"Now it happened in Iconium that they went together to the synagogue of the Jews, and so spoke that a great multitude both of the Jews and of the Greeks believed.
But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brethren."
Acts 14:1-2 (NKJV)
What we do can cause a reaction, either positive or negative. For example, if you went outside without an umbrella when it is raining, you would get wet. If you went outside without a jacket in the wintertime, you would be cold. In the same way, if you had an umbrella with you in the rain you would not get wet, and if you wore a jacket in the wintertime you would not be cold. The point is that what happens in different situations depends on what we do, or do not do; our actions can help to create the results.
Words are powerful. Words are containers that carry our thoughts, ideas, and beliefs to others. The Book of Proverbs has a lot to say about our words, and we find this idea of the value of our words throughout the Bible. The words we say can have a positive influence on people, or they can have a negative influence on them. In James 3, it compares our tongue to the rudder on a ship that sets the course for where that ship is going to go. Our tongue, our words, can do the same thing, for ourselves and others.
In Acts 14, Paul and his group were preaching the Gospel. What they said influenced a great multitude of people to believe the Gospel message. But there were some unbelieving Jews who stirred up the people and "poisoned their minds against the brethren". Before long, Paul and his group had to leave the city because of the opposition. Our words can help people believe the truth, or our words can cause people to be poisoned towards something. The words we say can have a positive influence on people, or they can have a negative influence on them.
But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brethren."
Acts 14:1-2 (NKJV)
What we do can cause a reaction, either positive or negative. For example, if you went outside without an umbrella when it is raining, you would get wet. If you went outside without a jacket in the wintertime, you would be cold. In the same way, if you had an umbrella with you in the rain you would not get wet, and if you wore a jacket in the wintertime you would not be cold. The point is that what happens in different situations depends on what we do, or do not do; our actions can help to create the results.
Words are powerful. Words are containers that carry our thoughts, ideas, and beliefs to others. The Book of Proverbs has a lot to say about our words, and we find this idea of the value of our words throughout the Bible. The words we say can have a positive influence on people, or they can have a negative influence on them. In James 3, it compares our tongue to the rudder on a ship that sets the course for where that ship is going to go. Our tongue, our words, can do the same thing, for ourselves and others.
In Acts 14, Paul and his group were preaching the Gospel. What they said influenced a great multitude of people to believe the Gospel message. But there were some unbelieving Jews who stirred up the people and "poisoned their minds against the brethren". Before long, Paul and his group had to leave the city because of the opposition. Our words can help people believe the truth, or our words can cause people to be poisoned towards something. The words we say can have a positive influence on people, or they can have a negative influence on them.
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