Matt. 12:37 “For by your words you
will be justified, and by your words
you will be condemned.”
Eccl. 3:7 “...a time to keep silence,
and a time to speak”
 1 Pet. 3:15 - “ready to give an answer”
 Sometimes we don’t know the answer
~ bluff our way through answer
or
~ study and find the answer
 Family - spouse, parents, children
Jn. 13:34 “A new commandment I give
to you, that you love one another; as I
have loved you, that you also love one
another.”
In the Church
 We often make mistakes
 Jesus did no wrong - 1 Pet. 2:22
 Rom. 3:23 “For all have sinned...”
 Must not be afraid to say these words
When a winner makes a mistake,
he says, "I was wrong"; when a
loser makes a mistake, he says,
"It wasn't my fault."
- Vince Lombardi
“There may be virtue in the man
who’s always sure he’s right,
Who will never hear another’s plan
And seek no further light;
But I like more the man who sings
A somewhat more different song;
Who says when he has messed up things,
I’m sorry; I was wrong
It’s hard for anyone to say
That failure’s due him –
That he has lost the fight or way
Because his lights burned dim.
It takes a man aside to throw
The vanity that’s strong,
Confessing, “Twas my fault, I know;
I’m sorry, I was wrong.”
And so, I figure, those who use
This honest, manly phrase,
Hate it too much their way to lose
On many future days.
They’ll keep the path and make the fight,
Because they do not long to say when they’re
not right –
I’m sorry; I was wrong”
- Herald of Light
“And certain men came down from Judea and taught the
brethren, "Unless you are circumcised according to the
custom of Moses, you cannot be saved."Therefore, when
Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and dispute
with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas and
certain others of them should go up to Jerusalem, to the
apostles and elders, about this question”
“laying aside the commandment
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Bible of
of discussions
God, you hold
men”
False or inaccurate information given
Jesus did this – Mk. 7:1-23
Paul & Barnabas - Acts 15:1-2
 Lk. 17:3 “...if he repents, forgive him.”
Christians can be at odds with each other
Should not be afraid to express sorrow
for our mistake
Never easy, always difficult, and always
necessary
 Hear it often in stores
Do we hear it in the church ?
Are you willing to help in the work ?
“Don't measure yourself by
what you have accomplished,
but by what you should have
accomplished with your ability”
- Bear Bryant
In Bible 13 times
 5 times insincerely
 3 times non-personal
 5 times because men got caught
 David and Prodigal Son “I have sinned”
Hardest 3 words in Bible and Life
 I have sinned, but my sin is not worse than
yours
 I have sinned, but you did it
 I have sinned, but it is because of my
disease or disorder
Prodigal and David Blamed Nobody
 Accepted total responsibility
 Ps. 51 David said; “I have sinned against
Thee”
Modern psychologists would give this
advice to Prodigal and David: “Your sick,
its not your fault”
“I don’t Know”
“I don’t agree”
“I Love You”
“Please forgive me”
“I was wrong”
“Can I Help”
“I have sinned”
Prov. 25:11 “A word fitly spoken is like
apples of gold in settings of silver.”
Prov. 10:20 “The tongue of the righteous
is choice silver; the heart of the wicked is
worth little”
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Hear
Believe
Repent
Confess
Baptized
Faithful
John 12:48
John 8:24
Luke 13:3
Matt. 10:32-33
Mark 16:16
Matt. 24:13