Its so common now an days to use profound language, language that u know you wouldn't say to your parents or your boss in a workplace or somewhere/to someone that is of high importance to you. You wouldn't use the language around someone you first meet, but as you get to know them, you come out of that shell and the nice you slowly turns into the real you with profanity, cussing, any vulgar language that you would not say during a first impression which to me its either being fake to an extent or just getting a little too comfortable.
For parents, if you cuss and you catch your kids doing it and you beat them, your easily a hypocrite. Your just as wrong as the child is for doing that. There should be no "do as I say, not as I do" attitude. Did Jesus have this attitude?! never! He lead by example, not as "do as I say, not as I do".....
Allow me to refer to scripture from the Bible for help on what it is im trying to say: Ephesians 5:4 "Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talking nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be Thanksgiving." 2 Timothy 2:16- "But avoid irrelevant babble, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness" 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 that hear" James 3:7- "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." James 3:10- "From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so." Psalms 10:7- "His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity."
WOULD U SAY CUSS WORDS IN FRONT OF JESUS??
Peer pressure, popular movies, and most of today's TV in a way are responsible for causing society to accept cursing and foul language as a norm/standardized thing to watch and hear. Cussing is generally used to degrade people or show extreme emotion towards someone or something that has happened. If we are to be like Jesus, our Lord and Savior, then children, young adults and even adults should not use the language.
Im sure we all know the basic, typical cuss words like d***, a**, etc. so I won't go into that. We often like to abbreviate and hide cuss words, like saying LMAO, LMMFAO, LLS, WTF, FML, ROFLMAO, LMFAO, the list goes on. I also think that LMBO is a form of a cuss word, or as they call it "shoot cussin", which means to say a word meaning the same as the cuss word but not actually cussing but others don't think so, your replacing the A with the B and both mean the same exact thing when being used but if u choose to use it, do you. Im just not gonna use it. I like to keep it at "LOL" if its really funny and "lol" if its a little funny. I look at it as what's the difference, just keep it simple and your mouth positive.
Also, another thing that the Bible refers to as cussing is using God's name in vain, out of context, so saying God D***, Holy S***, Lordy, any type of swearing, the list goes on and on.
As Christians, we should speak with substance and not emptiness, cussing shows immaturity, it blocks opportunities, shows insecurity and you lack vocabulary. Its highly unnecessary but seeing as we are surrounded by society who uses these words "normally" we've adapted them into our speaking. If you have people that u know do this, I recommend talking to them about it or showing them this blog, I used to be a cussing machine and a lot of times, it was out of frustration and emotion but eliminating people who did cuss, and bought negative vibes around me, I had to let them go, also, what u look at will also cause you to cuss or at least think about it. Slowly but surely, after about a year, I've stopped cussing and if I can do it, anybody who wants to stop can do it too. Set an example for those around you, being righteous is contagious and if people apologize after they cuss around you, I feel it means they wanna stop but they just can't or dont have the motivation and dedication to. If I missed anything, please say it on the comments below, hope you enjoy and check the album recommendation! :)
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Love ur blog. I agree totally, and what really gets me is ppl who use a cuss word AND the lords name in the same exact sentence.
ReplyDeleteVery true, I agree with you and I am not okay with Christians using cuss words. Thank you for sending out this message. God bless you!
ReplyDeleteGod placed the very same analogy in my heart years ago when I surrendered my life to Him. We wouldn't cuss in front of people whom we respect and yet we are in His presence at all times! And I used to have a sewer mouth! Even gangstas would be like, "Kim you cuss ALOT!" No, but for real it was a bad habit I had. Sometimes I'd do it and people mouthes would be on the floor and I'd be like, "What'd I say?" But anything can be overcome in Christ Jesus. I'm not anyone special, but I had to give it to Him and say "Fix me!" Anyways! Great blog! Awesome topic! Very thought-provoking!
ReplyDeleteSo true! Josh you hit the nail on the head! If you don't want your kids cussing, DON'T CURSE!!!!
ReplyDeleteThe truth is that you cannot define what makes a cuss word a cuss word in ANY other terms than by simply accepting that it is a word that certain people take offence at (and others don't, importantly). Thus, the only possible conclusion is that cussing isn't really even a 'thing'.
ReplyDeleteIf you are talking about abusive language for the purpose of hurting someone, then words can be 'bad' but not specifically because they are cuss words but because of what they mean and the intention behind them. If I want to insult someone by likening them to excrement, 'you piece of sh*t' might be worse than 'you piece of poop' but only because our society agrees that the first one is the more offensive. It depends on the situation: if I am being physically attacked in the street and if my attacker chooses to use the second phrase towards me, is he being a better person?! In that instance you must surely agree that it is the abuse itself that is bad, not the individual words used.
I don't even tell my kids that there are 'naughty' or 'bad' words. I tell my kids that some words are best avoided, simply because other people don't like them and might get cross or upset to hear them. Works so far. But for myself, I really don't care whether they do 'cuss' or not because it doesn't offend me. If you decide not to be offended, then cussing (which, remember, doesn't exist anyway except in a very arbitrary and subjective sense) has no power any more. Much the best way.
^^I'd have to disagree, a cuss word is anything negative that u know wouldn't say to someone of high importance... it goes from there, if for example I called u the b-word, you'd get offended or anyone normally would, but if I call u a female dog, it makes it better? if anyone is degrading anybody or talking out of frustration when u cuss, then we need to re-evaluate our hearts and find a correct way of going about it no matter the situation, its a bad habit that no human being should have....
ReplyDeleteCussing is 'anything negative that u know wouldn't say to someone of high importance'.
ReplyDeleteYes, exactly. And WHY wouldn't you say it to 'someone of high importance' (who?!)? Well, as I pointed out, because it's likely they'd get offended, of course - not because the word itself has any particular power. Could you furnish me with the definitive and exhaustive list of those particular words?! No, of course not. Because it will vary depending on who is speaking and being spoken to. If it was the WORD that was the problem, different people/cultures would find the same words equally offensive. They don't. Therefore, it's arbitrary: what one person considers a 'cuss', another does not etc. I'll give examples: I live in a country where well-bred middle-class 4-year-olds say 'sh*t' and no-one even blinks. And recently the Prime Minister (yes) was photographed in public wearing a T-shirt that said 'F*ck drugs'. I am not kidding, and it wasn't asterisked.
Also, I don't think you're being consistent. If you call me a b*tch because you feel like being abusive, as you already pointed out yourself in your piece no it doesn't make it better to call me a female dog ('shoot cussin', you called it) since it is the intention behind the word that really matters. If your intention is to be abusive then THAT is worse than the words you use to achieve it. Yes, I might be offended. But not at the 'cuss', no. Any hurt would stem from the fact that you decided to verbally abuse me at all.
Im not gonna go back an forth on this, point is, saying anything negative to anybody, from the basics all the way to being called stupid, idiotic, etc. I dont care about the power being used behind it, a bad word is a bad word....
ReplyDeleteIn fact, it sounds like you have to agree with me! ;) As you pretty much just said: in a nutshell, saying negative things isn't very nice.
ReplyDeleteBut 'cussing' isn't actually anything separate.
Yes, ita! Especially when it comes to hiding the cuss words eg. Lmbo vs. Lmao. We need to be very careful about the way we speak because we need to be aware that ppl/unbelievers are always looking for a way to catch us doing something wrong. Its better to just not give them that opportunity! Nice blog bro :-)
ReplyDeleteWow! Cursing isn't a figment of our imagination! Lol! It says in the bible straight up that profane language is unacceptable. Of course that doesn't rule out saying mean things to people with obscenities being omitted! That is equally as bad. I agree with you there, but profanity is REAL and God doesn't want us to have part in that. Whether it's in an abusive way or in casual form.
ReplyDelete...And my husband's still logged in... LOL -Your Friend Kimmy
ReplyDeletePiana is right, I'm Australian and the word 'bastard' is often used to address a friend. In my particular area (working class) 'cunt' is used between male friends and is non-offensive. 'Shit' is a regular word in my country and is used regularly on Australian TV and is used by politicians. On the other hand 'Fanny' is actually much more rude than in the US.
ReplyDeleteSwearing is interpreted contextually, to the point where you would seem weird in some places if your speech was too 'clean' or academic.
Jonathan: The curse words the bible is talking about would have been in a different language and cultural context. They too are defined by the culture and language in which they are spoken.
The point is that the context changes even within the course of a conversation with someone. I've had the most prissy person swearing like a trouper after they become comfortable with me and our conversations are more lively and fun. Swearing is an important bonding tool as well as fuckin fun.
Really, I don't understand why God would give a crap about profanity. He's got bigger issues on his plate. Lets start focusing on them and forget about the fucking words people use.
"being righteous is contagious and if people apologize after they cuss around you, I feel it means they wanna stop but they just can't or dont have the motivation and dedication to."
ReplyDeleteYou could also interpret this as a sign that you have made them feel less comfortable around you. Now they feel like they have to make this concession around you as an individual, because you are personally offended by some fun words.
I agree that /Justified/ righteous is contagious. However, swearing is a fairly petty thing to be 'righteous' about.
Funnyyyy @ Alan! ---I'm "Jonathan" by the way! I'm on the right account now. =) But the bible is the same yesterday, as it today as well as tomorrow! And while I understand your logic to a certain extent, I still disagree. God does care about profanity or else it wouldn't be written in His Love Letter to us! And while He wants us to have fun, we can have fun within His guidelines. Everything He commands and challenges us to do is for our benefit. To stop cursing isn't much to ask of us if we think about ALL that He does for us on a daily. So are there more important things? Maybe, but obey REGARDLESS and watch the blessings overflow!! "Lean not on your own understanding" comes to mind. Anyways, I'm done commenting on this topic and I pray for wisdom in the body of Christ.
ReplyDelete@Your Friend Kimmy -
ReplyDeleteWe will have to disagree on the bible being the same... all of the study I've done (Sociology of Religion) tells me that is not true (Translations, changes made by Authors, rewriting to fit the times).
Oh well, guess we would choose different Gods if I chose to believe (Which I do not). I would choose a God who cared about #realmorality, not petty things. I would choose a God that does not discriminate against things that don't hurt others (My God is cool with homosexuality, cussing and blasphemy, sex outside of marriage and science, but doesn't really like predjudice, discrimination, adultery (cheating) and ignorance in His name.). My God is Highly offended by your snotty attitude and doesn't understand why you would worry yourself with this nonsense.
"Lean not on your own understanding"
Atheists very rarely lean on their own understandings, in fact they take their understandings, humbly, from a great repository of human understanding that makes the bible look like a children's story written by ignorant farmers. We make no assumption that God exists because we have no evidence. Would you believe in Fairies just because I told you they were true, with no evidence? We humbly understand the limits of our knowledge.
"Even the greatest human innovations are, in the great scheme of things, midgets standing on the shoulder of a vast pyramid of other midgets" (Boyd and Richerson 2005: 50).
The bible only had a limited number of Midgets writing it, our books had millions.
Well, we agree to disagree then my friend. God is not who you want Him to be. He's GOD whether you're okay with it or not and He reigns supreme over any god your wildest dreams could ever fathom. You don't believe in Him? I pray you change your mind because one day, we'll all have to face His righteous judgement.
ReplyDeleteAnd.... there it is. The old 'make yourself believe in me or I'll BURN YOU FOREVER AND EVER AND EVER WITH NO CHANCE OF RELEASE'. Oh and by saying that you're also proving Alan's exact point, because boy oh boy his idea of what a loving caring reasonable god should be like beats yours any day.
ReplyDeleteKimmy, people who are unable to believe something because they think it flies in the face of reason, logic, evidence etc are no more able to believe it when you tell them how scary the things they can't believe in are. How nasty something sounds doesn't make it any more likely to be actually true; so to people who use observable testable reality to inform what they are able to believe, threats/warnings of hell are pointless and tiresome until you can provide some evidence or logical reasoning why we ought to believe it exists.
In the meantime, peace.
I'm not trying to scare anybody! I'm just informing you of the dangers of disobedience to The Most High God. If you disobey the law, you could get arrested. If you didn't listen to your mom when you were a kid, most likely you'd be disciplined. It works the same way with God. Is He kind and merciful? Yes! Is He mighty and powerful! Oh yes! Jehovah is the perfect balance of discipline and grace. If a child is spoiled rotten it doesn't really benefit the child because they lack the skills and tact they need to excel. It doesn't matter if you can't wrap your mind around His ways because there will still be consequences to your actions in the end. Anyway, when I said I pray that you change your mind... I wasn't trying to be nasty to you. I truly meant it. I care for you and Alan both as human beings. Shalom!
ReplyDeleteWell handled :) with love
ReplyDeleteI think you misunderstand my point somewhat, Kimmy. I'm not accusing you of being 'nasty' to me. I'm trying to explain something to you about the way atheists think! You see, to someone who doesn't believe in a god at all because they've seen no good reason to think any exist, 'I'm just informing you of the dangers of disobedience to The Most High God' sounds precisely as silly as talking of the perils I face by not bowing the knee to the great wizard Nosnibor. Think about it: do YOU have second thoughts if Muslims say the same to you about Allah? Do you even consider it for a SECOND?! No. Because you do not believe in Allah.
ReplyDeleteHell as appropriate discipline for our misdeeds: No and no. Discipline serves a purpose: either correcting the behaviour, or removing the offender from being able to re-offend (this is to protect others). Hell cannot be thus compared to discipline, since eternal torture serves no such purpose to anyone - indeed, serves no purpose at all. The only explanation, if it turns out against all odds to be actually true, is that the God who designed the system is pointlessly, vindictively and cruelly vengeful.
Fits with the Bible, anyway!
Try to enjoy your rather sick faith if you absolutely must keep it. But I'd appreciate it, as an ex-indoctrinee myself, if you could keep it to yourself and try not to spread it. Certainly not to innocent kids. And keep questioning what you are told: a truly good and reasonable god will not object to you using your intellect to figure out if he truly exists or not.
God isn't sending people to hell. There is an enemy called Satan and people like you and me have our own free will. Like for instance your parents could possibly be Christians and not support you being an athiest. But that's YOUR choice! Sure, God has the ability to change your heart but there is a lesson in all of this. If you won't be an example, then you'll serve as terrible warning.
ReplyDeleteI really think you haven't even tried to grasp what it is I'm saying. Belief is not a 'choice'. How could it be? One actually cannot CHOOSE to believe something one finds ludicrous. No matter how threatening and scary it sounds, it isn't more believable!! Surely you can see my point here? Unless you yourself are like the White Queen in Alice in Wonderland, believing six impossible things before breakfast?!
ReplyDeleteSuperb! This is an excellent post. You hit unrighteous language from every aspect. This sort of sways off the main point, but it is still related... you may want to write about speaking positive as in using uplifting language. Even when I don't hear people cursing and so forth, they use negative language like "I can't", "I won't ever be able to", "I always fail". It is crucial that people learn to speak life over themselves in every way possible. God bless you.
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