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No excuse -- still more sin from the sinner.
M-Bob
Are you saying God WANTS us to use foul language?What is your bases for saying that it is a sin?
Are you saying God WANTS us to use foul language?
If not - it is a sin. You missed the mark.
OTOH, if God actually WANTS us to talk like that; I sin all the time by NOT using that language.
You have a great point. While many will cry "sin" if one uses the F word... most of those same people who cry "sin" will replace the F word with "freaking." In fact, I know many Christians who replace cuss words with less objectionable words but in the end the INTENT is the same... only the word was changed. Is it the word one says that is a sin? In which case... who decides? Gay meant happy... now it means homosexual... words evolve, meanings change... who decides? So is it the WORD one says... or the INTENT behind it? Because if it is the intent... then replacing the F word with freaking or frigging is the same thing as saying the F word. IMHOThose seem to me to be great answers to a good question about a tough issue. But where we draw the line is even tougher. Most of us wouldn't say that an occasional "darn" that isn't directed at anyone but is just a mild expletive isn't much of an issue. But then there are those curses that none of us would defend, especially if they take the Lord's name in vain. But where do we draw some line? What, for instance, defines "foul language?"
You have a great point. While many will cry "sin" if one uses the F word... most of those same people who cry "sin" will replace the F word with "freaking." In fact, I know many Christians who replace cuss words with less objectionable words but in the end the INTENT is the same... only the word was changed. Is it the word one says that is a sin? In which case... who decides? Gay meant happy... now it means homosexual... words evolve, meanings change... who decides? So is it the WORD one says... or the INTENT behind it? Because if it is the intent... then replacing the F word with freaking or frigging is the same thing as saying the F word. IMHO
In Christ, when you are in him, and with him, nothing can ever separate you from God after your born again in him... Not even sin...Actually no, the definition of sin is not that it falls short of the goal of Christian Charity, but that sin, is anything that causes separation from God.
I didn't say it wasn't.How is not saying a replacement just as bad as the F word?
You have a great point. While many will cry "sin" if one uses the F word... most of those same people who cry "sin" will replace the F word with "freaking."
In fact, I know many Christians who replace cuss words with less objectionable words but in the end the INTENT is the same... only the word was changed. Is it the word one says that is a sin? In which case... who decides? Gay meant happy... now it means homosexual... words evolve, meanings change... who decides? So is it the WORD one says... or the INTENT behind it? Because if it is the intent... then replacing the F word with freaking or frigging is the same thing as saying the F word. IMHO
I didn't say it wasn't.I am saying that if instead of saying the F word we say freaking or frigging... and the tone and manner of delivery is the same... then it is the same.
Sam, you're making me rewrite what I have already written in the first post you commented on.How so?
So would it be preferable--and harmless--to use some bland term instead? Like "Baloney!" or "Nuts!" You'd still be transgressing the point about not being totally in control or about taming the tongue, or (as Ken said) showing frustration."Swear" is defined as "cursing" "anything", in anger, frustration, ect, I think... And, yes, is sin... Your suppose to! have enough self-control not to... Part of the taming of the tongue as we mature... But may not be fully in control till we fully mature...
God Bless!
It includes "obscene" but also covers epithets using God's Name, hurtful insults and tale bearing designed to denigrate someone's reputation.Does foul mean obscene?
Everyone hearing it knows exactly what it replaces. If the speaker is going to do that, he might as well say the real word and mispronounce it. He could then use the same reasoning that he didn't actually use the forbidden expletive, just as if he'd used the substitute we're talking about.How so?
If your perfect, nothing should ever make you or be allowed to push you to the point to wanna swear, no matter how clean or dirty...So would it be preferable--and harmless--to use some bland term instead? Like "Baloney!" or "Nuts!" You'd still be transgressing the point about not being totally in control or about taming the tongue, or (as Ken said) showing frustration.
Are you saying God WANTS us to use foul language?
If not - it is a sin. You missed the mark.
OTOH, if God actually WANTS us to talk like that; I sin all the time by NOT using that language.
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