeling which boils up and may erupt suddenly; it is a turbulent and irritable passion Fierce Anger ANGER Agitation of the soul, impulse, desire, any violent emotion Violent Outbreak Lasting Resentment A strong feeling of displeasure and usually of antagonism COMMUNICATION PUT AWAY EPH 4:31
CLAMOR An Onomatopoeia Kaw of a Crow Uproar, Noise Is the loud self-assertion of an angry man, who attempts to make everyone hear his grievance. The cry of strife; the noisy, impetuous brawling COMMUNICATION PUT AWAY EPH 4:31
EVIL SPEAKING Synonyms: Rail & Revile Vilification Or Slander Speech Injurious To Another s Good Name Blaspheme To Reproach Or Scold In A Loud And Abusive Manner COMMUNICATION PUT AWAY EPH 4:31
MALICE Ill Will Or Desire To Injure Malign Vicious Character A Love For Evil And It s Injurious Results The Most Evil and Destructive Intentional Injury Love Of Injury COMMUNICATION PUT AWAY EPH 4:31
QUALITY OF SPEECH Harmful, Destructive, Demeaning, or Weaken Lit. Decayed, Rotten, Putrid, Atrocious Bitterness Wrath Anger Clamor Evil Speaking Malice COMMUNICATION SUMMARY
NATURE OF THESE Cancerous & Malignant Highly Contagious & Destructive Easy & Satisfying Vengeful & Ill Will Hatred & Animosity COMMUNICATION LESSONS
NATURE OF THESE Addictive Thriving In The Carnal They Can Be Used As A Source Of Motivation In Life Each Has An Element Of: Self-Pity Righteous Indignation Personal Injury Lack Of Control Recklessness Out Of Control Passion Intemperance Or Incontinence COMMUNICATION LESSONS
PUT AWAY 1 Tim 6:4-5, ...questions and strife s of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmising's, ...from such withdraw thyself. 1 Cor 5:11,... if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such a one no not to eat. Mt 7:6, Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you. Protect Yourself (and the Church) COMMUNICATION LESSONS
GOOD SPEECH Edifies (Builds Up) Bestows Grace HEART Kind Tenderhearted Forgiving COL 4:6, LET YOUR SPEECH BE ALWAYS WITH GRACE, SEASONED WITH SALT COMMUNICATION LESSONS
PURPOSEFUL Be Gracious in our speech Flattering Complementing Uplifting COMMUNICATION SPEAKING THE TRUTH If you cannot say something GOOD, don t say anything at all LESSONS