4268-DECEIVED BY THE TONGUE

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Mar 3, 1914

4268—DECEIVED BY THE TONGUE

In what way does an unbridled tongue deceive the heart, and make religion vain? James 1: 26. A. K.

The text reads: "If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain." Examine the text carefully, and you will see that it does not say that the unbridled tongue is that which deceives the heart; but rather, the man who thinks he is religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue, has deceived himself. That is plainly what the text says. Study it closely, and you will see that this is so. In our minds, or in our imagination, we often read things into texts that are not there. The greatest thing in Bible study is to examine the text attentively for what it says.