PUT AWAY CLAMOUR!

Saturday, April 27, 2019

PUT AWAY CLAMOUR!

Eph 4:31-32

31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

           Our English word “clamour” appears only ONCE in the KJV. It is translated from the Greek word krauge which means “an outcry in notification, tumult, or grief.” Shouting is the best way to describe it.

           Clamour keeps company with such as evil speaking which is from the root word blasphemy or railing, bitterness, and wrath which is the Greek word thumos which means passion. The word malice us the foundation for it all and is from the Greek word kakia which is an intent to do harm. So we have a word picture of a heated argument.

           I like peace and quiet, although I can be passionate at times. Shouting only produces more shouting and should be avoided in negotiations. Verse 32 presents an opposing view when it urges us to be kind to each other, even tenderhearted and forgiving.

           The model for all relationships and for all serious conversations is the forgiveness we have available from Christ. So, let’s keep our voices down and our hearts right.

Dear Lord, making my case loudly doesn’t always mean I’m right. Give me the ability to communicate in peace. AMEN