Musings From A Rolling Eyed Turtle

In my previous post, I wrote about “sound” words.  Those are words that are solid, firm, reliable and stable.  They are also free from error and are based on thorough knowledge and experience.  But it’s not enough to just define what they mean, it’s also crucial to determine their source. The sound words that are sound in every way come from Jesus:  “If anyone teaches a different doctrine and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that accords with godliness,” (1 Tim 6:3) Prior to the post about “sound words”, I wrote about words that are not “idle” words.  These not “idle” words are mentioned in the book of Deuteronomy:  “They are not just idle words for you—they are your life. By them you will live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.” (Deut 32:47) Such words, as other translations put it, give life and they mean life for us. In this post, I want to focus on one aspect of what sound words a...

In my last post, I wrote about words that are not “idle” words.  In fact, those not idle words bring life. In this post, I want to focus on words that are “sound” words. “Sound” has many meanings beyond auditory.  “Sound” is also:   free from flaw, defect, or decay solid, firm, stable secure, reliable free from error, fallacy or misapprehension based on thorough knowledge and experience agreeing with accepted views   The sound words that we need for life come from Jesus:   “If anyone teaches a different doctrine and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that accords with godliness,” (1 Tim 6:3) To give some insight into just how sound these words are, listed below is how some other versions of the Bible translate “sound words”:   Sound instruction Wholesome words True teaching Healthy words Accurate words True words   When I think of all those descriptors of His so...