what do we do when someone verbally abuses you?

[soft fleecy lambsy]

Don't accept it... Don't accept it ... We can refuse words that do not minister life ... We can simply not receive them as ours ... Thjey won't take root in our heart ... We give them no place ,,, we send them away ,,, they serve no purpose in your life so we simply ... Resist it --- like the bible says ... Give it to God ... Pray for them because we know our battle is not with them personally ... Its the spirits behind them that they don't even know about ... Lol... So this is how we handle spiritual battles 

[soft fleecy lambsy]

When verbally abused we can reply to the abuser- " I don't listen to anything that doesn't edify the Spirit, my Pastor friend said.  These are wise words. 

[RustyAngeL]

16 minutes ago, soft fleecy lambsy said:

When verbally abused we can reply to the abuser- " I don't listen to anything that doesn't edify the Spirit, my Pastor friend said.  These are wise words. 

The Bible says a soft answer turns away wrath.

[soft fleecy lambsy]

yes dear RustyAngel, thanks for this jewel of a scripture in Proverbs 15:1.  A kind word or a soft answer turns away wrath. Be like beloved Jesus and say a loving word in reply and don't retaliate.

It says in Bible, to only use loving words, that edify and build others up and not tear them apart.

A soft answer, &c. — A mild, submissive, and yielding answer to him who severely chides, or reproves, turns away wrath — And prevents the further progress of it. The word מענה, here rendered answer, however, signifies as well what is first said, as the reply to it, and may not improperly be translatedspeech, or discourse. But grievous words stir up strife — But sharp, contemptuous, and insolent replies, or speeches, incense it the more, and raise a passion where there was none before, and perhaps cause it to flame forth into fury. Melancthon, in his short lectures upon this book, commends this lesson very much to his scholars, considering it as a general precept for the preservation of peace, and avoiding unnecessary contentions, which commonly arise from pride, ambition, emulation, and wrath, which excite men either to give ill words, or to return worse to those that are given them; endeavouring to overcome by sharpness and bitterness, not by lenity and moderation. Solomon, he says, meant by this caution, that we should not think it enough not to begin strife and contention; but that, if others begin it, we should not continue it by rough answers, but endeavour to make an end of it presently, by softening the matter, and should yield much for the sake of tranquillity; and he thinks it is a precept of the same nature with that of Pythagoras; Stir not up fire with a sword: see Bishop Patrick.

 

 

[missmuffet]

Proverbs 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
And those who love it will eat its fruit.

God does not want unwholesome talk to come out of our mouths. Verbal abuse has serious effects. We can find healing in Gods true word.

We pray for the person and walk away.

[RustyAngeL]

2 hours ago, soft fleecy lambsy said:

When verbally abused we can reply to the abuser- " I don't listen to anything that doesn't edify the Spirit, my Pastor friend said.  These are wise words. 

The Bible says a soft answer turns away wrath.

[soft fleecy lambsy]

exactly dear bopeep1909. We can refuse words that do not minister life. We can simply not receive them as our own.  They won't take root in our heart.  We give them no place....We send them away to the arid and wilderness regions.  They serve no purpose in ur life....so resist it......and like the Bible says give it to God.  Pray for them because we know our battle is not with them personally, it's the spirits behind them that they don't even know about.  So this is how we handle spiritual battles.   

[manuelf324]

When responding to a scorner let the Holy Ghost guide your  tongue. Some cases you wont answer a fool according to his folly and other times you do answer a scorner/fool. Ecclesiastees a time to speak time for silence 

[soft fleecy lambsy]

Amen dear lovely Manuel324.

Also we should guard our tongue as it says in scripture.  Sometimes it is a time to speak and sometimes silence is best. Let the Holy Spirit guide you in what to say.  But always our words should be loving like Jesus' words.

 

[RustyAngeL]

Beautiful words lamb and full of truth and promise.