Quote by Jimmy Swaggart
“5 Even so the tongue is a little member (it is small, but it exerts a powerful influence), and boasts great things (responsible for great things, whether good or bad). Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindles! (The image projected here by James is the picture of a vast forest in flames, all begun by the falling of a single spark.) 6 And the tongue is a fire (speaks of fire in a negative way, that which destroys), a world of iniquity (the tongue in some way is responsible for all the iniquity in the world): so is the tongue among our members (body members), that it defiles the whole body (constantly speaking in a negative way can bring about physical illness in the body), and sets on fire the course of nature (the tongue sets us on a particular path, and in this case the wrong path); and it is set on fire of hell. (By using the word “hell,” we are made to understand not only the wickedness of the tongue, but as well its destructive power.)”
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Jimmy Lee Swaggart is a non-denominational American pastor, teacher, singer, pianist, and televangelist. He has preached to crowds around the world and pioneered televangelism through his weekly telecast. According to the official website for Jimmy Swaggart Ministries, his 1980's telecast was transmitted to over 3,000 stations and cable systems each week. Swaggart's telecasts were seen by more than 8 million people in the United States and by more than 500 million people worldwide.
Swaggart's television ministry that began in 1975 continues today airing nationally and internationally to a potential viewing audience of over 80 million. The weekly "Jimmy Swaggart Telecast" and "A Study in the Word" programs are seen nationwide and abroad on 78 channels in 104 countries as well as live over the internet.
Swaggart is the author of several Christian works offered through his ministry, as well as an autobiography To Cross a River and a personal account of the 1988 scandal The Cup Which My Father Hath Given Me: A Biblical Revelation of Personal Spiritual Warfare. He is the author of the "Expositor's Study Bible," 13 Study Guides and 30 Commentaries on the Bible.