What did he just say?

[christa08]

I have tried on several occasions to research what the Bible says about cussing :reading: I can't really seem to find anything...does anybody know where I could find this information? Is cussing really wrong like I've been taught? Or is it just slang and God doesn't really care? :cool:

[andrewlittle]

... but I don't think so.

The only thing about cussing the Bible comes close to discussing is taking God's name in vain, from the 10 Commandments. Now, I happen to think this has a different meaning, but many say it is the prohibition against swearing in a way that uses God's name.

I think, for what it's worth, that to claim that God supports this or that position that would clearly be in contrast to scripture (e.g. war) is taking God's name in vain.

But, that's me.

[keltic63]

I think Jesus makes some statement about the importance of our words, but doesn't necessarily prohibit swearing in the sense of calling it sin. "let your Yeas be Yeas and your Nays be Nays" and the pronouncement that tells us to avoid calling people "Raca" which I've been told means "fool"

outside of that, and what Andy has stated, I don't know that there are any commandments that would tell us that cussing is sinful. now, the attitude that might make one use those words, that could be a different story.

[nmwolfboy]

F**k if i know. :D

[tdogg]

H**l, me either. Dam*.

[BenL]

Jesus said that it's not what goes into a person (as in unclean or unkosher food) that defiles a person but what comes out of a person in the form of words and actions. That's my paraphrase. On any scale of right and wrong, cussing is very low. Damning someone to hell is about the worst thing you can wish on a person ... but how often do we really mean that? I think society constantly tries to make illicit whatever it finds distasteful or uncouth. That doesn't make it immoral, just crass.

Hatred, however, is very high on the scale of evil, and hate speech is particularly objectionable. Words are important, even though in our throwaway society, where we're awash in words, we tend to devalue them. Words can hurt and words can heal. Hate speech hurts the speaker as much as it does the person to whom it is addressed. It's important to strive to do good with one's words whenever possible.

That's my take on the importance or unimportance of cussing.

[christa08]

I'm not talking about anger or anything like that. I would not curse at someone or call them names like that (even if I wanted to.) I'm talking about like...if you're singing along with a song or just chatting with your friend. I guess it's just best not to but sometimes I feel pretty stupid toning down my words.

[Zerbie]

Christa,

I would love to see you be really strong and confident in believing/acting the way that you want to, without thinking twice (and 3 times, 4 times, etc) about what the people around you are going to think.

If you are comfortable using slang words, expletives, etc., it's not that terrible a thing, so don't worry about it. The real issue there is to monitor the QUALITY of what we are saying, thinking, and meaning. I hang around a lot of people who are free with cuss words, and it rubs off, with the result that I use them a lot more than I would prefer, just because those words are in my ear.

If you are not comfortable with them, or would simply prefer to start purging them out of your vocabulary, that's great, do that. Don't worry what your friends are going to think. Bet they're already worrying what YOU think, anyway.

Anyway, Christa, it's time for you to own your personal power and make the decisions that cause your own spirit to grow.

[christa08]

Christa,

I would love to see you be really strong and confident in believing/acting the way that you want to, without thinking twice (and 3 times, 4 times, etc) about what the people around you are going to think.

Anyway, Christa, it's time for you to own your personal power and make the decisions that cause your own spirit to grow.

I am going to work on this. Your words are very powerful...this is one of those things that I know about myself but it doesn't register until somebody else says it. Thank you Zerbie :flower2: