Should Christians Curse?

[@ferraz1962]

I feel like this needs to be said more. From the contents of your heart, your mouth speaks.

[@NewAgainKnifeReviews]

Cursing should be avoided. There is nothing true, honest, just, pure, lovely, good, virtuous or praiseworthy about it. Philippians 4:8

[@alexandriarcollins]

Amen🙏

[@JesusIsMyAgape]

Acts 13, 9-11 Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked straight at Elymas and said, “You are a child of the devil and an enemy of everything that is right! You are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery. Will you never stop perverting the right ways of the Lord? Now the hand of the Lord is against you. You are going to be blind for a time, not even able to see the light of the sun.” Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand. Paul curses a man and God does act like Paul said, making man blind... Jesus wasn't polite when talking to pharasees, calling them dogs and basically prosti*utes when even miracles are not enough to make them hear

[@NewAgainKnifeReviews]

@@JesusIsMyAgape Mt 23 Is where Jesus pronounces His woes on the Pharisees. In Acts 23:3-4 Paul pounces Judgment on the High Priest. There are more examples of Jesus and the Apostles pronouncing Woes and Judgments. We also must remember that in all these Examples God was talking through them, (seeing that they were inspired) Acts 13:9 for example. We are commanded to Rom 12:14"Bless and not curse" Col 4:6 Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt. 2 Tim 2:24 the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men. Eph 4:29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. We must consider our speech, it should always be to build others up and help them. Never to tear them down or corrupt them.

[@janeejive45]

Im honestly so tired of Christians i know using cuss words. I almost always call them out on it-because they should know better. God calls us to be different & to swim against the current & not with it. 🙏💕

[@relaxresell3121]

Try hanging out with Christians that don't attend church because of persecution by other Christians.

[@dinerdashing]

Good for you, Jane! Way to go, my sister in Christ. Godless behavior such as that _needs_ to be called out. If your friends really are Christians, and if they read their Bible, then yes, they should know better than to use foul language. That kind of language grieves the Holy Spirit. It is unwholesome talk that we, as Christians, should _never_ let come out of our mouths, just as the Bible says. It makes me wonder if your friends are really false converts and not Christians at all. False conversions happen all the time, and are more common than we realize. I should know. I _was_ one for 15 years before God graciously saved me from Hell because of my sins. You know, I wouldn't be surprised if you were to ask them the question, "Would you consider yourself to be a good person?", and they answered back with "Yes." Most so-called Christians (just as with non Christians) do consider themselves to be good, morally…that is until they are gently confronted with God's Moral Law, the 10 Commandments. We are not to judge non Christians but Christians --- those who claim to be born again, but act as though they are not and feel nothing; no remorse, no shame, no guilt, and no need to repent. I realize I could be wrong, but I believe that's what Jesus meant when he said, don't judge. I think he meant don't judge non Christians but Christians. You're doing the right thing in calling out your friends' ungodly behavior. Keep doing it. Why should you be subjected to such objectionable language? Right? Politely, and with love and gentleness, ask them to stop using that kind of language in front of you. Otherwise, a time may come when you'll start talking just like them. Don't let them influence you with their ungodly behavior. _You_ influence _them,_ for Christ, in the hopes that they might truly be born again, because to me, it sounds like they're not. If they're really your friends, they'll respect your wishes and (hopefully) stop. If they don't, then they're not really your friends at all and you can always make new ones. I look forward to meeting you on the New Earth someday. Merry Christmas and Maranatha! 😊 "Heaven" - Randy Alcorn "Unpopular the Movie" - 28:55

[@majorphenom1]

Thanks for sharing 🙏🏿 His grace and mercy be upon you all and your loved ones 🕊️🥛🍯

[@introvertedchristian5219]

I don't think we should cuss, but cussing is probably one of the more miner sins a person could commit.

[@marwood1969]

Wretched heart, wretched mouth. The first thing that happened to me when I got saved was that my swearing stopped. I'd long hated the habit but was unable to do it. Thankfully, it was easy for the Lord.

[@KamiNoRanger99]

I just wish my dad felt this way. He still curses so much

[@iamdanielmonroe]

Problem with this line of thinking is twofold: 1. “Curse” in the biblical context generally seems more in the vain of speaking ill against someone’s character or lineage or even using God’s name in vain or frivolously. Like the words themselves aren’t the curse but more-so how they’re used. 2. The words people consider “curse words” now came as a result of classism and the upper class frowning upon the slang the lower class people were using and overtime those words developed a stigma of words that shouldn’t be used or socially unacceptable…this isn’t the same as cursing someone. Words are context dependent so it’s hard to draw clear cut rules about specific words…especially across time, culture, and language.

[@DruPetty42]

While context matters in the case of cuss words, those words have meaning nonetheless...they're still cuss words.

[@iamdanielmonroe]

@ Seems like you missed the whole point. It’s that the meaning is completely subjective and contextual. Words only take on the meeting that people assign to it…there’s no objective way to define what a “cuss word” is. Since God supposedly doesn’t change, then his moral stance on what defines cursing wouldn’t change.

[@DruPetty42]

@iamdanielmonroe Your logic applies to all words.

[@iamdanielmonroe]

@ Agreed. But this is what I’m highlighting as the problem when trying to create a consistent framework for what defines “cursing”. Is it based on what words are seen as socially unacceptable at the time you live in? Is it based on words that used to be socially unacceptable during a previous time? Is it based on the heart of the person using the words? Is it based on if the ‘Holy Spirit’ approves in that moment? These are all legitimate questions.

[@DruPetty42]

@iamdanielmonroe It's based on Ephesians 4:29. Cuss words have meaning and the meaning of those words are not good. It's about wjat God said and not what man says. That's what it boils down to.

[@silasbucur685]

Need more videos like this thank you God bless

[@DruPetty42]

I've been saying that for years. Some Christians believe that cuss words are just words and make a reference to the Kione Greek (I probably mutilated that word). But Ephesians 4:29 answers the question about Christians who cuss and how we should talk.

[@dinerdashing]

When I get really angry, I sometimes say 'fruitcake' or 'what the fruitcake?', just to let off some steam. Christian comedian, Brad Stein, did a bit on why don't Christians have swear words. I saw it on KZbin and it was really funny! I think if you type in 'Brad Stein swear words', you might be able to find that same video Merry Christmas and Maranatha! "Heaven" - Randy Alcorn "Unpopular the Movie" - 28:55

[@colegadohiphoptuga]

Is God monitoring what english words you use, and therefore "what the fruitcake" will never be interpreted as cussing?

[@bilbobaggins4403]

If you swear too much it loses it's effect

[@georgiafan6618]

I try not to curse - it’s not good for us. Only the HS can remove it from me. I can’t stop cussing on my own. It’s automatic - a habit.

[@iceangelx]

Swearing and cursing seem to be synonymous in slang. But swearing, as in making a promise, in Matthew 5 Jesus said to let your “yes” be “yes” and your “no” be “no”. Going beyond that is from the evil one. As for cursing, cursing someone is anti-Christian going against Jesus’ command to love one another, and to be slow to speak and quick to listen(James 1:19). It conditions us to an automatic response and cultivates us to speak without thinking, with emotion instead of reason. It bubbles anger on both sides like boiling pot, neither side having a cool head (Proverbs 15:8). However, taking God’s name in vain I think is more acceptable among Christians and I think just as bad if not worse. As Comfort would say, would you take the name of a loved one and use it in place of a curse word? How much worse it is to do that to the One who made us and gave his Son to die for us. I think people want to do these things because it’s normal in the world, but God calls us to not be like the world, but rather to be light in the darkness.

[@willtalebian]

@@iceangelx Absolutely correct brother or sister in Christ 🙏🏼🫶🏼 Jesus is Lord and would not want us speaking obscenities in front of believers or nonbelievers!

[@markwarne5049]

Curse or cuss word?

[@frogpaste]

Here's a thought experiment for you: I'm writing a fantasy story and I invented words to use as expletives in my story. Halfway through, I wondered if these words, although fake, should now be considered inappropriate to say out loud. 😅

[@erin1655]

That’s an interesting thought. Personally, I think it would depend on your heart. I had a friend whose daughter thought calling someone a “customer” was bad, and she’d do it to be mean. It was funny and objectively not mean, but her heart was not right, so they had to stop her from doing it.

[@iamdanielmonroe]

@@erin1655 Boiling this down means that technically any words can be considered a curse word if used with the wrong heart-ultimately meaning that the term “curse words” in and of itself is meaningless.

[@erin1655]

@@iamdanielmonroe yes and no. Just because you could make any words a curse doesn’t mean that certain words aren’t considered more rude/mean/inappropriate to a particular culture.

[@mercury1321]

If it's the thought that counts more than the words, why do we make up cuss words? Why create extra words that are offensive regardless of context? There are plenty of examples of actually bad words, like slurs and such. Why pretend some random words are offensive too?

[@DruPetty42]

Random words? Random words can be any word. You're trying to justify cuss words.

[@mercury1321]

@@DruPetty42 I'm not trying to justify cuss words, that actually makes no sense to me. I'm trying to understand why we decided some words are bad just because. Is it just so we can call them bad words and condemn people for using them? What's that for? I mean, racial slurs are bad, purposefully bad. The common curse words we hear everyday (whether you dance arounds and use proxies like heck and gosh or whatever) are not hurtful, harmful, or meant to be offensive for any reason other than a select few individuals choose to pretend they are. Why?

[@DruPetty42]

@mercury1321 I think it's because of the definition of the words and/or the context. The various cuss words, by definition, are vulgar. The others you mentioned that are proxies don't carry the same meaning. Within context, it basically does, but not by definition.

[@DruPetty42]

@mercury1321 Some Christians are even against using "gosh", "heck", and others like that.

[@f.k.b.16]

Can we biblically list the specific words that are not to be used?

[@DruPetty42]

Ephesians 4:29 is a blanket statement for the words that we know to be cuss words. There is no need to make it any more complicated. God is wise enough to know when to make a categorical statement and when to be specific.

[@Xiy114]

Cussing is not what God wants us to do, read Galatians 6

[@LILJROD90]

I have been practicing replacing the F word with “Fauci”. I hope this is acceptable….😂😂😂

[@SeanMcDowell]

😜

[@LILJROD90]

@ 😂😂

[@mistertracey1]

Okay, but these words are basically made up. I mean, words can't actually be bad, someone just decided they were.

[@gaetanetheriault7877]

Absolutely NOT appropriate…we are in the world but not of the world, right?

[@noelsetterington648]

It says worthless in my bible. It says rubbish or garbage in other bibles. It says dung it the kjv. There are mistakes in all bibles. Because they vary so much. One word wrong can make a difference. The problem is when believers bring philosophy into Gods word which is wisdom of man which Our God laughs at hahahahah. 1 Corinthians 3:18-19 "Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God".

[@lancesnaggs]

Because of the curses on them 🤦 sheep!....now turn ur cheek.

[@Rogsie-p6l]

…until you step on a Lego brick. Jesus would never convict!

[@mugglescakesniffer3943]

Does your kid want to be on your social media staged like that?

[@BillyBobs-zz5ol]

We should never curse but I have a fowl mouth and I try stop myself. I wish I could have the relationship you guys have with jesus

[@Xiy114]

Sound not good. Record it with better audio

[@dillanklapp]

Cringe

[@EricSmyth4Christ]

Disagree!! Righteous Swearing is underrated in the church Righteous Swearing is good; Not swearing at all is better

[@willtalebian]

I’ve never heard of Righteous swearing, do u have a Bible verse or story to support this?

[@EricSmyth4Christ]

@@willtalebian they don’t let me plug my other channels I don’t think Antifreegracer4Christ

[@EricSmyth4Christ]

Antifreegracer4Christ

[@EricSmyth4Christ]

@@willtalebian swearing around unbelievers in a positive and wholesome way is obviously fine

[@willtalebian]

@@EricSmyth4Christ I’ve never been in a context where swearing is wholesome??? I have never heard that argument before. Do you have any Bible verses that condone and say you should go out and swear around unbelievers? I don’t believe that is in the Bible.