GOSPEL OF COMMUNICATION
The Christian person ponders the teachings left by Christ and learns about the historical writings of the Old Testament.
If you are a Christian person, seek to use these teachings to develop and facilitate your relationships.
Perhaps you know them in an adulterated and manipulated way, in which the rules of religiosity, rites and tradition matter more than the sense of man's reconnection with God, which is the meaning of the word religion.
If you are unaware of these lessons from the Bible, you may be surprised by how current they are in relation to scientific advances in human behavior (see the example of NLP – Neurolinguistic Programming).
Non-judgment is one of the pillars of Non-Violent Communication - NVC. Our brain prepares for defense in the face of an accusation - fight or flight, disconnecting communication.
The Source of Words
Matthew chapter 12, verse 34 (The Message Version, freely translated)
“You have minds like snake holes. How do you think what you say is worth anything when your mind is filled with bitterness/hate? It is your heart, not the dictionary, that gives meaning to your words…(…)”
Context: After healing a blind and mute man, Jesus was accused and criticized by the Pharisees (a radical Jewish religious group at that time) who did not believe he was the messiah announced centuries before his coming to Earth by the prophets.
Criticism and Judgment
Mathew Cap. 7, Verse 1 and 3 (Version The Message)
“Don’t provoke people, pointing out their flaws, criticizing their faults, unless you want the same treatment”
“You have the nerve to say, ‘Let me wipe your face for you while your own is distorted by contempt.”
Context: Christ, seeing that many were accompanying him, climbed the hill and taught, with his teachings being recorded by Matthew in some chapters.
Consequences of the Words
Book of Proverbs, chapter 18, verse 21 (The Message Version, freely translated)
“Words destroy, words give life;
They are both poison and fruit – you choose.”
Context: According to scholars, the Book of Proverbs was written by King Solomon, there are 31 chapters with verses that can be considered a guide to good living and relationships.
Attribute of the speaker
Book of Proverbs chapter 10, verse 11 (Brazilian version New Translation in Today's Language-NTLH)
“The words of the good are a source of life, but the words of the evil hide their violence"
Effect of the Word
Book of Proverbs chapter 16, verse 24 (Brazilian version New Translation in Today's Language-NTLH) Effect of the Word
“Kind words are like honey: sweet to the taste and good for health”
Self-knowledge
Book 1 Timothy, chapter 4 verse 16 (Amplified Bible Version, freely translated)
“Pay close attention to yourself – focus on your personal development – and on your teaching; and stand firm, for if you do this, you will obtain salvation both for yourself and for those who hear you.”
Context: In this letter from Paul to his friend Timothy, among the various teachings there is this one about what we talk about.
Manipulation through words
Mathew Cap. 5, Verse 37 (Version Amplified Bible)
“Mas deixes que tua afirmação seja ‘Sim, sim ou Não, não (um firme sim ou não sem vacilar)"