MURDER

"You have condemned and put to death the righteous man; he does not resist you" (James 5:6).

 

Who is the "righteous" man? In one sense--there are none who are righteous (Rom 3:10). In another sense--all who are in Christ are righteous (2 Cor. 5:21). I would suggest to you that none of us are very good at spotting true godly righteousness and therefore none of us stand in place where we can afford to condemn anyone. And though we would never literally kill someone--we can easily do it with our words--our gossip.

 

So, today, let us all make every attempt to build up each other in love--and avoid the temptation to tear down with our words.