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”Things” can equal things not going your way, a demotion, your sports team losing, a girlfriend/boyfriend leaving, a wife/husband trying your patience.
What do you think? Is it OK to blurt out an expletive or profanity when things aren't going your way?
The Lord leads. What does Scripture say about swearing?
Here's a start, and, for context, verses 4-6 of James 5 here let us merely know some of the 'things' (oppressors, persecutors, etc. ) which might wanna cause you to say, ”Oh, sugar bisquits.”
And, do you think out of the mouth substitutionary words for swear words is OK by Him, too? Like saying, ”Bullpuckey” for....
I pray this thread is His doing , through faith in His finished work, by grace it saved us, can help clean out all our minds of the dung Satan wants in there to keep us from fully serving Him. Our Christ wants us to be strong in The face of our oppressors, those who persecute us, to be an example of Him, being in patient wait until He comes again
And, don't you think our swearing can show others who are not like us saying, ” So, that's what a Christian is like, screaming at his wife for forgetting to fix his dinner, or, screaming on the construction site a profanity when hitting their hand with a hammer.”
Do we want that?
Of course not, we want to help others see His Love through us, to see that we have a diiferent mind when things don't go.our way.
Scripture does say to, per Paul, in 1 Cor. 2, that we ”have the mind of Christ,” , so, let's realize that great blessed gift from Him and swear to keep it clean, so to speak .
James 5
4 Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty. 5 You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter. a 6 You have condemned and murdered the innocent one, who was not opposing you.
Okay, there's the bondage verses, we all could want to swear against that kind of unjust treatment, but Paul says, in so many words, we should turn the other cheek
7 Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains. 8 You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near. 9 Don’t grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. The Judge is standing at the door!
10 Brothers and sisters, as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. 11 As you know, we count as blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
12 Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear —not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. All you need to say is a simple “Yes” or “No.” Otherwise you will be condemned.
What do you think? Is it OK to blurt out an expletive or profanity when things aren't going your way?
The Lord leads. What does Scripture say about swearing?
Here's a start, and, for context, verses 4-6 of James 5 here let us merely know some of the 'things' (oppressors, persecutors, etc. ) which might wanna cause you to say, ”Oh, sugar bisquits.”
And, do you think out of the mouth substitutionary words for swear words is OK by Him, too? Like saying, ”Bullpuckey” for....I pray this thread is His doing , through faith in His finished work, by grace it saved us, can help clean out all our minds of the dung Satan wants in there to keep us from fully serving Him. Our Christ wants us to be strong in The face of our oppressors, those who persecute us, to be an example of Him, being in patient wait until He comes again
And, don't you think our swearing can show others who are not like us saying, ” So, that's what a Christian is like, screaming at his wife for forgetting to fix his dinner, or, screaming on the construction site a profanity when hitting their hand with a hammer.”
Do we want that?
Of course not, we want to help others see His Love through us, to see that we have a diiferent mind when things don't go.our way.
Scripture does say to, per Paul, in 1 Cor. 2, that we ”have the mind of Christ,” , so, let's realize that great blessed gift from Him and swear to keep it clean, so to speak .
James 5
4 Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty. 5 You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter. a 6 You have condemned and murdered the innocent one, who was not opposing you.
Okay, there's the bondage verses, we all could want to swear against that kind of unjust treatment, but Paul says, in so many words, we should turn the other cheek
7 Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains. 8 You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near. 9 Don’t grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. The Judge is standing at the door!
10 Brothers and sisters, as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. 11 As you know, we count as blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
12 Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear —not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. All you need to say is a simple “Yes” or “No.” Otherwise you will be condemned.
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