Taming Our Tongue (Article 20-3)
An evil tongue is a weapon of an evil heart and taming it is one of the most challenging things one can undertake. So, how bad can our tongue be or damage can it cause? James tells us that “the tongue is a fire, the very world of iniquity; … which defiles the entire body, and sets on fire the course of our life, and is set on fire by hell.” (James 3:6). Wow! The point about our tongue is clear – the tongue is a deadly source of evil that can corrupt every aspect of our pers