Colossians 4:5-6

I. Marked with purity

A. The content of our conversations (2 Timothy 2:22; Colossians 3:5, 8; Ephesians 4:29)
B. We must not lie (Proverbs 12:22; 6:16-19; Revelation 21:7-8)

II. Speech that pursues peace

A. Avoid strife and discord (Proverbs 6:16-19; 2 Timothy 2:23; Romans 13:13-14)
B. Stop gossip (2 Corinthians 12:20; James 1:26; 1 Timothy 3:11; 5:11-13)

III. Filled with proclamation

A. “I love to tell the story” (Matthew 28:19-20; Acts 17:23)
B. Why? (1 Peter 2:9-10; Romans 10:14-17)