Would you be comfortable speaking honestly with him and tell him that this bothers you and why. We don't need to put anyone down, just tell him you love him and you are glad he's your dad, but could he think about this. I bet your Dad is a wonderful man. I know that because he raised a wonderful child. I am praying for you and your Dad.
When I talk to someone whose not John 3:3 born again, then I find it best to almost ignore their sin (even if it's just swearing) and use a "Romans Road" approach to share the gospel. Along that path I'll make sure to lump in their sin among a list of many in hopes they realize their actions demonstrate the condition of their heart.... Then at that point, if they choose choose to become born again (John 3:3) often then the Holy Spirit convicts them of their sin and He starts them down the path of sanctification and changing of their behavior. Have you tried that approach? Living Waters is a channel that has amazing contact that helps in that area. I've often found that even people who call themselves "Christian" , when they realize the fruits of the heart, they sometimes realize they aren't born again yet (therefore, not a christian). It is unmeasurably better to help a sinner find Salvation, then it is to help and unsaved person control their sin nature. A genuine acts of the first, always fixes the second.
@@thorpeaaron1110 An entirely different one. Cursing in the sense of casting a spell of doom on someone and swearing in the sense of using foul, taboo, and profane words is not the same thing. A word can have multiple meanings. For instance the word iron could refrr to an element found in the periodic table, or it could refer to a tool used to get wrinkles out of our clothes. But the two different objects are not the same thing. The same is true with the word "curse". What Jesus did to the fig tree cannot be used to justify profanity.
@@thorpeaaron1110 This is a very good question. The fig tree withered within a day, and many of the words we use, and other words in the way we use them, also cause a death or fear or doubt for which there is no good reason. The law itself brings a curse since everything done against that law requires the wrong to be paid back in some way. Jesus used the fig tree as an object lesson to teach His disciples to trust their prayers would be heard. Thre is a proper place for some curses, yet Jesus took on Himself every curse ever spoken to take that "death" to the cross with Him, so He may be free to give blessing and life to those who ask Him.
The day that I got saved, the Lord instantly took the cussing from me. That was 28 years ago. If one really desires to be freed of it... the Lord is more than willing and able to do it. Give it to Him.
@@BENJAMINJAMESSMITH2000 Great question! The short answer is no. Long answer...lol.... Once we trust Christ as our personal Savior we have been baptized with the Holy Spirit. The apostles were told to baptize with water as a sign, or covering, until the Christ (who would take away the sins of the world) would come. Jesus even baptized while he walked the earth - before he was crucified and went to heaven. Once Jesus died and His blood was shed for us, there was no longer a reason to be baptized by water because, by making Him Lord of our life and accepting His free gift of salvation through that shed blood, we are baptized now through the holy spirit. Most people will tell you that you have to be baptized, but that's because they don't understand the difference between Jesus' earthly teachings to the Jews and His ascended teachings (through the Apostle Paul) to all the world. Also, one is saved by faith - not by works. If one believes that they are saved by being baptized, then Christ's death on the cross would be meaningless for nothing. Hope this helps. 😊
We should give it all to Him.... and trust His timing. Sometimes He acts in an instant! But other times it's through sanctification, and on His timetable, that He changes us. In all cases, He's in control, and our role is clear. Confess + repent (change our minds about wanting our sin) + and trust in Him.
I was just having this discussion with a coworker last week. She couldn't grasp why God would care if we use swear words. Setting aside the fact that He is the Almighty Creator and so has a right to declare whatever commandments He so desires (as long as they are within the bounds of His moral character), He disallows swearing because it's foul, dirty, offensive, and socially unacceptable. It corrupts our ability to communicate effectively.
@@BENJAMINJAMESSMITH2000 If by "baptism" you're talking about water baptism, then, no, it's not necessary for salvation. Water baptism is an _outward_ sign of an _inward_ change. Baptism replaced circumcision as the physical sign of one's membership in the covenantal community of God. The only type of baptism that's necessary for salvation is the baptism of the Holy Spirit, which is also known as spiritual rebirth and the new birth. The initial act of receiving the indwelling of the Holy Spirit is called justification.
I am new here...can we ask any question or does it only have to be topic? I have a question...i want to know if there is any concensus of who will rapture? I know there are many different beliefs out there, but i base my faith on scripture. most people believe all believers will pre-trib rapture, but previously i believed only people that were filled with the holy spirit that have overcome the world (e.g. true believers that did not have a grieved spirit...this is based on scripture)...but someone recently told me they believe only 144K would rapture, which is a very small amount. i think they base this off rev 14 and it does suggest only 144k who were redeemed from earth that return to witness? Any thoughts...what is concensus of this channel of how many and who will rapture?
My personal stance is that yes, swearing is fowl and indecent. However, Paul also talks about personal convictions when some people are convinced that some things are acceptable, and that we should be compassionate as we are all sinners and just because we don’t swear, it doesn’t mean we don’t do plenty of other things that are deserving of hellfire. When we put our faith in Christ Jesus and seek the Kingdom of God first, all other things will follow, so be careful not to hound people of every minute thing and remember that we’re all not deserving of grace. God bless you brother and thank you for sharing this video.
@@theeternalsbeliever1779 Brother, you missed my point. I said yes, it is a problem, however we still shouldn’t act like we’re better than anyone just because we don’t swear. That’s great that you and I were able to by the Holy Spirit clear our mouths of crude language, but everyone gets there eventually and we will never be perfect in this life. Be patient and merciful to others because if you don’t, our Heavenly Father won’t be merciful to us.
I feel as though its dependent on the context because when they say to curse in the context of the bible they typically meant to insult someone not to just use a certain word
no - if this was the case then the death of Christ would be insufficient to save us as we'd need to perform actions on top. See Ephesians 2:8-9@@BENJAMINJAMESSMITH2000
I'm sorry to say, but I don't think this adequately answers it. I see using curse words in exactly the same way I did before; namely, that it is probably fine. Eph. 4: 29 - "Unwholesome" is a vague word here but gains more meaning when compared to "only what is helpful for building others up." The Greek word for "unwholesome" is "sapros," which means (near as I can figure) spoiled or rotten. Jesus uses this a few times to refer to bad fruit from trees (see Luke 6:43). That doesn't give much clarity except that it is bad; rather, I think that is better to look at the passage itself, and the contrast between good and bad speech. Is saying a curse word the opposite of building someone else up with our speech? I could see how chewing someone out would be, but that can be just as devastating without curse words. If I say, "Dude, what you just did was f***ing amazing!" then I have used a curse word while building someone up. I could have done without it, but it simply added emphasis. It did not transform my words into hate. 1 Peter 3:10 - I don't see how this relates. Again, there is no specific mention of using curse words, only "evil speech" and "deceit." This could mean a lot of things. The Greek isn't really more specific. James 3:9-12 - IMO, the key phrase here is "curse men." As in, use our words to degrade, belittle, or attack others. Nothing specific to curse words. Now as for the argument that it is evil pouring forth from our hearts, this video does not establish that it is evil. Yes, attacking others with our words is wrong. But are all curse words an attack? I've been around a lot of swearing. Yes, it can absolutely be used as a weapon in the same way that words themselves can. However, it can also be used in neutral or even positive ways. It can show our excitement, happiness, and joy just as well as our rage and hate. To say that any particular word is evil in and of itself is baseless; it has always been and will always be how the word is used that makes it good or bad. Curse words are very versatile, and can be used in many ways. I do think that speaking of sacred things as if they were base (eg. sexual humor or anecdotes), using words to break others down, and taking the Lord's name in vain are all wrong. I also think that a strong case can be made for never applying "holy" to something undeserved. By this logic, I'm actually less okay with someone saying "holy cow!" as I am with them saying "sh*t" (Yet I still censored the second and not the first. Strange, eh). Lastly, I am aware that curse words do have specific meaning. However, I'd argue that meaning evolves over time. The F word is more or less meaningless at this point. You can (and some do) apply it as just about any part of speech or wherever you like in a sentence. All it really does is express emphasis. Curse words are not evil in and of themselves; no word is. It is the meaning they carry and the situation they are used in that determine their status as good or evil. And curse words can be applied in many ways, not just to denigrate, destroy, and defeat others.
Words are from a heart of thanksgiving to the Lord Jesus for salvation or they are not. If the words have really become meaningless, they will soon enough fall out of use as they are replaced with something else that still has meaning.
@@deanfry879 Wouldn't agree. Many statements are simply neutral. "I'd like a burger with fries" is hardly a glorifying statement to Jesus. It just is. In your dichotomy, that would make it "not glorifying." And no, our words are in no danger of being replaced. Meaning has many facets; curse words are hardly useless, even if meaningless.
@@tyrantvagabond5995 There are curse words I have not heard in a long time. Feeding one's self properly is glorifying to God, since we are taking care to eat. There is no rule Jesus's Name has to be in every reference to be out of love for Him. Cursing and curse words tend to disappear from people who know God's love better. "We love because He first loved us" (I John 4:19). The cursing is a symptom, not the root problem.
The scriptures used have little to do with cussing or curse words. These scriptures have to do with speaking evil of others. In Hebrew and Judaism this is called Lashon Hara and is easy to research. Should we speak with wholesome speech? Absolutely. But cuss or swear words are arbitrary. It is much more important to understand these scriptures in context. Speaking evil or deceitful has nothing to do with cuss words in context of most of the scriptures listed.
News flash… that includes words like “gosh darn”, “bull crap” and everything else if you’re going that route for all of these Christians here trashing people for using profanity. Glass houses, people. Take care of your _own_ planks. Cursing in the Bible is *_NOT_* profanity, it’s literally cursing someone. Things like, “I hope you get beat up”, “I hope they die”, etc. are examples of cursing. Profanity is a different animal altogether. That is words that are agreed upon in society as ‘unpleasant’ or ‘course’. If you’re using profanity about a situation _to yourself,_ you’re not violating anything about building someone else up with loving words of kindness, because you’re the only one impacted by your words. Profanity is something that changes based upon the zeitgeist of the culture it’s used in, and not all countries use the same words as ‘profanity’. Cursing, on the other hand, is something that transcends culture and time; because people have always spoke ‘curses’ towards those they despised. It is _that_ cursing the Bible refers to. This is why using the English translation can mess people up, because things do get lost in translation.
@sisterspooky "Out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks." Even in the mundane, as we call it, one can see whether or not there is a joy only the Lord can give. Look around you. Are not those who are less likely to curse more likely to know they are loved by God? Cursing is not the problem, but the symptom of something else. To the extent a person understands they are loved, the cursing goes away. What I said is not impossible for God to do in someone's life, but it does indeed take God to do it.
@@BENJAMINJAMESSMITH2000 - No. You don’t have to be baptized to be saved. Was the man on the cross baptized before he died? Of course not, yet Jesus told him he’d be in paradise that day. Didn’t he? So, no… that’s not mandatory, but you should seek to be baptized just the same as it is a tradition.
@@BENJAMINJAMESSMITH2000 - So, according to your warped interpretation, if someone is lying on their death bed and they decide to be saved, they’re damned because they weren’t baptized?? lol Wow. Edit: No, the thief on the cross was not saved until he decided to believe Jesus was the Messiah. You need to go back to Bible learning 101, man. You’re off. Edit 2: Acts 2:38 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. READ. It does NOT say that you aren’t saved if you don’t have an opportunity to be baptized. You’re operating under the rules of man, not the rules of the Lord with that nonsense.
@@BENJAMINJAMESSMITH2000 water batism is not necessary...baptism in spirit is necessary...you get baptized in spirit when you repent. repentance is necessary (acts 2:38, luke 13:3,luke13:5, 2 peter 3:9)
Can I have one question I had for a while be answered though: why is sh*t a bad word when it means practically the same as poop. Like how is "all sh*t" worse than "all poop"
This video seems to answer the question about cursing more than cussing. It is common to use certain words that many find offensive in a context completely void of cursing. For example: "What the h*** is that? An ORCA?" This seems to be an example of cussing without cursing. It may even be debatable if its cussing, since the word "hell" has other types of uses. Now of course cursing people is wrong, as it is evil speech against those made in the image of God. But, I think one can make a distinction between cussing and cursing, and I'd like to see a good video JUST on cussing.
@@BENJAMINJAMESSMITH2000 No it doesn't. But Ephesians 2:8, John 3:16, and about a million other passages prove that we are saved by God's grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone. But why did you bring water baptism up into a conversation about cussing? Lol
@@BENJAMINJAMESSMITH2000 No it doesn't. We do good works to justify ourselves before our fellow man, but good works cannot earn us favor with God. Otherwise we would have the right to boast. Read Romans 4 and stop trying to steal glory from God. That you thought to bring this up within a conversation that has nothing to do with the subject of baptism shows you're unstable in your thinking.
@@BENJAMINJAMESSMITH2000 Either Jesus did it all or there is something left for us to do. I'll pray tonight that God grants you insight into the finished work of his Son. “The righteous shall live by faith.” -from Galatians 3
I struggle with this daily. I understand the sin of cursing/cussing at another person, which I don't do any longer when I am angry at someone, and all glory to the Most High for His continued sanctification and transformation of me for that. But in a moment of frustration by myself, I'll drop an F bomb or similar before I can even stop myself. Of course, I immediately repent. It just comes out. I pray on this every day..🙏 On another note, I do wonder why a certain word was deemed to be a cuss word. Many of today's cuss words are regular words (i.e., the B word is simply a female dog in heat, etc.). Who gets to decide what is a "cuss word"? I suppose it's the intention of its use and not the word itself?
@@Tonyanevangelist Great point. Goes right along with what I asked. I don't believe in "man-made constructs of the mind". I really doubt that our Heavenly Father does either..but only He knows..🤷♀️ You have a blessed day as well, Tony..🙏✝️
@@kattilathehunfreedomfighter I am glad to see your gratefulness for God's faithfulness in sanctifying us, and am glad you are making an effort to change your speech. I also struggle with this. I once cursed 'like a sailor', but now find that when I let my guard down for even a moment even for something as trivial as listening to someone say something I find annoying (which is another sin I struggle with), the words immediately start flying through my mind, and when something that is quite sudden and stressful happens, like accidents (that I overreact to, another sin), the words are brought to mind, if not finding their way to my tongue. I think this goes to show a bit about the thoughts you closed with in your first comment as far as why certain words are deemed to be worse than regular words. Why is it we use those words we know are deemed worse, instead of either simply responding with a noise, or no response at all? Why is it when our 'temper is lost', or when we let our guard down, it is these words? I know for myself, it got to a point where the words were so commonly used in the environment i was in, they were just common, but they're still the ones that are used to express disgust. But to the point, as was stated in the video, these words originate from our heart attitude, or to put it another way, in our heart is disgust, ungratefulness, pride, anger, bitterness, discontentment, hostility, slander, blasphemy, etc., and we search for the most wicked ways to communicate these things. This is why I think it is not necessarily better to express disgust with phrases similar to curse words instead of just the curse words. Even phrases such as 'oh my gosh', or 'geez' or 'dangit', while not deemed by the society in large to be curse words, reflect our heart, which is sitll attempting to express these wicked attitudes, so the attitude is still there, which is the 'heart' of the problem. Instead, why don't we bless instead of curse, even when the words aren't deemed 'curse words'? And more concisely to your point, we are aware of societal norms, which is why when we are angry at a person, we know exactly how to more effectively show hatred to them, we stoop, we show our hearts. Humans invent evil, and then we enjoy it.
@@kattilathehunfreedomfighter What kind of witness of Christ are we being when we do these things? That, and the realization of my evil heart in light of the holiness of the God who created us and died for us are two things I think of that help.
@@bjornegan6421 I couldn't agree with everything you said more. Thank you for your sincere and articulate response. One thing I've noticed, is when I am frustrated or angry, using so-called replacement words like "dang it", "darn it", "fudge", etc. literally does not have the same effect of relief as spouting the vulgar version of those expressions does. When I do say the actual vulgar words, it makes a huge difference in terms of "letting off steam" and feeling better in the fleeting moment afterwards. But then I feel the immediate rush of guilt and therefore repent and ask the Lord to forgive me and keep refining and purging me of evil, and to give me a clean heart, mind, and mouth. It's a very interesting observation of myself as to why me saying the foul word makes me feel momentarily better, but saying the replacement word does not. There's no satisfaction in the latter. Again, like you indicated, it's a heart issue. I do have a lot of pent up anger and frustration from my past. I know and trust that my Heavenly Father is working on me because I have come a long way over the years..🙏✝️
@@kattilathehunfreedomfighter what a graceful and encouraging reply, thank you for the kind words, and I am surprised you could follow me... I have noticed similar things myself, and even found that to be behind me escalating in the words I would use because the 'lighter' words didn't seem to 'do it' any more. It is encouraging to see what you say, especially regarding how God is working in you. I will add, as one who has a lot of anger, it was not until God gracefully showed me to a degree how prideful and how unjustified and unwarranted, and outright evil my anger is, as how could a wretched sinner such as myself, when only constantly blessed by God, constantly, beyond understanding, with every heartbeat, every breath, every minute of sleep, every moment free from what I deserve, be angry at all, which is in reality anger and discontentment toward Him..... The One who created us, and took on flesh and took the wrath we deserve and died in our place and offers us His own reward, His life, His righteousness, yet in my wickedness I become angry, and in reality angry at Him, because of the most absolutely shameful things. Yes, there are many things in this world for us to be angry at as they are against God, but I am not capable of righteous anger that is free from sin, it becomes prideful, self-centered, according to myself, and not in love and jealousy for God. It seems the right thing is to grow, and only by His grace, in love toward Him and understanding of His holiness, and then in that love and understanding, the rest submits and then is even guided by that. Thank you, sister.
For some reason I’m the first one I am pure I don’t curse I believe it’s a sin because if you use it on someone that’s a sin because your evil to your brothers
I disagree somewhat with this video. In our modern vocabulary and use of slang, cussing/swearing/cursing, is used synonymously and interchangeable in speech today. Biblically, they are very different. To curse: cursing is what King David said in the psalms to his enemies. Its speaking a wish of destruction on your enemies children, finances, livestock/livelihood, etc. The LORD himself on blessing and cursing: Deuteronomy 11:29 records Moses' direction that "when the Lord your God has brought you into the land which you go to possess, that you shall put the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal". The blessings if you follow the LORD, and if you don't, what the curses the LORD would put on Israel. Cursing is also used in witchcraft. In our ministry we have some that have come to the Lord out of witchcraft/satanism and cursing someone in ritual- wishing bad things to happen upon another is common. On cursing, When Barak commands Balaam to curse Israel in the Bible, what came forth from the Lord thru Balaam was blessing instead. The Bible promises that if someone curses you, and you are walking with the Lord, the curse will pass over you and not harm you. Words are weapons and are real. More so, if you are born again from above where you are a King and priest, a saint - your words to another hold a heavier weight. Many parents unfortunately, curse their own children with words like 'you'll never succeed..' If you are ever around a Jewish family, they know words are powerful, as they are always blessing their children, families, and friends. A curse is wrong, as it is a form of witchcraft. You are instituting your control and will to wish harm on another; where one should pray to the Lord about a problem, which He promises to handle, including vengeance. Swearing is an oath or a vow. As Jesus said, let your yes be yes, and no be no but do not swear to it, or God will hold you to your words. See the example in the Bible of this: Jephthah led the Israelites in battle against Ammon and, in exchange for defeating the Ammonites, made a vow to sacrifice whatever would come out of the door of his house first. When his daughter was the first to come out of the house, he immediately regretted the vow, which bound him to sacrifice his daughter to God. We swear an oath in court to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help me God. Our forefathers knew the difference of an oath/swear, and it isn't a cuss word. Look at marriage vows, which is an oath to another person, to love and support them thru sickness and health. Or when you swear to your co-worker, oh you can trust me, I swear! I will never repeat what you said, and then they do.. So swearing is an oath, or a vow- that you need to be careful of if you can't or don't really want to fulfill it, because God will hold you to it. Cussing is a slang in America for immoral speech and to me is minor compared to swearing or cursing (which is far worse). The 'f' word for example said when you stub your toe, or when a hammer smashes your thumb. 'Bloody' is more of a cuss word in Britain, and there are culturally other cuss words that Americans say every day but it is not taken as a cuss word as its an expression of anger using inflammatory words to evoke their own frustration/anger culturally. Cussing is more of a holdover of the flesh nature and a part of the sanctification process that when a cuss word is said needs to be addressed in prayer to the Lord and ask for forgiveness, and ask the Holy Spirit to help one in all forms of self control; because if cussing is in your speech, then anger is also there, showing a lack of self control. We aren't perfect, but its part of the sanctification process, of killing the flesh, and the Holy Spirit changing us into the image of Christ throughout our life until our death and glorification. In social settings for others to hear cussing from a Christian, it can damage your credibility in delivering your testimony of Jesus Christ.. the world believes when they hear you're a Christian that you should act and be in your glorified state now, here on earth, showing perfection, kindness, & calm in all situations at all times. And unfortunately, this just isn't biblically true. I meet so many Christians today that are trying to be perfect because they feel they should act in a certain way, but they're trying to be something their sanctification hasn't led them to yet. Stop trying to be perfect, it will only get you disappointment and discouragement in yourself. However, there is something to be said about spreading the gospel message publicly, thus fulfilling the commandment from our Lord Jesus, and not acting like the world. The world will think 'how did Jesus change their life when they cuss just like me?' When you accidently cuss, acknowledge it to the Lord, confess your cuss word or your anger and lack of self control; ask the Holy Spirit to help with cussing/self control moving forward by surrendering your mouth to Him.. and then move forward by reading the Word, praying and worshiping our great triune God, thanking Him in all things. Like King David, you are not going to be perfect, but you're a child of the living God and will be forgiven and not forsaken. God bless.
No, it's not. Curse words are letters and syllables put together and sounded out through the human tongue. They attempt to say something we already have other words for in a more definitive, stronger, and (sometimes) offensive way. You would be hard pressed to find any real, in-context prohibition against salty language in the Bible or through natural theology. There is a lot about demeaning and worthless talk, but that all goes to the meaning and intentionality of your words. It normally has to do with being UNNECESSARILY offensive and bringing people down with a bad attitude and negativity. Even the third commandment has nothing to do with cursing. It says “you shall not take the Lord’s name in vain.” This commandment is simple. It is about protecting God’s reputation, not saying bad words, even G-D. No words are inherently sinful. It is absurd to think so. We should use all words intentionally and under control. We should not be unnecessarily offensive, but we don’t want people to get the idea that we are afraid to hear certain phonetic articulations or use them if the context calls for it. Be international, be clear, and use any God-given language for the purpose of honoring him and building people up. If you have to use the stronger words like “shit” in the way that Paul did to shock people into listening (and the way that I did just now!), do so (Phil 3:8). Let it remain rare that you use some of these words or they lose their power. We need words with shock and awe. That doesn’t mean it is “bad”, it just means that you mean business. If you want to use some of the other sexual type “curse” words in the bedroom with your spouse, it is your prerogative. (Hold on to your hat) Maybe that is what they are made for!!! Most curse words normally sound tacky in other contexts. Tackiness is not a sin, it is just…well…tacky. Who wants to be tacky?
Sorry… but this video was very shallow and not entirely correct. It didn’t define the words cuss/curse/swear. It didn’t explain any Greek/Hebrew and how those words would’ve been understood in their original context. It also doesn’t take into consideration that not every word deemed to be a “curse” word in one culture is a curse word in others. Words are made up and assigned meaning by cultures. Words’ meanings also evolve over time and change depending on the context in which they’re used. Someone explaining how they fell on their a** is not the same as someone calling another person an a**hole. The original meaning of B!tch is a female dog, which is not the same as calling someone a b!tch. We use words to curse… they are not inherently bad.
This is a misinterpretation of the text. It's clear if you read these verses in the correct context that this has nothing to do with cussing. We call them "curse words" yet we are not truly cursing anything/anyone by using these words that have been labeled as such. Which words we've deemed as bad is completely arbitrary. Even if you don't read my entire post, please consider at least reading through the re-examinations of the verses discussed in this video. Ephesians 4: 29- If you read the entire chapter, Paul is instructing the church of Ephesus to not live like the non-believers in their area (stop worshiping Diana/Artimus) and to stop cutting others down with their speech. He calls out the anger, bitterness and malice amongst the people and is calling them to speak encouraging and loving things to each other instead. This has NOTHING to do with saying the F-word when you drop a plate of spaghetti on the floor. 1 Peter 3:10- Here is a bit more context. You can read for yourself, Peter is talking about not seeking vengeance by insulting someone who insults you back. We are to bless those who curse us. He is also calling us to live honestly and to not speak deceitfully to one another. Once again, nothing about using a cuss word here. 8Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble. 9Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. 10For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep their tongue from evil and their lips from deceitful speech. James 3: 9-12- I love that they gave a little more context for this one! If you pause the video at 0:43 you can see this one for yourself. This is clearly referring to cursing or blessing another person. You have to consider cultural context. Back then, people would literally throw curses onto each other. They would say things like "may my enemies' eyes be pecked out by ravens!" This is hardly the same thing as saying you stopped on your road trip to take a P. Just because we have chosen to call certain words "curse words" does not make them automatically fit the definition of cursing that is being used by the authors of the Bible. Cursing in reference to literally wishing evil on another person, not saying a "bad" word. If you are honestly looking for the meaning behind these Bible verses, it's not that hard to see that the authors are referring to deceitful speech, cursing others, spreading rumors, putting others down and basically any kind of speech that tears others down. Does it really tear anyone down to say a cuss word if it's not directed at a person? No. In the book of Acts, the pharisees and legalistic Christians/Jews were telling Gentiles they needed to be circumcised and had to start following all 613 Jewish laws in order to be saved and this brought the Apostles into sharp debate with them. The point James, Peter and Paul made was that we should not make it harder for others to become Christian by holding them to meaningless standards. In other words, stop giving people pointless laws to follow just to make the appearance of someone who is doing good. If someone cusses like a sailor yet never uses those words to cut another person down, but actually spends their time working hard to serve and love others well, this person is following the law much better than the person who keeps their mouth "clean" yet avoids making eye contact with the homeless person who sits at their stoplight every morning and gossips about their coworkers using "nice" words in place of the no-no words as they do so. You should always interpret your world view through the lens of the Bible, never the other way around. Rather than poking around trying to find verses that "back up" your opinion by taking them out of context, you should always read the Bible in its full context and adjust your beliefs based on what the Bible is actually saying. Food for thought, God bless!
Even in appropriate swearing situations where it’s not a sin, it’s often better to not swear In a situation like this, swearing becomes a sin of omission, as it would of still been better to not swear So it’s hard to defend swearing
Ephesians 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. I believe it is a sin to cuss indeed seeing what we are told in Ephesians 4:29 to not let that kind of communication come out of our mouths to resist the temptation to let corrupt communication proceed out of our mouths. And if we will obey what is written in this verse we will resist the temptation to let this corrupt vain stuff come out.
its easy to just say and assume that all swear words are a sin but you never really thought it thru and went down the rabbit hole. Where do you draw the line, and what words are considered vulgar and what words used to be vulgar and have a totally different meaning now and its not like we know where the origin of each word were using. English is a very dynamic language with with many vulgar words or even evil words that were using on a daily basis and there is no way to avoid them. The word Wednesday is a name of a greek god and yet youre using it every other day. Theres no way around it!!!!! There are many vulgar words that got no alternative words. You can become so extreme to a point where you cant talk freely anymore. So again its easy to just say everything is sin, but are you really checking every word youre using every single day of your life? Unfortunately the legalistic gotquestions team forgot to mention is that you can say beautiful words with bad intentions in an evil context
@@jacquelinemiguez1326 I will admit not everything is a sin some things are definitely sin but others not so much Jacqueline. Of course there was the words of John Wayne's J.B. Books of his last movie The Shootist to the young man named Gillom Rogers don't cuss. There were some people I remember who when after becoming born again they wound up ceasing from swearing aka cussing among other sins.
@@BENJAMINJAMESSMITH2000 We are commanded to “Repent”. What does it mean to repent? It means to “to change one’s mind for better, heartily to amend with abhorrence of one’s past sins”. Is this not an act and a work of obedience? If Yahweh tells us to repent and we do it, this is surely an act of obedience. And then we are expected to be baptized: Acts 2:38 (NKJV) Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Yahushua the Messiah for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. This is all part of Salvation. Now I understand that there are exceptions to baptism but they should be very rare indeed. No matter what, even for the thief who was impaled with Yahushua (see Luke 23:43), repentance was a requirement. We know also that sometimes we will fail Him: 1 Joh 1:9- If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us. 1 Joh 2:1- My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Yahushua the Messiah the righteous. IF we confess our sins, He is faithful to forgive us. What if we come across something in His word that we have not noticed before and realized that we were not walking in obedience? Should our first step not be to stop and pray right at that moment and confess our sin unto Him? I think this is what we should be doing. Even confessing then, is an act of obedience!
No that isn't cursing, cursing is literally swearing at someone or something- telling your children something negative isn't cursing, that's just hate words.
its easy to just say and assume that all swear words are a sin but you never really thought it thru and went down the rabbit hole. Where do you draw the line, and what words are considered vulgar and what words used to be vulgar and have a totally different meaning now and its not like we know where the origin of each word were using. English is a very dynamic language with with many vulgar words or even evil words that were using on a daily basis and there is no way to avoid them. The word Wednesday is a name of a greek god and yet youre using it every other day. Theres no way around it!!!!! There are many vulgar words that got no alternative words. You can become so extreme to a point where you cant talk freely anymore. So again its easy to just say everything is sin, but are you really checking every word youre using every single day of your life? Unfortunately the legalistic gotquestions team forgot to mention is that you can say beautiful words with bad intentions in an evil context
Great question! I believe it is an issue of the heart. (Ephesians 4:29) is the talk of wholesome or unwholesome? Would it be a sin to say "Dannng, that was awesome"? Either using the word Dang or the literal d-word? Or would it be a sin to say you're freaking amazing? Either using the word "Freaking" or literally the F-Bomb? It's important to recognize that Swear words have changed throughout cultures and history, and different cultures use them may use then when communicating with different people. For instance my (Genz) Generation sometimes uses them to place emphasis on how great something is! (Like the examples above) say we don't use curse words and just use dang or frik or crap etc. Isn't it better to realize its an issue of the heart and that people can sin and say something mean just as much without a swear word as easily as with? Nevertheless, I wouldn't use them in church (just like I wouldn't use other "non-curse words" in church) although when engaging with the world at times I see opportunities too *IN THE RIGHT CONTEXT* Blessings! ❤
Hello, it is a Sin, because you replacing one word for another that people may think is less offensive, like you said is a matter of the heart. Unfortunately in the times we are living right now where everything is made up to look ok, people fall into what they call culture to justify their actions, whether are wrong or right. The Lord said to be careful with our tongue because in our words are power, there's life or death in them, they have Blessings or Cursing. We can't be contaminated with the world that surround us. James 3:8 Proverbs 18:21 Proverbs 12:18 1 Peter 3:10 Psalm 12:3
@iCaptainOG in today's society people called the BAD Good, and the Good called Bad, why so? Because they are confused, they don't want to accept the truth, because they are PROGRAMMED by any Media, and they also have lost their identity in all the extension of the word. People used terms or a linguistic that they don't even Know, just because a celebrity used, and heard that from them; people think that they are right. People don't have character anymore, they just wanted sugar coated.
@@kiwiburciagaTo me this is how I see it from looking at the texts it sound like to me that we say something to build others down but also saying what comes out of the mouth comes from the heart. Like what if you have a friend that is like that but they use curse words to joke around. And what if we stabbed our toe or something and we say a cuss word. But when we see one of our friends are having a bad day or is sad we comfort them and try to tell them it will be alright
I'm a new Christian and have a lot of work to do, this one's hard just cause it's been such a habit. I don't say the Gods name in vain anymore but the other ones I need work on
@@BENJAMINJAMESSMITH2000 We are commanded to “Repent”. What does it mean to repent? It means to “to change one’s mind for better, heartily to amend with abhorrence of one’s past sins”. Is this not an act and a work of obedience? If Yahweh tells us to repent and we do it, this is surely an act of obedience. And then we are expected to be baptized: Acts 2:38 (NKJV) Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Yahushua the Messiah for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. This is all part of Salvation. Now I understand that there are exceptions to baptism but they should be very rare indeed. No matter what, even for the thief who was impaled with Yahushua (see Luke 23:43), repentance was a requirement. We know also that sometimes we will fail Him: 1 Joh 1:9- If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us. 1 Joh 2:1- My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Yahushua the Messiah the righteous. IF we confess our sins, He is faithful to forgive us. What if we come across something in His word that we have not noticed before and realized that we were not walking in obedience? Should our first step not be to stop and pray right at that moment and confess our sin unto Him? I think this is what we should be doing. Even confessing then, is an act of obedience!
No, vulgar words for body parts are curse words- it's also slang, but saying words like p**** and c word for female genitalia is swearing.@@mountainmonkey15
@@BENJAMINJAMESSMITH2000 No we don't have to be baptized to be saved believers that have become born again we get baptized after God makes us born again of the Spirit that quickens people from the sins that made them dead and lost.
@@BENJAMINJAMESSMITH2000 No. Although the Baptist Church takes 1 Peter 3:21-22 quite literally believing that you must get dunked in water. But Peter went on to say you must be washed in the SPIRIT. You can get baptized there's certainly nothing wrong with it... but bear in mind you're only going in a dry sinner and coming out a wet one. It's not necessary for your salvation... being born again is. Hope that helps ✝️
@@BENJAMINJAMESSMITH2000 Did he say you had to be baptized in water? Read my reply again. He's talking about being baptized in the SPIRIT. The Baptist Church will vehemently deny this tho...
This video is characterizing cursing when we are angry/upset/frustrated. Bc cursing in that state is not nice. But cursing is used as emphasis. Or as a punchline of a joke. Or in other non-attacking ways; that can be humorous. Yes, other words can be used in their place... The flip side is that one can offend/insult/demean in a worse manner without cursing.
Your flip side is passing judgment on a person for failing to measure up somehow (Isaiah 29:13), which is cursing, though not "curse words." Have you really been completely pleased with every curse word you have heard as a punchline to a joke? Do people not use humor to attack others? Does not humor make an attack more effective?
@@deanfry879 exactly. You don't need to use what society deems curse words to hurt someone/pass judgment... But what is a curse word? What the FCC stated? So you can't use one four letter word but another that is "acceptable" to express yourself.
"curse words" =/= sin. Each of those verses certainly do NOT make it "Abundantly clear" that saying the f word or s word in any context is sinful. Curse words are often not even "curses" in the sense that they bear malice. Rather, they are more often than not, exclamations used to highlight the intensity of emotion being experienced or shock of what was just experienced. If I stub my toe, does it really make a difference if I yell out ow or the f word? If I see a UFO doing seemingly impossible things, does it really matter if I say, "what is that?!?!" As opposed to "What the f is that?" The bible is nuanced. We should be too. Curse words are a communicative tool. They should be treated as advanced language to be wielded with wit and skill amongst friends and peers. Don't use them to express malice. Use them to exclaim yourself. And of course, exercise caution about your surroundings so that you don't use them around children. Cursing absolutely falls under the purview of Romans 14 and it's inappropriate for Got Questions to pretend it's a clear and settled issue. Peter makes it clear that Paul cannot be understood with surface level readings.
@iCaptainOG My point being if there are groups of people one does not speak certain words around, why speak such words at all? If it is not okay for children, it is not okay for anyone.
@@deanfry879 I agree with what iCaptainOG said. I would add, curse words are advanced language that require worldly knowledge and maturity to wield properly. Thus, kids should have limited exposure on the grounds that they are not mature enough to understand their appropriate use. Similar to why we prevent kids from having sex even though they are biologically mature enough for it around 12. They are incapable of understanding its implications.
I love my dad but he curses sometimes and says a lot of bad words because he gets frustrated/stressed. Still a good dad tho
Would you be comfortable speaking honestly with him and tell him that this bothers you and why. We don't need to put anyone down, just tell him you love him and you are glad he's your dad, but could he think about this. I bet your Dad is a wonderful man. I know that because he raised a wonderful child. I am praying for you and your Dad.
When I talk to someone whose not John 3:3 born again, then I find it best to almost ignore their sin (even if it's just swearing) and use a "Romans Road" approach to share the gospel. Along that path I'll make sure to lump in their sin among a list of many in hopes they realize their actions demonstrate the condition of their heart....
Then at that point, if they choose choose to become born again (John 3:3) often then the Holy Spirit convicts them of their sin and He starts them down the path of sanctification and changing of their behavior.
Have you tried that approach? Living Waters is a channel that has amazing contact that helps in that area. I've often found that even people who call themselves "Christian" , when they realize the fruits of the heart, they sometimes realize they aren't born again yet (therefore, not a christian).
It is unmeasurably better to help a sinner find Salvation, then it is to help and unsaved person control their sin nature. A genuine acts
of the first, always fixes the second.
@@ricknofzingerwhy would you pray to this TH-camrs dad?
@@JoinUsInVRcussing is not a sin
@@ricknofzingercussing is not a sin
My guide is: Would Jesus curse, swear? If the answer is no, then that is my answer.
Yes! And we can even rephrase it to What Did Jesus Do. And we know in Scripture that He didn't curse, even when He was rightfully angry or hurt. 👍
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Curse to me means swear word.
@@thorpeaaron1110Cursing in that context is entirely different from cursing (or swearing) in this context.
@@thorpeaaron1110 An entirely different one. Cursing in the sense of casting a spell of doom on someone and swearing in the sense of using foul, taboo, and profane words is not the same thing. A word can have multiple meanings. For instance the word iron could refrr to an element found in the periodic table, or it could refer to a tool used to get wrinkles out of our clothes. But the two different objects are not the same thing. The same is true with the word "curse". What Jesus did to the fig tree cannot be used to justify profanity.
@@thorpeaaron1110 This is a very good question. The fig tree withered within a day, and many of the words we use, and other words in the way we use them, also cause a death or fear or doubt for which there is no good reason. The law itself brings a curse since everything done against that law requires the wrong to be paid back in some way. Jesus used the fig tree as an object lesson to teach His disciples to trust their prayers would be heard. Thre is a proper place for some curses, yet Jesus took on Himself every curse ever spoken to take that "death" to the cross with Him, so He may be free to give blessing and life to those who ask Him.
The day that I got saved, the Lord instantly took the cussing from me. That was 28 years ago. If one really desires to be freed of it... the Lord is more than willing and able to do it. Give it to Him.
@@BENJAMINJAMESSMITH2000 Great question!
The short answer is no.
Long answer...lol....
Once we trust Christ as our personal Savior we have been baptized with the Holy Spirit. The apostles were told to baptize with water as a sign, or covering, until the Christ (who would take away the sins of the world) would come. Jesus even baptized while he walked the earth - before he was crucified and went to heaven. Once Jesus died and His blood was shed for us, there was no longer a reason to be baptized by water because, by making Him Lord of our life and accepting His free gift of salvation through that shed blood, we are baptized now through the holy spirit.
Most people will tell you that you have to be baptized, but that's because they don't understand the difference between Jesus' earthly teachings to the Jews and His ascended teachings (through the Apostle Paul) to all the world.
Also, one is saved by faith - not by works. If one believes that they are saved by being baptized, then Christ's death on the cross would be meaningless for nothing.
Hope this helps. 😊
We should give it all to Him.... and trust His timing. Sometimes He acts in an instant! But other times it's through sanctification, and on His timetable, that He changes us. In all cases, He's in control, and our role is clear. Confess + repent (change our minds about wanting our sin) + and trust in Him.
I was just having this discussion with a coworker last week. She couldn't grasp why God would care if we use swear words. Setting aside the fact that He is the Almighty Creator and so has a right to declare whatever commandments He so desires (as long as they are within the bounds of His moral character), He disallows swearing because it's foul, dirty, offensive, and socially unacceptable. It corrupts our ability to communicate effectively.
@@BENJAMINJAMESSMITH2000 If by "baptism" you're talking about water baptism, then, no, it's not necessary for salvation. Water baptism is an _outward_ sign of an _inward_ change. Baptism replaced circumcision as the physical sign of one's membership in the covenantal community of God. The only type of baptism that's necessary for salvation is the baptism of the Holy Spirit, which is also known as spiritual rebirth and the new birth. The initial act of receiving the indwelling of the Holy Spirit is called justification.
I am new here...can we ask any question or does it only have to be topic? I have a question...i want to know if there is any concensus of who will rapture? I know there are many different beliefs out there, but i base my faith on scripture. most people believe all believers will pre-trib rapture, but previously i believed only people that were filled with the holy spirit that have overcome the world (e.g. true believers that did not have a grieved spirit...this is based on scripture)...but someone recently told me they believe only 144K would rapture, which is a very small amount. i think they base this off rev 14 and it does suggest only 144k who were redeemed from earth that return to witness? Any thoughts...what is concensus of this channel of how many and who will rapture?
My personal stance is that yes, swearing is fowl and indecent. However, Paul also talks about personal convictions when some people are convinced that some things are acceptable, and that we should be compassionate as we are all sinners and just because we don’t swear, it doesn’t mean we don’t do plenty of other things that are deserving of hellfire. When we put our faith in Christ Jesus and seek the Kingdom of God first, all other things will follow, so be careful not to hound people of every minute thing and remember that we’re all not deserving of grace. God bless you brother and thank you for sharing this video.
@@theeternalsbeliever1779 Brother, you missed my point. I said yes, it is a problem, however we still shouldn’t act like we’re better than anyone just because we don’t swear. That’s great that you and I were able to by the Holy Spirit clear our mouths of crude language, but everyone gets there eventually and we will never be perfect in this life. Be patient and merciful to others because if you don’t, our Heavenly Father won’t be merciful to us.
@@XX_MelobraacReduxcussing is not a sin
@@theeternalsbeliever1779cussing is not a sin
This was very helpful to understand why cussing is wrong.
Do not be deceived: “Evil company corrupts good habits.” 1 Corinthians 15:33 NKJV
I feel as though its dependent on the context because when they say to curse in the context of the bible they typically meant to insult someone not to just use a certain word
How it has become the norm in the world today is very worrying as morality degrades...
Its all prophesied.
no - if this was the case then the death of Christ would be insufficient to save us as we'd need to perform actions on top. See Ephesians 2:8-9@@BENJAMINJAMESSMITH2000
I'm sorry to say, but I don't think this adequately answers it. I see using curse words in exactly the same way I did before; namely, that it is probably fine.
Eph. 4: 29 - "Unwholesome" is a vague word here but gains more meaning when compared to "only what is helpful for building others up." The Greek word for "unwholesome" is "sapros," which means (near as I can figure) spoiled or rotten. Jesus uses this a few times to refer to bad fruit from trees (see Luke 6:43). That doesn't give much clarity except that it is bad; rather, I think that is better to look at the passage itself, and the contrast between good and bad speech. Is saying a curse word the opposite of building someone else up with our speech? I could see how chewing someone out would be, but that can be just as devastating without curse words. If I say, "Dude, what you just did was f***ing amazing!" then I have used a curse word while building someone up. I could have done without it, but it simply added emphasis. It did not transform my words into hate.
1 Peter 3:10 - I don't see how this relates. Again, there is no specific mention of using curse words, only "evil speech" and "deceit." This could mean a lot of things. The Greek isn't really more specific.
James 3:9-12 - IMO, the key phrase here is "curse men." As in, use our words to degrade, belittle, or attack others. Nothing specific to curse words.
Now as for the argument that it is evil pouring forth from our hearts, this video does not establish that it is evil. Yes, attacking others with our words is wrong. But are all curse words an attack?
I've been around a lot of swearing. Yes, it can absolutely be used as a weapon in the same way that words themselves can. However, it can also be used in neutral or even positive ways. It can show our excitement, happiness, and joy just as well as our rage and hate. To say that any particular word is evil in and of itself is baseless; it has always been and will always be how the word is used that makes it good or bad. Curse words are very versatile, and can be used in many ways.
I do think that speaking of sacred things as if they were base (eg. sexual humor or anecdotes), using words to break others down, and taking the Lord's name in vain are all wrong. I also think that a strong case can be made for never applying "holy" to something undeserved. By this logic, I'm actually less okay with someone saying "holy cow!" as I am with them saying "sh*t" (Yet I still censored the second and not the first. Strange, eh).
Lastly, I am aware that curse words do have specific meaning. However, I'd argue that meaning evolves over time. The F word is more or less meaningless at this point. You can (and some do) apply it as just about any part of speech or wherever you like in a sentence. All it really does is express emphasis.
Curse words are not evil in and of themselves; no word is. It is the meaning they carry and the situation they are used in that determine their status as good or evil. And curse words can be applied in many ways, not just to denigrate, destroy, and defeat others.
Words are from a heart of thanksgiving to the Lord Jesus for salvation or they are not. If the words have really become meaningless, they will soon enough fall out of use as they are replaced with something else that still has meaning.
@@deanfry879 Wouldn't agree. Many statements are simply neutral. "I'd like a burger with fries" is hardly a glorifying statement to Jesus. It just is. In your dichotomy, that would make it "not glorifying."
And no, our words are in no danger of being replaced. Meaning has many facets; curse words are hardly useless, even if meaningless.
@@tyrantvagabond5995 There are curse words I have not heard in a long time. Feeding one's self properly is glorifying to God, since we are taking care to eat. There is no rule Jesus's Name has to be in every reference to be out of love for Him. Cursing and curse words tend to disappear from people who know God's love better. "We love because He first loved us" (I John 4:19). The cursing is a symptom, not the root problem.
Ephesians 5:4 declares cursing is a sin.👌🏾💯🚫
Thank you for this very important message God bless you 🕊🙏❤
The scriptures used have little to do with cussing or curse words. These scriptures have to do with speaking evil of others. In Hebrew and Judaism this is called Lashon Hara and is easy to research. Should we speak with wholesome speech? Absolutely. But cuss or swear words are arbitrary. It is much more important to understand these scriptures in context. Speaking evil or deceitful has nothing to do with cuss words in context of most of the scriptures listed.
Are all of their videos this shallow?
News flash… that includes words like “gosh darn”, “bull crap” and everything else if you’re going that route for all of these Christians here trashing people for using profanity. Glass houses, people. Take care of your _own_ planks.
Cursing in the Bible is *_NOT_* profanity, it’s literally cursing someone. Things like, “I hope you get beat up”, “I hope they die”, etc. are examples of cursing.
Profanity is a different animal altogether. That is words that are agreed upon in society as ‘unpleasant’ or ‘course’. If you’re using profanity about a situation _to yourself,_ you’re not violating anything about building someone else up with loving words of kindness, because you’re the only one impacted by your words. Profanity is something that changes based upon the zeitgeist of the culture it’s used in, and not all countries use the same words as ‘profanity’.
Cursing, on the other hand, is something that transcends culture and time; because people have always spoke ‘curses’ towards those they despised. It is _that_ cursing the Bible refers to. This is why using the English translation can mess people up, because things do get lost in translation.
Yes, but is profanity the same as giving thanks to the Lord?
@@deanfry879 - Unless you’re _literally_ “giving thanks to the Lord” with every utterance, nothing you’re saying is accomplishing that fete.
@sisterspooky "Out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks." Even in the mundane, as we call it, one can see whether or not there is a joy only the Lord can give. Look around you. Are not those who are less likely to curse more likely to know they are loved by God? Cursing is not the problem, but the symptom of something else. To the extent a person understands they are loved, the cursing goes away. What I said is not impossible for God to do in someone's life, but it does indeed take God to do it.
@@BENJAMINJAMESSMITH2000 - No. You don’t have to be baptized to be saved. Was the man on the cross baptized before he died? Of course not, yet Jesus told him he’d be in paradise that day. Didn’t he?
So, no… that’s not mandatory, but you should seek to be baptized just the same as it is a tradition.
@@BENJAMINJAMESSMITH2000 - So, according to your warped interpretation, if someone is lying on their death bed and they decide to be saved, they’re damned because they weren’t baptized?? lol
Wow.
Edit: No, the thief on the cross was not saved until he decided to believe Jesus was the Messiah.
You need to go back to Bible learning 101, man. You’re off.
Edit 2: Acts 2:38
Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
READ. It does NOT say that you aren’t saved if you don’t have an opportunity to be baptized. You’re operating under the rules of man, not the rules of the Lord with that nonsense.
anything that is not done to god's glory is a sin....jmo...
@@BENJAMINJAMESSMITH2000 water batism is not necessary...baptism in spirit is necessary...you get baptized in spirit when you repent. repentance is necessary (acts 2:38, luke 13:3,luke13:5, 2 peter 3:9)
Can I have one question I had for a while be answered though: why is sh*t a bad word when it means practically the same as poop. Like how is "all sh*t" worse than "all poop"
Because it is ask a pastor. 😮
How can I give this video more thumbs up
This video seems to answer the question about cursing more than cussing. It is common to use certain words that many find offensive in a context completely void of cursing. For example:
"What the h*** is that? An ORCA?"
This seems to be an example of cussing without cursing. It may even be debatable if its cussing, since the word "hell" has other types of uses. Now of course cursing people is wrong, as it is evil speech against those made in the image of God. But, I think one can make a distinction between cussing and cursing, and I'd like to see a good video JUST on cussing.
Thank you! Idk why these are getting conflated 😒
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Baptized by the Holy Spirit. That happens when we place our faith in the Lord Jesus.
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No it doesn't.
But Ephesians 2:8, John 3:16, and about a million other passages prove that we are saved by God's grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone.
But why did you bring water baptism up into a conversation about cussing?
Lol
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No it doesn't. We do good works to justify ourselves before our fellow man, but good works cannot earn us favor with God. Otherwise we would have the right to boast. Read Romans 4 and stop trying to steal glory from God.
That you thought to bring this up within a conversation that has nothing to do with the subject of baptism shows you're unstable in your thinking.
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Either Jesus did it all or there is something left for us to do. I'll pray tonight that God grants you insight into the finished work of his Son.
“The righteous shall live by faith.”
-from Galatians 3
I struggle with this daily. I understand the sin of cursing/cussing at another person, which I don't do any longer when I am angry at someone, and all glory to the Most High for His continued sanctification and transformation of me for that. But in a moment of frustration by myself, I'll drop an F bomb or similar before I can even stop myself. Of course, I immediately repent. It just comes out. I pray on this every day..🙏 On another note, I do wonder why a certain word was deemed to be a cuss word. Many of today's cuss words are regular words (i.e., the B word is simply a female dog in heat, etc.). Who gets to decide what is a "cuss word"? I suppose it's the intention of its use and not the word itself?
@@Tonyanevangelist Great point. Goes right along with what I asked. I don't believe in "man-made constructs of the mind". I really doubt that our Heavenly Father does either..but only He knows..🤷♀️ You have a blessed day as well, Tony..🙏✝️
@@kattilathehunfreedomfighter I am glad to see your gratefulness for God's faithfulness in sanctifying us, and am glad you are making an effort to change your speech. I also struggle with this. I once cursed 'like a sailor', but now find that when I let my guard down for even a moment even for something as trivial as listening to someone say something I find annoying (which is another sin I struggle with), the words immediately start flying through my mind, and when something that is quite sudden and stressful happens, like accidents (that I overreact to, another sin), the words are brought to mind, if not finding their way to my tongue. I think this goes to show a bit about the thoughts you closed with in your first comment as far as why certain words are deemed to be worse than regular words. Why is it we use those words we know are deemed worse, instead of either simply responding with a noise, or no response at all? Why is it when our 'temper is lost', or when we let our guard down, it is these words? I know for myself, it got to a point where the words were so commonly used in the environment i was in, they were just common, but they're still the ones that are used to express disgust. But to the point, as was stated in the video, these words originate from our heart attitude, or to put it another way, in our heart is disgust, ungratefulness, pride, anger, bitterness, discontentment, hostility, slander, blasphemy, etc., and we search for the most wicked ways to communicate these things. This is why I think it is not necessarily better to express disgust with phrases similar to curse words instead of just the curse words. Even phrases such as 'oh my gosh', or 'geez' or 'dangit', while not deemed by the society in large to be curse words, reflect our heart, which is sitll attempting to express these wicked attitudes, so the attitude is still there, which is the 'heart' of the problem. Instead, why don't we bless instead of curse, even when the words aren't deemed 'curse words'? And more concisely to your point, we are aware of societal norms, which is why when we are angry at a person, we know exactly how to more effectively show hatred to them, we stoop, we show our hearts. Humans invent evil, and then we enjoy it.
@@kattilathehunfreedomfighter What kind of witness of Christ are we being when we do these things? That, and the realization of my evil heart in light of the holiness of the God who created us and died for us are two things I think of that help.
@@bjornegan6421 I couldn't agree with everything you said more. Thank you for your sincere and articulate response. One thing I've noticed, is when I am frustrated or angry, using so-called replacement words like "dang it", "darn it", "fudge", etc. literally does not have the same effect of relief as spouting the vulgar version of those expressions does. When I do say the actual vulgar words, it makes a huge difference in terms of "letting off steam" and feeling better in the fleeting moment afterwards. But then I feel the immediate rush of guilt and therefore repent and ask the Lord to forgive me and keep refining and purging me of evil, and to give me a clean heart, mind, and mouth. It's a very interesting observation of myself as to why me saying the foul word makes me feel momentarily better, but saying the replacement word does not. There's no satisfaction in the latter. Again, like you indicated, it's a heart issue. I do have a lot of pent up anger and frustration from my past. I know and trust that my Heavenly Father is working on me because I have come a long way over the years..🙏✝️
@@kattilathehunfreedomfighter what a graceful and encouraging reply, thank you for the kind words, and I am surprised you could follow me... I have noticed similar things myself, and even found that to be behind me escalating in the words I would use because the 'lighter' words didn't seem to 'do it' any more. It is encouraging to see what you say, especially regarding how God is working in you. I will add, as one who has a lot of anger, it was not until God gracefully showed me to a degree how prideful and how unjustified and unwarranted, and outright evil my anger is, as how could a wretched sinner such as myself, when only constantly blessed by God, constantly, beyond understanding, with every heartbeat, every breath, every minute of sleep, every moment free from what I deserve, be angry at all, which is in reality anger and discontentment toward Him..... The One who created us, and took on flesh and took the wrath we deserve and died in our place and offers us His own reward, His life, His righteousness, yet in my wickedness I become angry, and in reality angry at Him, because of the most absolutely shameful things. Yes, there are many things in this world for us to be angry at as they are against God, but I am not capable of righteous anger that is free from sin, it becomes prideful, self-centered, according to myself, and not in love and jealousy for God. It seems the right thing is to grow, and only by His grace, in love toward Him and understanding of His holiness, and then in that love and understanding, the rest submits and then is even guided by that. Thank you, sister.
For some reason I’m the first one I am pure I don’t curse I believe it’s a sin because if you use it on someone that’s a sin because your evil to your brothers
MATTHEW 12:37
Makes it very clear that by our words we will be justified and by our words we will be condemned 😮
Someone send this to Tim Ross thanks
Amen. This is something the Lord has had to help me with, for sure but thank God he is patient and kind. 🙏🙏🙏
Yes for Christians.@@BENJAMINJAMESSMITH2000
I disagree somewhat with this video. In our modern vocabulary and use of slang, cussing/swearing/cursing, is used synonymously and interchangeable in speech today. Biblically, they are very different. To curse: cursing is what King David said in the psalms to his enemies. Its speaking a wish of destruction on your enemies children, finances, livestock/livelihood, etc.
The LORD himself on blessing and cursing: Deuteronomy 11:29 records Moses' direction that "when the Lord your God has brought you into the land which you go to possess, that you shall put the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal". The blessings if you follow the LORD, and if you don't, what the curses the LORD would put on Israel.
Cursing is also used in witchcraft. In our ministry we have some that have come to the Lord out of witchcraft/satanism and cursing someone in ritual- wishing bad things to happen upon another is common.
On cursing, When Barak commands Balaam to curse Israel in the Bible, what came forth from the Lord thru Balaam was blessing instead.
The Bible promises that if someone curses you, and you are walking with the Lord, the curse will pass over you and not harm you. Words are weapons and are real. More so, if you are born again from above where you are a King and priest, a saint - your words to another hold a heavier weight. Many parents unfortunately, curse their own children with words like 'you'll never succeed..' If you are ever around a Jewish family, they know words are powerful, as they are always blessing their children, families, and friends.
A curse is wrong, as it is a form of witchcraft. You are instituting your control and will to wish harm on another; where one should pray to the Lord about a problem, which He promises to handle, including vengeance.
Swearing is an oath or a vow. As Jesus said, let your yes be yes, and no be no but do not swear to it, or God will hold you to your words. See the example in the Bible of this: Jephthah led the Israelites in battle against Ammon and, in exchange for defeating the Ammonites, made a vow to sacrifice whatever would come out of the door of his house first. When his daughter was the first to come out of the house, he immediately regretted the vow, which bound him to sacrifice his daughter to God.
We swear an oath in court to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help me God. Our forefathers knew the difference of an oath/swear, and it isn't a cuss word.
Look at marriage vows, which is an oath to another person, to love and support them thru sickness and health. Or when you swear to your co-worker, oh you can trust me, I swear! I will never repeat what you said, and then they do..
So swearing is an oath, or a vow- that you need to be careful of if you can't or don't really want to fulfill it, because God will hold you to it.
Cussing is a slang in America for immoral speech and to me is minor compared to swearing or cursing (which is far worse). The 'f' word for example said when you stub your toe, or when a hammer smashes your thumb. 'Bloody' is more of a cuss word in Britain, and there are culturally other cuss words that Americans say every day but it is not taken as a cuss word as its an expression of anger using inflammatory words to evoke their own frustration/anger culturally.
Cussing is more of a holdover of the flesh nature and a part of the sanctification process that when a cuss word is said needs to be addressed in prayer to the Lord and ask for forgiveness, and ask the Holy Spirit to help one in all forms of self control; because if cussing is in your speech, then anger is also there, showing a lack of self control. We aren't perfect, but its part of the sanctification process, of killing the flesh, and the Holy Spirit changing us into the image of Christ throughout our life until our death and glorification.
In social settings for others to hear cussing from a Christian, it can damage your credibility in delivering your testimony of Jesus Christ.. the world believes when they hear you're a Christian that you should act and be in your glorified state now, here on earth, showing perfection, kindness, & calm in all situations at all times. And unfortunately, this just isn't biblically true. I meet so many Christians today that are trying to be perfect because they feel they should act in a certain way, but they're trying to be something their sanctification hasn't led them to yet. Stop trying to be perfect, it will only get you disappointment and discouragement in yourself.
However, there is something to be said about spreading the gospel message publicly, thus fulfilling the commandment from our Lord Jesus, and not acting like the world. The world will think 'how did Jesus change their life when they cuss just like me?'
When you accidently cuss, acknowledge it to the Lord, confess your cuss word or your anger and lack of self control; ask the Holy Spirit to help with cussing/self control moving forward by surrendering your mouth to Him.. and then move forward by reading the Word, praying and worshiping our great triune God, thanking Him in all things. Like King David, you are not going to be perfect, but you're a child of the living God and will be forgiven and not forsaken. God bless.
❤ I think you articulated and explained this (with biblical support) much better than the video did!
But are you disagreeing with the video or with the way language is used today? It sounds like the latter.
@@deanfry879 you are correct. The latter.
No, it's not. Curse words are letters and syllables put together and sounded out through the human tongue. They attempt to say something we already have other words for in a more definitive, stronger, and (sometimes) offensive way. You would be hard pressed to find any real, in-context prohibition against salty language in the Bible or through natural theology. There is a lot about demeaning and worthless talk, but that all goes to the meaning and intentionality of your words. It normally has to do with being UNNECESSARILY offensive and bringing people down with a bad attitude and negativity. Even the third commandment has nothing to do with cursing. It says “you shall not take the Lord’s name in vain.” This commandment is simple. It is about protecting God’s reputation, not saying bad words, even G-D. No words are inherently sinful. It is absurd to think so. We should use all words intentionally and under control. We should not be unnecessarily offensive, but we don’t want people to get the idea that we are afraid to hear certain phonetic articulations or use them if the context calls for it.
Be international, be clear, and use any God-given language for the purpose of honoring him and building people up. If you have to use the stronger words like “shit” in the way that Paul did to shock people into listening (and the way that I did just now!), do so (Phil 3:8). Let it remain rare that you use some of these words or they lose their power. We need words with shock and awe. That doesn’t mean it is “bad”, it just means that you mean business. If you want to use some of the other sexual type “curse” words in the bedroom with your spouse, it is your prerogative. (Hold on to your hat) Maybe that is what they are made for!!! Most curse words normally sound tacky in other contexts. Tackiness is not a sin, it is just…well…tacky. Who wants to be tacky?
Sorry… but this video was very shallow and not entirely correct. It didn’t define the words cuss/curse/swear. It didn’t explain any Greek/Hebrew and how those words would’ve been understood in their original context. It also doesn’t take into consideration that not every word deemed to be a “curse” word in one culture is a curse word in others. Words are made up and assigned meaning by cultures. Words’ meanings also evolve over time and change depending on the context in which they’re used. Someone explaining how they fell on their a** is not the same as someone calling another person an a**hole. The original meaning of B!tch is a female dog, which is not the same as calling someone a b!tch. We use words to curse… they are not inherently bad.
This is a misinterpretation of the text. It's clear if you read these verses in the correct context that this has nothing to do with cussing. We call them "curse words" yet we are not truly cursing anything/anyone by using these words that have been labeled as such. Which words we've deemed as bad is completely arbitrary.
Even if you don't read my entire post, please consider at least reading through the re-examinations of the verses discussed in this video.
Ephesians 4: 29- If you read the entire chapter, Paul is instructing the church of Ephesus to not live like the non-believers in their area (stop worshiping Diana/Artimus) and to stop cutting others down with their speech. He calls out the anger, bitterness and malice amongst the people and is calling them to speak encouraging and loving things to each other instead. This has NOTHING to do with saying the F-word when you drop a plate of spaghetti on the floor.
1 Peter 3:10- Here is a bit more context. You can read for yourself, Peter is talking about not seeking vengeance by insulting someone who insults you back. We are to bless those who curse us. He is also calling us to live honestly and to not speak deceitfully to one another. Once again, nothing about using a cuss word here.
8Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble. 9Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. 10For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep their tongue from evil and their lips from deceitful speech.
James 3: 9-12- I love that they gave a little more context for this one! If you pause the video at 0:43 you can see this one for yourself. This is clearly referring to cursing or blessing another person. You have to consider cultural context. Back then, people would literally throw curses onto each other. They would say things like "may my enemies' eyes be pecked out by ravens!" This is hardly the same thing as saying you stopped on your road trip to take a P. Just because we have chosen to call certain words "curse words" does not make them automatically fit the definition of cursing that is being used by the authors of the Bible. Cursing in reference to literally wishing evil on another person, not saying a "bad" word.
If you are honestly looking for the meaning behind these Bible verses, it's not that hard to see that the authors are referring to deceitful speech, cursing others, spreading rumors, putting others down and basically any kind of speech that tears others down. Does it really tear anyone down to say a cuss word if it's not directed at a person? No.
In the book of Acts, the pharisees and legalistic Christians/Jews were telling Gentiles they needed to be circumcised and had to start following all 613 Jewish laws in order to be saved and this brought the Apostles into sharp debate with them. The point James, Peter and Paul made was that we should not make it harder for others to become Christian by holding them to meaningless standards. In other words, stop giving people pointless laws to follow just to make the appearance of someone who is doing good.
If someone cusses like a sailor yet never uses those words to cut another person down, but actually spends their time working hard to serve and love others well, this person is following the law much better than the person who keeps their mouth "clean" yet avoids making eye contact with the homeless person who sits at their stoplight every morning and gossips about their coworkers using "nice" words in place of the no-no words as they do so.
You should always interpret your world view through the lens of the Bible, never the other way around. Rather than poking around trying to find verses that "back up" your opinion by taking them out of context, you should always read the Bible in its full context and adjust your beliefs based on what the Bible is actually saying.
Food for thought, God bless!
My wife knows the real me. Out in public, i'll never. But at home sometimes i do. pray for me
Even in appropriate swearing situations where it’s not a sin, it’s often better to not swear
In a situation like this, swearing becomes a sin of omission, as it would of still been better to not swear
So it’s hard to defend swearing
A sin of omission is something you should have done and didn't do, so swearing is never a sin of omission!😂
A good study 🎉
Ephesians 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.
I believe it is a sin to cuss indeed seeing what we are told in Ephesians 4:29 to not let that kind of communication come out of our mouths to resist the temptation to let corrupt communication proceed out of our mouths. And if we will obey what is written in this verse we will resist the temptation to let this corrupt vain stuff come out.
its easy to just say and assume that all swear words are a sin but you never really thought it thru and went down the rabbit hole. Where do you draw the line, and what words are considered vulgar and what words used to be vulgar and have a totally different meaning now and its not like we know where the origin of each word were using. English is a very dynamic language with with many vulgar words or even evil words that were using on a daily basis and there is no way to avoid them. The word Wednesday is a name of a greek god and yet youre using it every other day. Theres no way around it!!!!! There are many vulgar words that got no alternative words. You can become so extreme to a point where you cant talk freely anymore. So again its easy to just say everything is sin, but are you really checking every word youre using every single day of your life? Unfortunately the legalistic gotquestions team forgot to mention is that you can say beautiful words with bad intentions in an evil context
@@jacquelinemiguez1326 I will admit not everything is a sin some things are definitely sin but others not so much Jacqueline. Of course there was the words of John Wayne's J.B. Books of his last movie The Shootist to the young man named Gillom Rogers don't cuss. There were some people I remember who when after becoming born again they wound up ceasing from swearing aka cussing among other sins.
An example of Cursing is telling your children they’ll never be good.
@@BENJAMINJAMESSMITH2000 We are commanded to “Repent”. What does it mean to repent? It means to “to change one’s mind for better, heartily to amend with abhorrence of one’s past sins”. Is this not an act and a work of obedience? If Yahweh tells us to repent and we do it, this is surely an act of obedience. And then we are expected to be baptized:
Acts 2:38 (NKJV) Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Yahushua the Messiah for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
This is all part of Salvation. Now I understand that there are exceptions to baptism but they should be very rare indeed. No matter what, even for the thief who was impaled with Yahushua (see Luke 23:43), repentance was a requirement. We know also that sometimes we will fail Him:
1 Joh 1:9- If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.
1 Joh 2:1- My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Yahushua the Messiah the righteous.
IF we confess our sins, He is faithful to forgive us. What if we come across something in His word that we have not noticed before and realized that we were not walking in obedience? Should our first step not be to stop and pray right at that moment and confess our sin unto Him? I think this is what we should be doing. Even confessing then, is an act of obedience!
No that isn't cursing, cursing is literally swearing at someone or something- telling your children something negative isn't cursing, that's just hate words.
its easy to just say and assume that all swear words are a sin but you never really thought it thru and went down the rabbit hole. Where do you draw the line, and what words are considered vulgar and what words used to be vulgar and have a totally different meaning now and its not like we know where the origin of each word were using. English is a very dynamic language with with many vulgar words or even evil words that were using on a daily basis and there is no way to avoid them. The word Wednesday is a name of a greek god and yet youre using it every other day. Theres no way around it!!!!! There are many vulgar words that got no alternative words. You can become so extreme to a point where you cant talk freely anymore. So again its easy to just say everything is sin, but are you really checking every word youre using every single day of your life? Unfortunately the legalistic gotquestions team forgot to mention is that you can say beautiful words with bad intentions in an evil context
God. Why would you do this to me. Now im like worse than Satan?
So unfair…?
Great question! I believe it is an issue of the heart. (Ephesians 4:29) is the talk of wholesome or unwholesome?
Would it be a sin to say "Dannng, that was awesome"? Either using the word Dang or the literal d-word?
Or would it be a sin to say you're freaking amazing? Either using the word "Freaking" or literally the F-Bomb?
It's important to recognize that Swear words have changed throughout cultures and history, and different cultures use them may use then when communicating with different people.
For instance my (Genz) Generation sometimes uses them to place emphasis on how great something is! (Like the examples above) say we don't use curse words and just use dang or frik or crap etc. Isn't it better to realize its an issue of the heart and that people can sin and say something mean just as much without a swear word as easily as with?
Nevertheless, I wouldn't use them in church (just like I wouldn't use other "non-curse words" in church) although when engaging with the world at times I see opportunities too *IN THE RIGHT CONTEXT*
Blessings! ❤
Hello, it is a Sin, because you replacing one word for another that people may think is less offensive, like you said is a matter of the heart.
Unfortunately in the times we are living right now where everything is made up to look ok, people fall into what they call culture to justify their actions, whether are wrong or right.
The Lord said to be careful with our tongue because in our words are power, there's life or death in them, they have Blessings or Cursing.
We can't be contaminated with the world that surround us.
James 3:8
Proverbs 18:21
Proverbs 12:18
1 Peter 3:10
Psalm 12:3
@iCaptainOG in today's society people called the BAD Good, and the Good called Bad, why so? Because they are confused, they don't want to accept the truth, because they are PROGRAMMED by any Media, and they also have lost their identity in all the extension of the word.
People used terms or a linguistic that they don't even Know, just because a celebrity used, and heard that from them; people think that they are right.
People don't have character anymore, they just wanted sugar coated.
this has always been my take as well. i personally verrrry rarely swear. and i never swear around unbelievers to not cause them to stumble.
@@kiwiburciagaTo me this is how I see it from looking at the texts it sound like to me that we say something to build others down but also saying what comes out of the mouth comes from the heart. Like what if you have a friend that is like that but they use curse words to joke around. And what if we stabbed our toe or something and we say a cuss word. But when we see one of our friends are having a bad day or is sad we comfort them and try to tell them it will be alright
I'm a new Christian and have a lot of work to do, this one's hard just cause it's been such a habit. I don't say the Gods name in vain anymore but the other ones I need work on
Marvel movies say the f and s words.
@@BENJAMINJAMESSMITH2000 We are commanded to “Repent”. What does it mean to repent? It means to “to change one’s mind for better, heartily to amend with abhorrence of one’s past sins”. Is this not an act and a work of obedience? If Yahweh tells us to repent and we do it, this is surely an act of obedience. And then we are expected to be baptized:
Acts 2:38 (NKJV) Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Yahushua the Messiah for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
This is all part of Salvation. Now I understand that there are exceptions to baptism but they should be very rare indeed. No matter what, even for the thief who was impaled with Yahushua (see Luke 23:43), repentance was a requirement. We know also that sometimes we will fail Him:
1 Joh 1:9- If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.
1 Joh 2:1- My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Yahushua the Messiah the righteous.
IF we confess our sins, He is faithful to forgive us. What if we come across something in His word that we have not noticed before and realized that we were not walking in obedience? Should our first step not be to stop and pray right at that moment and confess our sin unto Him? I think this is what we should be doing. Even confessing then, is an act of obedience!
My mother scolded me for swearing then she hit her thumb with a hammer and said a swear word which will not be typed here.
Love that verse in James
Cussing is the path to self destruction. So yes it is a sin.😖
Keep your tongues pure brothers and sisters.
Yikes, idk.
@@BENJAMINJAMESSMITH2000 I'd say no IMO but I'm not a teacher I'm a student.
I can’t stand cursing, especially the words women use to describe their bodies.
That’s not a curse technically. It’s just slang.
No, vulgar words for body parts are curse words- it's also slang, but saying words like p**** and c word for female genitalia is swearing.@@mountainmonkey15
Amen!
@@BENJAMINJAMESSMITH2000 No we don't have to be baptized to be saved believers that have become born again we get baptized after God makes us born again of the Spirit that quickens people from the sins that made them dead and lost.
I hate it. It makes me question my salvation...
@@BENJAMINJAMESSMITH2000 No. Although the Baptist Church takes 1 Peter 3:21-22 quite literally believing that you must get dunked in water. But Peter went on to say you must be washed in the SPIRIT. You can get baptized there's certainly nothing wrong with it... but bear in mind you're only going in a dry sinner and coming out a wet one. It's not necessary for your salvation... being born again is. Hope that helps ✝️
@@BENJAMINJAMESSMITH2000 Did he say you had to be baptized in water? Read my reply again. He's talking about being baptized in the SPIRIT. The Baptist Church will vehemently deny this tho...
@@BENJAMINJAMESSMITH2000 BTW; Robert Breaker has a great video on this...
yes cursing is a sin jesus may not like it
Thank you 🙏🏽
Yes
This video is characterizing cursing when we are angry/upset/frustrated. Bc cursing in that state is not nice. But cursing is used as emphasis. Or as a punchline of a joke. Or in other non-attacking ways; that can be humorous.
Yes, other words can be used in their place...
The flip side is that one can offend/insult/demean in a worse manner without cursing.
@@BENJAMINJAMESSMITH2000 How does one get baptised and then decide to follow Jesus? That makes no sense.
Your flip side is passing judgment on a person for failing to measure up somehow (Isaiah 29:13), which is cursing, though not "curse words." Have you really been completely pleased with every curse word you have heard as a punchline to a joke? Do people not use humor to attack others? Does not humor make an attack more effective?
@@deanfry879 exactly. You don't need to use what society deems curse words to hurt someone/pass judgment...
But what is a curse word? What the FCC stated?
So you can't use one four letter word but another that is "acceptable" to express yourself.
@@BENJAMINJAMESSMITH2000 Then you need to rephrase your question.
@@Dee_Rod Cursing and curse words come from people who do not realize they are loved by God. Once they do, the cursing goes away.
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@@thorpeaaron1110Different curse.
Great video
"curse words" =/= sin. Each of those verses certainly do NOT make it "Abundantly clear" that saying the f word or s word in any context is sinful. Curse words are often not even "curses" in the sense that they bear malice. Rather, they are more often than not, exclamations used to highlight the intensity of emotion being experienced or shock of what was just experienced. If I stub my toe, does it really make a difference if I yell out ow or the f word? If I see a UFO doing seemingly impossible things, does it really matter if I say, "what is that?!?!" As opposed to "What the f is that?"
The bible is nuanced. We should be too. Curse words are a communicative tool. They should be treated as advanced language to be wielded with wit and skill amongst friends and peers. Don't use them to express malice. Use them to exclaim yourself. And of course, exercise caution about your surroundings so that you don't use them around children. Cursing absolutely falls under the purview of Romans 14 and it's inappropriate for Got Questions to pretend it's a clear and settled issue. Peter makes it clear that Paul cannot be understood with surface level readings.
Why would we not use them around our children unless we are ashamed of what we are?
@iCaptainOG My point being if there are groups of people one does not speak certain words around, why speak such words at all? If it is not okay for children, it is not okay for anyone.
@@deanfry879 I agree with what iCaptainOG said. I would add, curse words are advanced language that require worldly knowledge and maturity to wield properly. Thus, kids should have limited exposure on the grounds that they are not mature enough to understand their appropriate use.
Similar to why we prevent kids from having sex even though they are biologically mature enough for it around 12. They are incapable of understanding its implications.
@@Zevelyon Are 12 years olds incapable, or do we project our failings of that age on them? What is mature to God?
@@deanfry879 In general, they are incapable. Are there exceptions? Sure. But I'm talking about the rule.
Breathing is a sin !