{"id":81751,"date":"2024-12-13T16:22:57","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T22:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=81751"},"modified":"2024-12-13T16:25:14","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T22:25:14","slug":"seven-times-when-you-ought-to-keep-silent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/seven-times-when-you-ought-to-keep-silent\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven Times When You Ought to Keep Silent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t

by Becky Rene<\/p>\n

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  1. \"\"In the heat of anger (Proverbs 15:1)<\/li>\n
  2. When you do not have all the facts (Proverbs 18:13)<\/li>\n
  3. When you have not verified the story (Proverbs 14:15)<\/li>\n
  4. If your words will offend a weaker brother (Romans 14:21)<\/li>\n
  5. When you are tempted to make light of holy things (Matthew 12:36)<\/li>\n
  6. When you are tempted to joke about sin (Proverbs 14:9)<\/li>\n
  7. When it is time to listen (James 1:19)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    by Becky Rene In the heat of anger (Proverbs 15:1) When you do not have all the facts (Proverbs 18:13) When you have not verified the story (Proverbs 14:15) If your words will offend a weaker brother (Romans 14:21) When you are tempted to make light of holy things (Matthew 12:36) When you are tempted…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[27],"tags":[1513,912],"class_list":["post-81751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article","tag-relationships","tag-silence"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":62156,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/controlling-our-emotions\/","url_meta":{"origin":81751,"position":0},"title":"Controlling Our Emotions","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"October 6, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Mark 7:18-23 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0From the heart comes the emotions which affect all aspects of our life - Proverbs 4:23 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0We can poison the well with evil thoughts - Mark 7:20-23 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0We can sweeten it with righteous ideals - Philippians 4:4-9 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0It affects our outlook on\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Audio"","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":36736,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-prudent-person\/","url_meta":{"origin":81751,"position":1},"title":"The Prudent Person","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"January 25, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: I Thessalonians 5:1-10 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The Hebrew word arum refers to a clever or crafty person. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0In a negative way it refers to a person who deceives or tricks another person, such as the serpent in the Garden - Genesis 3:1 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0But it can also refer\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Audio"","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":35726,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-wise-teacher-guards-his-tongue\/","url_meta":{"origin":81751,"position":2},"title":"The Wise Teacher Guards His Tongue","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"June 15, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jefferson David Tant \"He who restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding\" (Proverbs 17:27). 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