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SAY ONE THING, DO ANOTHER Online story: Who is afraid of whom? 1. It is easy to say, but difficult to do! Matthew 23:3. Therefore do and observe all that they tell you; but do not do according to their deeds, for they say and do not do. 1 John 3:18. My little children, let us not love with word or tongue, but with deed and truth. James 2:26. For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. Jeremiah 9:8. Their tongue is a deadly arrow, speaking lies. With their mouth they say peace to their neighbor, but in their hearts they set traps. James 3:9. With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the likeness of God. Ecclesiastes 5:6. Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, … Why should God be angry with your words, and destroy the work of your hands? 2. The effect of words and deeds! Malachi 2:17. You have grieved the LORD with your words; … Psalm 106:29. So they provoked God to anger by their works, and a plague broke out among them. Jeremiah 25:7. And the LORD said, But you have not listened to me, but have provoked me to anger with the works of your hands, to your own ruin. Matthew 12:37. For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned. John 7:46. And the officers answered and said, Never has a man spoken like this man. Luke 24:19. (Two Disciples on the Road to Emmaus) He asked them, What things? They told him, The things that happened to Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people; I Thessalonians 1:5. For our gospel came to you not in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in deep conviction… 3. Words and deeds. Isaiah 51:16. I have put my words in your mouth, and I have sheltered you in the shadow of my hand… : You are my people! II Thessalonians 2:17. Encourage your hearts and establish them in every good work and word. I Timothy 4:12. Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. Acts 2:3. And there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. James 2:12. So speak and so do, as those who are to be judged by the law of liberty. 1 Corinthians 4:20. For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.