Can Christians use curse words?

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

James 3:8
But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. 9Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God. 10Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

1Peter 1:13
Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; 14As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: 15But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; 16Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.

2Peter 1:16
For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.

2Peter 1:19
We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: 20Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. 21For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

 

[Billyd]

Your language is your Witness. When my youngest grandson moved by, he was using crude language to describe some of the children he had met at school. I told him that if he had not heard me use the word, then it wasn't acceptable language. I never though about it again, until one of his young friends let go with the same language. Before I could correct his friend, he said "I told you that those words are bad".

 

[Angela53510]

The Bible has a HUGE amount to say about guarding our tongues. I would assume that includes swear words, of all types, because they are not God honouring!

So, I went looking for a verse in James and found all of the following. The Bible says a lot about our speech and tongue, and how cursing is not from God. And if it is from the devil, why would you want to curse?

Proverbs 21:23

Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.
​

Ephesians 4:29

Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
​

Proverbs 15:1 ESV

A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
​

Proverbs 12:18 ESV

There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
​

James 3:2-10 ESV

For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body. If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well. Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell.
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Psalm 34:13 ESV
Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.

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James 1:26 ESV
If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless.

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Proverbs 17:28 ESV
Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.
​

Psalm 141:3 ESV
Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips!
​

1 Peter 3:10 ESV
For “Whoever desires to love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit;
​

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

Proverbs 15:4 ESV
A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit

Matthew 12:33-37
“Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad, for the tree is known by its fruit. You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil. I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”

James 3:10 ESV ​

From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.
​

Matthew 15:11 ESV
It is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.”
​

Proverbs 10:19 ESV
When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.
​

James 3:1-18 ESV
Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body. If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well. Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire!
​

Psalm 37:30 ESV
The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.
​

Ecclesiastes 3:7 ESV
A time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
​

Psalm 39:1 ESV
To the choirmaster: to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. I said, “I will guard my ways, that I may not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle, so long as the wicked are in my presence.”
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James 4:1-17 ESV
What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions. You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. Or do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, “He yearns jealously over the spirit that he has made to dwell in us”?
​

James 3:11 ESV
Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and salt water?
​

James 1:19-20 ESV
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of
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James 3:2 ESV
For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body.
​

Psalm 12:4 ESV
Those who say, “With our tongue we will prevail, our lips are with us; who is master over us?”
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James 3:1-12
Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body. If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well. Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire!
​

Colossians 4:6 ESV
Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.
​

Psalm 19:14 ESV ​

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.
​

Colossians 3:7-8 ESV
In these you too once walked, when you were living in them. But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.
​

Proverbs 25:15 ESV
With patience a ruler may be persuaded, and a soft tongue will break a bone.​

James 3:5 ESV
So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire!
​

Psalm 109:17-19 ESV
He loved to curse; let curses come upon him! He did not delight in blessing; may it be far from him! He clothed himself with cursing as his coat; may it soak into his body like water, like oil into his bones! May it be like a garment that he wraps around him, like a belt that he puts on every day!
​

Hebrews 4:12 ESV
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.​

 

[Reborn]

The Bible has a HUGE amount to say about guarding our tongues. I would assume that includes swear words, of all types, because they are not God honouring!

So, I went looking for a verse in James and found all of the following. The Bible says a lot about our speech and tongue, and how cursing is not from God. And if it is from the devil, why would you want to curse?

Proverbs 21:23

Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.
​

Ephesians 4:29

Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
​

Proverbs 15:1 ESV

A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
​

Proverbs 12:18 ESV

There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
​

James 3:2-10 ESV

For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body. If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well. Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell.
​

Psalm 34:13 ESV

Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.
​

James 1:26 ESV

If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless.
​

Proverbs 17:28 ESV

Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.
​

Psalm 141:3 ESV

Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips!
​

1 Peter 3:10 ESV

For “Whoever desires to love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit;
​

Proverbs 18:21 ESV

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.
​

Proverbs 15:4 ESV

A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit

Matthew 12:33-37
“Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad, for the tree is known by its fruit. You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil. I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
​

James 3:10 ESV

From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.
​

Matthew 15:11 ESV

It is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.”
​

Proverbs 10:19 ESV

When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.
​

James 3:1-18 ESV

Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body. If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well. Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire!
​

Psalm 37:30 ESV

The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.
​

Ecclesiastes 3:7 ESV

A time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
​

Psalm 39:1 ESV

To the choirmaster: to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. I said, “I will guard my ways, that I may not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle, so long as the wicked are in my presence.”
​

James 4:1-17 ESV

What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions. You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. Or do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, “He yearns jealously over the spirit that he has made to dwell in us”?
​

James 3:11 ESV

Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and salt water?
​

James 1:19-20 ESV / 87 helpful votes

Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of
​

James 3:2 ESV / 85 helpful votes

For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body.
​

Psalm 12:4 ESV / 79 helpful votes

Those who say, “With our tongue we will prevail, our lips are with us; who is master over us?”
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James 3:1-12 ESV / 75 helpful votes

Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body. If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well. Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire!
​

Colossians 4:6 ESV

Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.
​

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Psalm 19:14 ESV

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.
​

Colossians 3:7-8 ESV

In these you too once walked, when you were living in them. But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.
​

Proverbs 25:15 ESV

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With patience a ruler may be persuaded, and a soft tongue will break a bone.
​

James 3:5 ESV

So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire!
​

Psalm 109:17-19 ESV

He loved to curse; let curses come upon him! He did not delight in blessing; may it be far from him! He clothed himself with cursing as his coat; may it soak into his body like water, like oil into his bones! May it be like a garment that he wraps around him, like a belt that he puts on every day!
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Hebrews 4:12 ESV

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For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
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It's very sweet that you did all that homework. Appreciated, but sorry, It still doesn't answer WHICH specific words are to be used and not used by people, His people, and the world as a whole. We can not and are not allowed to fill in any blanks. Besides the Lord's name in vain- (which covers all blasphemy against Him) Maybe that's why it's in the 10 commandments?--being it is the ONLY commandment where we are told how and what individual words we are allow to use? American man made doctrine, simple as that.- God Bless

 

[VioletReigns]

Amen, Sister Angela! That certainly puts it in perspective. I love the Scripture:

A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. (Proverbs 12:18)

I have that one etched on my heart for sure! I would always remind my children of that one as they were growing up.

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[Reborn]

Amen, Sister Angela! That certainly puts it in perspective. I love the Scripture:

A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. (Proverbs 12:18)

I have that one etched on my heart for sure! I would always remind my children of that one as they were growing up.

I wasn't harsh. If I was- I apologize, but I'm still waiting for someone to provide scripture that dictates words we can use and that are allowed by Christ. Individual words...not guesses on words that man said sounds "icky" I'm so sorry if I seem as though I refuse to give up on this-but I seek out truth--not giving into things I believe man set as doctrine.

 

[psychomom]

Besides the Lord's name in vain- (which covers all blasphemy against Him)

y'know, Martin Luther thought it contravened that commandment any time
we fail to thank God or praise Him for all His benefits. (Ps 103)

ha! just when we thought we were pulling that one off!

thank God for His Grace in Christ. ♥

 

[Reborn]

y'know, Martin Luther thought it contravened that commandment any time
we fail to thank God or praise Him for all His benefits. (Ps 103)

ha! just when we thought we were pulling that one off!

thank God for His Grace in Christ. ♥

I tried. ...still waiting.

 

[Proof1]

Dictionary.com curse word

• Examples
• Word Origin

noun1.a profane or obscene word, especially as used in anger or for emphasis.

2.anytermconceivedofasoffensive.


Since birth we have always been told that certain words can and should not ever be said--especially by Christians. This may be true...to us? Pouring over scripture, I have yet to find something (besides our Lords name in vain) that tells us how/what is an appropriate way for words to come out of our mouths? Since God searches the heart--he knows exactly what we say and mean when it proceeds from ours mouth---curse words or not? The context in which a word is used in a sentence and how/ the intentions behind our statements, dictate which words are truly offensive? Agreed? A word is just a word unless it's used intentionally to hurt or offend someone. TECHNICALLY a curse word can be used just to emphasize a statement. (like "way" or "completely") I myself, will not go around saying eff this-or that, but why do we teach others that cursing is "bad" when there are no clear outlines in the Bible on how word/speech patterns are to be conducted? Is it a culture thing? My mother is from Thailand, and words we use here-and think are "clean" are super offensive in the Thai language. (and that's just Thailand!) Just wondering if we all are guilty of teaching man made commandments sometimes? God Bless.
Matthew 15 : 8,9
[SUP]8 [/SUP]This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
[SUP]9 [/SUP]But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

Every word that you use that is a idle word is sin, even the curse ones.

 

[VioletReigns]

It's very sweet that you did all that homework. Appreciated, but sorry, It still doesn't answer WHICH specific words are to be used and not used by people, His people, and the world as a whole. We can not and are not allowed to fill in any blanks. Besides the Lord's name in vain- (which covers all blasphemy against Him) Maybe that's why it's in the 10 commandments?--being it is the ONLY commandment where we are told how and what individual words we are allow to use? American man made doctrine, simple as that.- God Bless

Brother Reborn, no, no, no Dearheart! I wasn't referring to you being harsh. I meant MY mouth!! Please don't think I meant you, Brother!!

If I am correct, I'm thinking you're referring to different cultures? Whereas one group of people of origin use a particular word which is acceptable to them, might in another circle of people be offensive. Is that what you mean?

Nevertheless, I still believe God is looking at our heart and knows our motives clearer than we do. And if I am blurting out words or phrases, the Lord God can judge rightly whether I am in pain, angry, scared, offended, humiliated, etc. And God will deal with me regarding that condition of my heart and help me be more like Him.

I will give you an example. My siblings and I were taken from the streets of a tough ghetto and placed in foster care waaaay back when I was 9 yrs old. We were one of the poorest families in that slum and were malnourished and undisciplined like hungry animals. We lived instinctively and reacted to situations, rather than respond because we did not know how.

By first foster father became my "real" Dad to me because he honestly assumed the role gladly and was a wonderful guardian to us. He would watch us from the window when we played outdoors and if any of us would lose our temper and curse up a blue streak, we'd hear him say sternly but assuredly, "Now, now... WE don't talk like that."

Do you know how valuable that was to my ears and my heart? He was basically assuming responsibility with us for speaking kindly and appropriately. It wasn't, "Don't YOU talk like that!" "WE" don't speak like that meant we belonged to him and we were going to learn by his good example. No threats, no condemnation, just a reminder that WE were going to speak appropriately together.

God does the same thing with me now. WE walk together and treat others the way we want to be treated. It is Christ in me.

 

[Fenner]

True--cursing can make someone seem uneducated. But curse words are just words....I've seen people shrug off the 'F' word, while going into despair while reading the words "insufficient funds". Words have always been lethal in how/when we choose to use them. Curse words can be very offensive, I get that, but all I try to do in life is find out what God wants from me, and how He expects me to act or talk...not do/act the way men tell me to. Sorry...could go on forever on this subject. Be well.[/QUOT

I didn't say it's just a word another woman did. I think someone who's main source of vocabulary is swearing like a sailor isn't very bright, at least it comes off that way to me. For example, when I'm at a Wal-Mart and someone is on their cell phone saying, "Well what's up with that S word?" It's become very common place to swear now. I hear it so often. We have so many people who don't understand or know common grammar anymore, it's sad. I'm not saying I'm the queen of correct grammar, but I'm sadden and shocked that so many don't even know the difference between something as simple as Our or Are. If you read comments on Facebook some of the spelling errors I see also alarm me. These are very common words that people should have learned in Grammar school.

My Son had a neighborhood friend that used to come to our house often. He pronounced the word Cousin, Cousint, and the word creek, crick. I tried to correct him, in a nice way of course, the kid was 9, I figured he didn't know better. He went home and told his Mom and she told me that I was wrong and he was saying the words right. This was a 24 year old woman, who did finish high school. I was shocked. I didn't correct her, I just said, OK. Pick your battles, but my point of all this is, we now seem to live in a world were grammar, punctuation and spelling don't matter anymore. I think many only know and understand how to use and spell curse words.

 

[tourist]

True--cursing can make someone seem uneducated. But curse words are just words....I've seen people shrug off the 'F' word, while going into despair while reading the words "insufficient funds". Words have always been lethal in how/when we choose to use them. Curse words can be very offensive, I get that, but all I try to do in life is find out what God wants from me, and how He expects me to act or talk...not do/act the way men tell me to. Sorry...could go on forever on this subject. Be well.[/QUOT

I didn't say it's just a word another woman did. I think someone who's main source of vocabulary is swearing like a sailor isn't very bright, at least it comes off that way to me. For example, when I'm at a Wal-Mart and someone is on their cell phone saying, "Well what's up with that S word?" It's become very common place to swear now. I hear it so often. We have so many people who don't understand or know common grammar anymore, it's sad. I'm not saying I'm the queen of correct grammar, but I'm sadden and shocked that so many don't even know the difference between something as simple as Our or Are. If you read comments on Facebook some of the spelling errors I see also alarm me. These are very common words that people should have learned in Grammar school.

My Son had a neighborhood friend that used to come to our house often. He pronounced the word Cousin, Cousint, and the word creek, crick. I tried to correct him, in a nice way of course, the kid was 9, I figured he didn't know better. He went home and told his Mom and she told me that I was wrong and he was saying the words right. This was a 24 year old woman, who did finish high school. I was shocked. I didn't correct her, I just said, OK. Pick your battles, but my point of all this is, we now seem to live in a world were grammar, punctuation and spelling don't matter anymore. I think many only know and understand how to use and spell curse words.

I agree with you completely, especially your last sentence.

 

[Reborn]

Brother Reborn, no, no, no Dearheart! I wasn't referring to you being harsh. I meant MY mouth!! Please don't think I meant you, Brother!!



If I am correct, I'm thinking you're referring to different cultures? Whereas one group of people of origin use a particular word which is acceptable to them, might in another circle of people be offensive. Is that what you mean?

Nevertheless, I still believe God is looking at our heart and knows our motives clearer than we do. And if I am blurting out words or phrases, the Lord God can judge rightly whether I am in pain, angry, scared, offended, humiliated, etc. And God will deal with me regarding that condition of my heart and help me be more like Him.

I will give you an example. My siblings and I were taken from the streets of a tough ghetto and placed in foster care waaaay back when I was 9 yrs old. We were one of the poorest families in that slum and were malnourished and undisciplined like hungry animals. We lived instinctively and reacted to situations, rather than respond because we did not know how.

By first foster father became my "real" Dad to me because he honestly assumed the role gladly and was a wonderful guardian to us. He would watch us from the window when we played outdoors and if any of us would lose our temper and curse up a blue streak, we'd hear him say sternly but assuredly, "Now, now... WE don't talk like that."

Do you know how valuable that was to my ears and my heart? He was basically assuming responsibility with us for speaking kindly and appropriately. It wasn't, "Don't YOU talk like that!" "WE" don't speak like that meant we belonged to him and we were going to learn by his good example. No threats, no condemnation, just a reminder that WE were going to speak appropriately together.

God does the same thing with me now. WE walk together and treat others the way we want to be treated. It is Christ in me.

Not at all, I'm good, I apologize. I'm having the "darndest" time convincing others that it's not the individual words that make something vile, but what spills from the heart, and the intent behind the word that makes it ugly. If one knows what "Frat Boy Talk" is, then they would know that these boys can make the word "plant" sound dirty in the right context? Now...I ask all..... is "plant" a bad word?

 

[ELECT]

Not at all, I'm good, I apologize. I'm having the "darndest" time convincing others that it's not the individual words that make something vile, but what spills from the heart, and the intent behind the word that makes it ugly. If one knows what "Frat Boy Talk" is, then they would know that these boys can make the word "plant" sound dirty in the right context? Now...I ask all..... is "plant" a bad word?

ok but what part of the F word can be used to shew good content and in what context ?

 

[Reborn]

ok but what part of the F word can be used to shew good content and in what context ?

For the most part that is true....most don't realize it's believed to be of/ origin was to describe an action : of Germanic origin; related to Middle Dutch fokken to strike. Considering it's origins are -technically- hard to trace, I'd say WE gave it a bad meaning, in the context we chose to use it in? No words are created knowing that one day it'd be used as a pop culture common dirty word or phrase. All "dirty" phrases/words now stem from one of these supposed bad words-so yes, they ARE dirty.....now!!.....because they are INTENDED to be dirty.

 

[Jason0047]

First, there is an accepted lingo within the English language that you can't change. If you speak certain words that are bad by the world's standards, it is showing that you are no different than they are in being bad. In other words, you would not say bad words (even grey area bad words) at a wedding, or in a church, or in a job interview or even on the job site. Why? Because you know they are bad and they can get you in trouble. Second, Christians are called to be a peculiar people. Holy and separate from the world. If you can't sense that certain words are bad or inappropriate to all people, then you need to re-check your spiritual moral compass with the Lord. Having a dirty mouth is unacceptable even to many unbelievers. How much more of an example are we to make in being God's holy people?

Try replacing your vocabulary with words that are G rated. Like "Holy cats." or "Fiddlin stickins"

 

[psychomom]

because out of the heart, the mouth speaks. (Mt 12:34; Lk 6:45)

 

[Reborn]

First, there is an accepted lingo within the English language that you can't change. If you speak certain words that are bad by the world's standards, it is showing that you are no different than they are in being bad. In other words, you would not say bad words (even grey area bad words) at a wedding, or in a church, or in a job interview or even on the job site. Why? Because you know they are bad and they can get you in trouble. Second, Christians are called to be a peculiar people. Holy and separate from the world. If you can't sense that certain words are bad or inappropriate to all people, then you need to re-check your spiritual moral compass with the Lord. Having a dirty mouth is unacceptable even to many unbelievers. How much more of an example are we to make in being God's holy people?

Try replacing your vocabulary with words that are G rated. Like "Holy cats." or "Fiddlin stickins"

I covered all of this, my man. Please reread entire thread, and you'll see I agree with you...for the most part. BWELL

 

[Jason0047]

Try replacing your vocabulary with words that are G rated. Like "Holy cats." or "Fiddlin stickins"

Other good replacement words (That people don't consider bad),

1. Snickerdoodle!
2. Bananas!
3. Sharky Mark de Mark!
4. Jumpin’Jiminy!
5. Tartar Sauce!

 

[psychomom]

Other good replacement words (That people don't consider bad),

1. Snickerdoodle!
2. Bananas!
3. Holy Flying Tea Cups Batman!
4. Jumpin’Jiminy!
5. Tartar Sauce!

hi there, Jason.

i think the OP's point is that it doesn't matter what replacement words we use...

i have friends who are offended at the use of 'golly'...precisely because it's a replacement.

if i'm not mistaken, 'bloody' was (is?) considered profane in the UK, but in the States it isn't.

i'm not saying hey! who cares what we say.
but to an extent, it really is cultural.