Having been a Christian for 56 years, I have had many experiences with being relatively close to pastors and a missionary. Both my father-in-law and brother-in-law were Baptist pastors/elders. My husband and I were very close friends with a couple of pastors and their wives and close friends with a youth pastor and his wife. I have also been pastored by a couple of men who desperately needed to learn how to control their tongues even though they were probably unaware of how hurtful their words were to people in their congregations, even when giving sermons from the pulpit, and I don’t mean godly men speaking the truth in love, which this generation desperately needs. One of these pastors destroyed the church he pastored through the hurtful and vindictive words he spewed every time he had a chance, in the pulpit and out. How would you like to be his wife and listen to his destructive words to her and their children daily?
Knowing that Jesus Himself warned the Pharisees while He was here on earth in Matthew 12:36-37 that they will give an account for every word spoken and that a man holding the office of elder, pastor-teacher, minister, etc., will be held to a higher standard than other Christians when standing before our Lord to be judged, these spiritual leaders really need this book (James 3:1, 5)! You men may not realize how hurtful or helpful your words are to men and women who hold you in high esteem and look to you for leadership and as examples to follow, as the Apostle Paul said, “Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ (1 Corinthians 11:1, ESV).”
The lack of civility even among Christians today is such that this book is desperately needed by average Christians, not just those who minister in the pulpit and in the congregations. We need to see godly examples of men and women who have learned to discipline their tongues. This book, therefore, is good for laypeople as well. The tone of the book is not heavy-handed, and it’s only 140 pages long, so the busy person or the person fearful of criticism will be surprised to find that the book is far more helpful than you might think. I know of no one who can’t be helped by reading it. I’m glad I read it. All of us will one day stand before the Judge of all the earth and give an account.
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