>>>>>>>>The Bible says it this way (Luke 11:23) KJV - "23 He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth."
>>>>>>>Now that is evil... So GOD is really SATAN himself?
>>>>>>It means the truth has one voice. Anyone not speaking the truth is, by definition, speaking a lie.
>>>>>So anyone just keeping his mouth shut is lying as well?
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>>>>In certain cases, though it is not "lying" exactly, but sinning:
>>>>James 4:17 - KJV - "Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin."
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>>>Ummmm....not to nitpick a lot, but that verse refers to actions, not speech. Most of Jesus' message was the equivalent of "By our actions are we known" John 3:19-24, James 2 14-17, James 1: 23-25
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>>>Actions, not words.
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>>Speaking is most definitely an action. It's an action verb. :-) But beyond that, it has real power even of life and death (Proverbs 18:21).
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>Yet it is treated as non-action. "Do good" - not "speak good"
> "Who acted as his neighbor?" not 'who spoke as his neighbor'
> "You go and do likewise" not 'you go and talk likewise' (which sounds incredibly country if you put a twang in yer speech)


How about this verse:

Matthew 17:20 - KJV - "20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you."

What true power there is in speech, far beyond anything physical.