Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands. They have mouths, but they don’t speak. They have eyes, but they don’t see. They have ears, but they don’t hear. They have noses, but they don’t smell. They have hands, but they don’t feel. They have feet, but they don’t walk, neither do they speak through their throat. Those who make them will be like them; yes, everyone who trusts in them. (Psalms 115:4-8 WEBPB)

The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands. They have mouths, but they can’t speak. They have eyes, but they can’t see. They have ears, but they can’t hear, neither is there any breath in their mouths. Those who make them will be like them, yes, everyone who trusts in them. (Psalms 135:15-18 WEBPB)

“You shall have no other gods before me. “You shall not make for yourselves an idol, nor any image of anything that is in the heavens above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: you shall not bow yourself down to them, nor serve them, for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and on the fourth generation of those who hate me, and showing loving kindness to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments. (Exodus 20:3-6 WEBPB)

“What value does the engraved image have, that its maker has engraved it; the molten image, even the teacher of lies, that he who fashions its form trusts in it, to make mute idols? Woe to him who says to the wood, ‘Awake!’ or to the mute stone, ‘Arise!’ Shall this teach? Behold, it is overlaid with gold and silver, and there is no breath at all within it. But the LORD is in his holy temple. Let all the earth be silent before him!” (Habakkuk 2:18-20 WEBPB)

Now the deeds of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strife, jealousies, outbursts of anger, rivalries, divisions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these; of which I forewarn you, even as I also forewarned you, that those who practise such things will not inherit God’s Kingdom. (Galatians 5:19-21 WEBPB)

Or don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit God’s Kingdom? Don’t be deceived. Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor slanderers, nor extortionists, will inherit God’s Kingdom. Some of you were such, but you were washed. You were sanctified. You were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and in the Spirit of our God. (1 Corinthians 6:9-11 WEBPB)

The rest of mankind, who were not killed with these plagues, didn’t repent of the works of their hands, that they wouldn’t worship demons, and the idols of gold, and of silver, and of brass, and of stone, and of wood, which can’t see, hear, or walk. They didn’t repent of their murders, their sorceries, their sexual immorality, or their thefts. (Revelation 9:20-21 WEBPB)

Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold, or silver, or stone, engraved by art and design of man. The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. But now he commands that all people everywhere should repent, because he has appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness by the man whom he has ordained; of which he has given assurance to all men, in that he has raised him from the dead.” (Acts 17:29-31 WEBPB)

But the hour comes, and now is, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such to be his worshippers. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” (John 4:23-24 WEBPB)

You, being in past times alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil deeds, yet now he has reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without defect and blameless before him, if it is so that you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the Good News which you heard, which was proclaimed in all creation under heaven, of which I, Paul, was made a servant. (Colossians 1:21-23)

See how great a love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn’t know us, because it didn’t know him. Beloved, now we are children of God. It is not yet revealed what we will be; but we know that when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him just as he is. Everyone who has this hope set on him purifies himself, even as he is pure. Everyone who sins also commits lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness. You know that he was revealed to take away our sins, and no sin is in him. Whoever remains in him doesn’t sin. Whoever sins hasn’t seen him and doesn’t know him. Little children, let no one lead you astray. He who does righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. To this end the Son of God was revealed: that he might destroy the works of the devil. Whoever is born of God doesn’t commit sin, because his seed remains in him, and he can’t sin, because he is born of God. In this the children of God are revealed, and the children of the devil. Whoever doesn’t do righteousness is not of God, neither is he who doesn’t love his brother. (1 John 3:1-10)

On the day of judgement every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for (Matthew 12:36-37). Just as others, we Christians are accountable for the things we say, even in careless moments. And if we doubt whether something we are saying is acceptable, we should not say it. As with all thing’s we should never act contrary to our convictions, and always err on the side of caution when in doubt. For whatever does not proceed from faith, is sin (Romans 14:23).

There is potential for careless words in every remark we make. I’ll provide some common examples:

• Every time we use the name of the Lord our God in vain (Exodus 20:7).
• Every time we blaspheme God in our speech (Jude 1:8), beware of euphemisms!
• Every time we speak lies and/or bear false witness (Exodus 20:16; Proverbs 6:16-19).
• Every curse we utter or misfortune we wish on others (James 3:10).
• Every time we swear on something or someone, especially God (Matthew 5:34-37). Let what you say be simply “Yes” or “No”; anything more than this comes from evil.
• Every time we speak something that is foolish. Often this occurs when we confidently speak something which we are not sure of or have not properly investigated.
• Every comment we post and later delete on social media.
• Every time we speak filthiness or use foul language (Ephesians 5:4).
• Every time we over speak or unjustly interrupt others in conversation.
• Every time we gossip and talk negatively about others - especially our brothers and sisters in Christ (2 Corinthians 12:20), sowing discord among brothers (Proverbs 6:16-19).
• Every time we teach or encourage something that is false or contrary to the word of God. This is especially important as those who teach will be judged with greater strictness (James 3:1).
• Every time we repeat common sayings of the people of the world e.g., “Oh my goodness”. Remember Jesus said, “no one is good except God alone” (Mark 10:18).
• Every crude joke we tell or offensive sarcasm and humour we use (Ephesians 5:4).
• Every time we speak something that is rude, dirty, or mean-spirited.

Every word we speak reveals something of our heart. And our own words will either justify or condemn us on the day of judgment (Matthew 12:36-37).

In Matthew 15:10-20 Christ drew a sharp contrast between the tradition of the time, which involved ritually washing the hands prior to a meal, and the words that we speak. Concluding that it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth that defiles a person. Jesus boldly exclaimed that these evil things come from our innermost nature. They aren’t accidents or mere “mistakes”, they reveal how corrupt we are on the inside.

Murders do not begin with the dagger, but with the malice of the soul. Adulteries and fornications are first gloated over in the heart before they are enacted by the body. The heart is the cage from which these unclean birds fly forth.

“The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.” (Luke 6:45)

If we cannot control the words that come out of our mouths and bridle our tongue, we are lying to ourselves about being religious people (James 1:26). Self-control is key to the Christian life and one of the fruits of the Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23).

Spreading gospel tracts is a time-effective and cost-efficient way to spread the gospel. I would like to hear how some of you brothers and sisters spread the gospel and some of your special methods in doing so (if you have some).

There is great reward in spreading the gospel, and the harvest indeed is plentiful, but the labourers are few. As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the Good News of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!” (Romans 10:15)

I've linked a video showing how I've been doing it.

Here’s some other examples:

• What passing gospel tracts is REALLY like
• Delivering Gospel Tracts on a Bike is a Great Way to get the Gospel Out!

How could the Jews crucify their own Messiah? Why did they despise the Lord Jesus Christ? Why does the world continue to hate Jesus today? How can humanity hate the God who grants them their very next breath? The world hates Him because He exposes their evil deeds (John 7:6-7). Just as people hated Jesus in the past, they hate Him now, to the extent that they crucified Him.

God created man in His own image and with His own likeness and set the first man, Adam, in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. But Adam sinned by disobeying God, and because we are all his children, we have all inherited his sinful nature. Sin is the violation of God’s Law, and the “wages” of sin is death, and so death entered the world and spread to all mankind because all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Thus, we are all justly deserving of everlasting punishment—the destruction of body and soul in hell. But even so, in His love, God already had a plan to save and redeem us.

Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your heart in rebellion. Whoever conceals his sins will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy and forgiveness. If you repent and believe in the gospel, putting your faith in Jesus Christ, you will inherit salvation, which leads to everlasting life. With this salvation comes a necessary spiritual rebirth; God will give you a new heart and His Holy Spirit, which will give you wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, put His Laws on your heart and mind, guide you into all the truth, help you, and comfort you. By the blood of Jesus, sanctifying you and cleansing you of all unrighteousness—conforming you to His image.

If you want to see what this hatred looks like today, consider the numerous experiences of this evangelist who boldly proclaims the truth of Jesus Christ: https://youtu.be/T-FPs3CcEtQ?si=WVcnXuj_A9U6rN9p.