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RUNNING HEAD: TAMING THE TONGUE
Taming the Tongue
Indiana Wesleyan University
BIL, 102
Robert Smith
May 8, 2017
Samantha Summers
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RUNNING HEAD: TAMING THE TONGUE
Reading the Epistle of James I found many important passages. The one that stood out
most to me was James 3:3-8. It says, “3 When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them
obey us, we can turn the whole animal. 4 Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large
and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants
to go. 5 Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what
a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. 6 The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the
parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is
itself set on fire by hell.7 All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed
and have been tamed by mankind, 8 but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil,
