Free Speech is not Biblical

FREE SPEECH IS NOT BIBLICAL

Col.4: 5 Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time. Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

Ti.2: 7 In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,
8 Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.

Eph.4: 29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

II Tim.1: 13 Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

Jam.3: My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.
2 For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.

As you can see, we as believers are not granted free speech, which means in the secular world, the right to say what and how you want. That is not what we learn from Christ. It is the first amendment to the Constitution, but God’s Word takes authority over the law of man. How have we acquiesced to the dictates of man and ignored what Christ has commanded of us? We must not take license from earthly authorities and speak in ways that are contrary to the Word of God. We are free to hate in America but we are not free to hate in Christ.

Earthly principles present an inherent conflict between light and darkness, even if the darkness seems reasonable and democratic. Sometimes earthly freedoms are in direct violation of God’s Word and yet millions of believers quote the Constitution as if that is the final authority for us. It is not. It never was. We are called to a much higher standard that many times requires us to deny ourselves the luxury of venting words that are without grace and are verbal projectiles rather than words that edify.

Our speech must be directed by the Spirit who only says that which proceeds from God. And so this free speech issue may be good for the kingdom of darkness, but it is not aligned with the kingdom of God. Other people may be free to speak evil of others or speak against sinners or even create a volatile video which mocks other religions, but we must listen to another voice. Our tongues are bond servants to the Spirit of Christ.

We are different, we think different, we act different, and we speak different. Let all the world know that we are servants of the Most High God and we will deny ourselves in order to win some to Christ. Let others win political points and even speak earthly truth with demeaning words of hate and dismissiveness. But when the Spirit drew us to Christ He did not mock us or make us an object of satire. The Spirit did not attack us with words of hate and words intended to make us nothing more than a clever parody. We were drawn to Christ by the redemptive power of the Spirit of Grace, the Holy Spirit of God.

That is our calling; that is our example; that must be our very life.

Oh be careful little children what you say, for the Father up above is looking down with love, oh be careful what you say.