In the text last week James drives the people to a place of repentance, now he rounds out this section with one final command regarding human speech. So, how will our speech evidence the fruit of repentance? By never slandering a brother or sister in Christ in a judgmental way. Moreover, our speech evidences the fruit of repentance when our speech is mindful of our status. We must remember we are speaking to a brother or sister of the King, as a brother or sister.
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