The Untamable Tongue- Part 2: The Tongue Is...???

My tongue is a reflection of what is in my heart ♥
-Jem

The Tongue is:
A "fallen" course of nature, can not be tamed (lack of control due to the flesh), unruly evil (sin is no longer nonexistent), deadly poison, curses, defiles, fire, iniquity, a "little" member, stumbling block...

Controlling it:
Ponder judgement, do not boast, use it to bless...
Humankind uses the tongue as an evil instrument to wound others. God uses this evil for our good! It certainly gives an opportunity to
1: "repay evil with evil" (do not repay/ seek vengeance) Rom.12:17
or 
2: Use it to "overcome evil with good and live peaceably." 12:18,19,21
"Do not be Overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good." 

Fill in the blank:
My tongue is "Wicked" (A sinful part/member of my body), "Because I (we) use it as a weapon."

Note:
Our brain controls our thoughts, memory and speech (speech- our tongue). The left part of the brain controls language, speech etc. Human vocal apparatus- used to produce speech. Speech Production: Process by which spoken words are selected to be produced.

Philippians 4:8 *emphasis on [are]
"Finally, brethren, whatever things [are] true, whatever things [are] noble, whatever things [are] just, whatever things [are] pure, whatever things [are] lovely, whatever things [are] of good report, if there [is] "any" virtue and if there [is] "anything" praiseworthy—meditate ("Think" about these things) on these things."

Colossians 3:5
"Therefore 'put to death your *members' (the tongue- little member of the body) which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, *evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry."

Romans 12:2 
"And 'do not' be 'conformed' to this world, but 'be transformed by the renewing of your mind', that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God."

Mark 7:20-23 
And He said, “What comes out of a man, that 'defiles' a man. For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed 'evil thoughts', adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, 'wickedness', deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, 'blasphemy', pride, foolishness. All these 'evil things' come from *within and defile a man.”

Galatians 5:17 
"For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish." 

*Opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do.

Hebrews 13:15 
"Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, 'the fruit of our lips', giving thanks to His name." 

Psalms 47:6-7
"Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises! For God is the King of all the earth; Sing praises with understanding."

*Acknowledge His name. "Give thought" to do (do- actions) what [is] honorable in the sight (Salt And Light) of all. By their sight/our ACTIONS, not our words.

"My Tongue is a reflection of my what is in my heart." -Jem

Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God. Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be. Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter? Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh. (James 3:9-12 KJV)