Profanity

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How do you deal with it comming from friends? One of mine stopped over and I told him no profanity.He called me pastor Dan. It is like he got upset with me because i don't want it said in the house around me. But I find myself being a hypocrit because I will watch movies with profanity in it. Whats opinions on Profanity?
 
Even if you keep someone from saying the words, you can be sure they're still lurking on the inside. The message they're receiving, even if you're trying to say something else, is that they need to pretend while they're in your presence, that they need to be outwardly pious.
 
Daniel158 said:
How do you deal with it comming from friends? One of mine stopped over and I told him no profanity.He called me pastor Dan. It is like he got upset with me because i don't want it said in the house around me. But I find myself being a hypocrit because I will watch movies with profanity in it. Whats opinions on Profanity?
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Profanity has become acceptable in the world today, I am ashamed to say I once used it quite liberally before I received Jesus Christ as my savior, That was one of the first things I surrendered to God when I realized that it did not honor Him.

You could have used the opportunity to explain to him why you don't like or like profanity and tell him about Christ. If he is already a Christian, then you need to pray for/with him.

In my ministry, I dealt with hardcore street people and they all used profanity. It took me a lot of time to influence a change in them through the power of the Holy Spirit. But I had become inurred to it by then. They knew that I did not lokeit but I also never condemned them for it.

I recently had an experience at a military hospital where a senior male corpsman cussed out a junior female corpsman. He used the "f" word right in front of my wife. I took himaside and told him that his luse of profanity diminished him, the corpsman he chewed out and the U.S, Navy. It also showed a lack of intelligence if he could not find more appropriate language to use. He was very conciliatory and apologized to my wife.

If we do not stand up for our beliefs we will have to constantly put up with attacks by the enemy.
 
its best to get it out of your life in all forms in my opinion - movies/music/people, etc.
 
Daniel158 said:
How do you deal with it comming from friends? One of mine stopped over and I told him no profanity.He called me pastor Dan. It is like he got upset with me because i don't want it said in the house around me. But I find myself being a hypocrit because I will watch movies with profanity in it. Whats opinions on Profanity?
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I think anyone would get upset when you feel that they must act a certain way around you. Just because you don't like curse words does not give you the right to tell someone how to speak. Guess what, you live in the real world and people are always going to do things you don't like. The best thing to do is act like an adult and get over it. You are not high and mighty and no one should have to watch what they say just because your little ears don't like certain words.
Try to understand how he feels about you telling him what not to say. If I told you that I am offended by jesus and do not want you talking about him around me, how would you react? It is the same concept.
 
I've found that generally, even with friends, that when I have a good testimony in the way i live, they adhere out of respect without me saying anything to them. The same that I respect their decisions and and do not "preach" unless asked my opinion or when they are headed for trouble. And as far as the movies, I've been in the same position. How can i condemn in one instance and condone in another?
 
Well I lived in Poland last summer and worked as a missionary with university students. I ended up looking at it in this way: Can I expect someone who has no relationship with Christ to act like they do? Is my telling them to not use language around me a form of judgment?

Although I do not agree with being profane I also had to remember my ministry was to these exact people, people who had no reason to 'not' be profane, and so I myself although I did approve of the profane language I never scolded them for it or showed judgment for it...After all, do we expect children to behave before they know how? Similarly I could not expect a non-Christ follower to act like one before they know Christ.

But at the same time there were instances, such as if I happened to have kids and I invited some of my non-Christian friends over, I would politely ask them to avoid profane behavior in front of my children as it is my duty to raise my children under God.

Like Mulehide above me said, out of my life’s testimony it is very seldom my non-Christian friends ever say profane things around me. They know my life and they respect me for it without me having to ask.

So like you asked "How do you deal when it comes to profanity?" I deal with it first through prayer. I pray God will help me to not get angry, and if someone uses God's name in a profane way I will certainly correct them for it, because that is one thing I will not stand for. But I do so lovingly and without judgment. Secondly I remember they are not followers of Christ and it can not be expected of them to act like a Christ-follower. Third, they end up not being profane very often because of Christ in my life and when they are it is usually not intentional.

Hope it helps,
Chris
 
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