Ephesians 4:29
Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
Tag: Grace on the Lips
There is nothing worse than someone who is right on point and poor on presentation. There is an obligation as a believer to make sure that we deliver truth. Paul has just said this, twice, in two previous verses:
Ephesians 4:15
Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ,
Ephesians 4:25
Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.
So, speaking truth, is the first step. We are not to “couch” the truth; we are not to “water down” the truth. We are to “speak” the truth. But, we are to speak truth to make sure that our deliver is not filled with “corruptions.” Corruption in our speech distorts the truth we are conveying. There is one thing to be right and another to not be heard about the right because of the way we are saying it. Those right on point and wrong on presentation are often turned off in the minds of the hearers. We have an obligation, as believers, to deliver the message in a way worthy of the message. If the message is truth we have an obligation to deliver the truth so that the listener can have the best chance to hear the truth. When we used corrupt communication (speaking with anger, motivated by an agenda, seeking to manipulate). We are to hear as we speak. The object is to “building up for good.”
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