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Categories: CONQUERING SINWhat does it mean by ‘verbal abusers’ will not see the kingdom of God?Sincerely,
Sick Of Hearing It
Dear Sick Of Hearing It,
The verse you are probably thinking of is 1 Cor 6:10 which states that “revilers” will not inherit the kingdom of God. The kingdom of God is the church that Jesus purchased with His own blood (read “Kingdom = Church” for a detailed explanation of why they are synonyms), and revilers aren’t going to have the benefit of having Jesus’ blood purchase their forgiveness.
A ‘reviler’ is someone that is abusive verbally and uses language as a weapon to harm or speak reproachfully about others. The same root word is used in 1 Pet 3:9 to describe how Christians shouldn’t fight angry speech with angry speech, but we should instead let our speech offer a blessing even to those that are mean and hurtful.
In short, Christians cannot be mean and angry speaking people who rail against God or rail against our fellow man. Our words should be seasoned with grace and attempt to build up, not tear down (Col 4:6, Eph 4:29).
