But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.
If God scrutinizes every idle word, think how His judgment will fall on those who bark against His glory like mastiff-dogs. Our tongues were made for a purpose, and to squander them on trifling fooleries is to prostitute what God gave us. Yet since none of us can speak without some idle words escaping, we have no hope except that God will bury our sins in gracious forgetfulness, not enter into judgment with us.
AI summary
Satan blinds the eye of faith and seals up the lips of prayer; a soul under his power sees nothing and says nothing to the purpose. But Christ's mercy is directly opposite to Satan's malice. When Satan's power breaks, the eyes open to see God's glory and the lips open to speak His praise.
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Commenting on Matthew 12:22-37
The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment,.... Alluding either to the custom and practice of witnesses, who rise up from their seats, and stand, when they give in their testimonies in a court of judicature; or else, referring to the time of the general resurrection from the dead, at the last day, when these men shall rise from the dead, and stand in judgment...