swearing

[Maffers]

So i am having trouble with this topic with a few other people and was wondering your guys/gals thoughts on the matter. Is swearing even if you don't use the lords name in vein just as bad as if you had?

 

[TheTexasHillbilly]

I still have the problem conciderably. Its hard a habbit to break. Trust me. I cuss worse than a sailor. I would put General Patton to shame. But you should always look to God on this matter and just pray about it.

 

[alfrodull]

I'm in the "no" camp. I'm not saying swearing isn't impolite, or that it can't reflect badly on your character on some occasions. But profaning the name of God is on a whole other level.

Most bad language is "bad" because society has arbitrarily placed certain words in that category. But face it, taking God's name in vain isn't really even bad in secular society...It's usually used as a milder expletive in place of four letter words. Christians (and other religions) avoid it because it demeans what we stand for.

 

[SnapCount]

Matthew 15:11: "Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man."

Colosians 3:8 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. 9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
10 And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him."

http://206.135.15.32/answers/aswear.html

It is hard to break that habit, though.

 

[Trashionista]

I just think its trashy.
I hate hearing young people swear constantly, especially when the f-word is every other word.
I can see maybe after a few beers or whatever at a concert, but around adults and such I just don't think its all that classy.

 

[alfrodull]

You have to keep in mind that for the writers of the New Testament (and actually, for much of the history of Western culture as well) using God's name in vain was basically the strongest (or only) form of profanity. Today, "Oh my God!" is, in a secular sense, much milder than using secular swears like the F-bomb; back then this was not the case. I mean, they didn't speak English, but the comparison between the strength of secular expletives and using God's name in vain still applies.

And the second verse you cite has more to do with the meaning of the words than the words themselves...

Not that polite speech isn't a good thing, but I think it's wrong to put the two on the same level in terms of offense to God.

 

[gottabemore2life]

I don't know how he does it, but my boyfriend NEVER swears... It's downright cute. And very classy. Wish I was raised like that. Unfortunately I grew up under the hood of my dad's car hearing every cuss word in the book.

I think context is the main thing you have to worry about.

No, it's never "Okay" to use the Lord's name in vain, but I think it is "worse" to become angry and cuss out of your frustration. It doesn't solve anything, and it is very, very trashy.

Really, they are just useless adjectives. What does the F-word really MEAN anyway?!

 

[SnapCount]

I never swear either...I used to, but not anymore

The way I see it, just because everyone else does it doesn't make it right.

 

[ciaradawn]

Yeah I swear. I never use His name because I think it horrible; but I don't think it's in the same category.

I said 'darn' in front of my dad when I was 13 I think and he told me it was a bad word. I was like, what!?

When I was young I didn't want people around me to swear. My friends didn't do it because they knew I didn't like it. Eventually they stopped caring and swore in front of me anyways. It took several years but I use them all now. I have a different point of view than I did.

I respect people's wishes. I don't think that people who don't swear are "stuffy". But I think it's in poor taste to just swear around people before you know them. I would never swear in front of older adults or anyone until I could gage how they felt or I heard them swear first.

 

[HunnyBee]

Profanity is a pet peeve of mine. I don't use it and I don't like to hear it. I often hear it though, and I can understand if someone uses it out of frustration because we are all human, but when it becomes a part of your vocabulary and you can't carry a conversation without cussing then it's annoying.

 

[lovingwithoutabandon]

This really is a difficult topic for me.

i have the "bad habit" of cussing a little bit.. i grew up in a house where all those words were used multiple times in a sentence.. so its always been normal to me.

when i became a Christian things changed a little.. and i've been struggling. I'm still up in the air.. and dont have many answers..
sometimes its just funny to me.. but as a woman i think its pretty unattractive so i try not to do it.

ah.. thats a tough one.. i dont know!!

those are my thoughts.. and i'm clearly not a help!

 

[Teufelhund]

Socially swearing is very dependant on your circumstances. When I am hanging out with other Marines, I do swear, often, but it's part of the culture that Marines have, and it's not necessarily even negative. I mean how often do we actually intend the words to mean what they mean. However, I try to avoid cursing in situations where it would be impolitic and impolite.

 

[Sleaker]

I'm in the "no" camp. I'm not saying swearing isn't impolite, or that it can't reflect badly on your character on some occasions. But profaning the name of God is on a whole other level.

Most bad language is "bad" because society has arbitrarily placed certain words in that category. But face it, taking God's name in vain isn't really even bad in secular society...It's usually used as a milder expletive in place of four letter words. Christians (and other religions) avoid it because it demeans what we stand for.

Yah I'm with you on this one. What's the difference between saying 'crap', 'poop' or 'sh**' in a moment of anger? I see no real difference it all displays an inner heart. We just like to wrap a bow around the other two so we have something that's 'okay' to say when we are angry. They both can show the same disposition of the heart. That's not to say I don't use them, I just find it funny that people go to great lengths not to say one word and instead use another, when it's purely for a cultural or religious reasons. It's always sobering to remember that God looks at the heart first, it's also a bit freeing.

 

[handmaiden97]

I think it s crude, and does not glorify the Lord

 

[BoarderDave]

I used to have a good habit of not swearing.. then I slowly let go of it.. brought some new vocab in.. kind of regret it, so Im trying to work it back out.