Worthwhile Religion | Jan 21 | TableTalk Magazine | When Faith Is Shown by Guarded Speech

Worthwhile Religion
A devotional by TableTalk Magazine
Based on James 1:26 – If anyone among you thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless.

In this devotional, TableTalk Magazine reflects on James’s searching definition of true religion, reminding us that faith is not proven by outward activity alone but by inward restraint shaped by grace. James presses the issue of the tongue, that small but powerful instrument, as a revealing measure of the heart’s condition. Religious devotion that is energetic yet unguarded in speech, he warns, is ultimately self-deceived and empty.

Drawing on the wisdom of the broader passage and the insights of John Calvin, this meditation exposes how easily believers may avoid scandalous sins while excusing careless, slanderous, or destructive words. God-pleasing religion does not merely abstain from obvious wrongdoing; it reflects the character of the Father of lights, whose word brings healing and life. As we learn to bridle our tongues, we give evidence that the word of truth has truly taken root within us.

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