🌐Cursing ⭕️ Flashcards
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🌑 I never want to say anything that is not going to help people 🌑
🌕 Words are important. People can be literally bound, harmed and killed through words. 🌕
🌕🌕 Words like; “Guilty“ “Not Guilty.” “I love you” “I hate you” “I cheated on you” “I’ll kill you” 🌕🌕
🌕🌕 Sometimes hearing “I hate you” can be worse than someone acting like they hate you. 🌕🌕
🌕🌕🌕 Actions don’t always speak louder than words. 🌕🌕🌕
🌑 Words matter 🌑
🌕 I want the words of my mouth be acceptable to GOD first and foremost, SECONDARILY to others. (Sometimes other people approve of the opposite of what GOD approves of) 🌕
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2: The Word
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🔵 Exodus 4:11-12 🔵
🔵 Exodus 4:11-12 🔵
🔵 [11] And the Lord said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the Lord ? 🔵
🔵 [12] Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say. 🔵
⚫ In the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim World view, God made man’s mouth. It didn’t evolve by evolution or some unguided process or else the only limitations on our bodies is what man decides. And that could change and has changed over time. It used to be illegal to use foul language in front of women and children. Particularly in Michigan until 2015. For the Christian, it’s always been illegal in God’s eyes regardless of what man thinks about it. Our bodies were made by God and should be used for His purposes. ⚫
🔵 Ephesians 4:29, 31 🔵
🔵 [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. 🔵
🔵 [31] Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: 🔵
🔵 Strong’s Definition
🔵🔵 (evil speaking - Blasphemia - ]From G989; vilification (especially against God): - blasphemy, evil speaking,
railing.
🔵 Thayer’s Definition
🔵🔵 slander, detraction, speech injurious, to another’s good name
impious and reproachful speech injurious to divine majesty
🔵 Psalm 109:17-18 🔵
🔵 [17] As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him. 🔵
🔵 [18] As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones. 🔵
⚫ ‘Cursing here means: ‘vilification = Abusively disparaging speech or writing.’ This actually expands beyond just swear words. Christians believe that Words have effective power and that what we say impacts our lives greatly. Plenty of verses on this. Maybe the most clear is: 1 Cor 15:33, it says, “evil communication corrupts good manners.” It says some communication is just evil. We may think that language is language but that’s not what God says.’ Actually, it’s saying that evil speaking causes evil behavior. ⚫
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3: Common Sense
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⚫️ Children ⚫️
⚫️ You don’t let your kids do it. Least I hope you wouldn’t. Why do you? ⚫️
⚫️ Is there ever a time where a child is expressing themselves and you think “man you know I can’t wait till you start using foul language” Who decided that those are words only for grown ups use? Kids mouths can form those words perfectly fine. The question is “should they? Should you?” We know something is wrong with a kid speaking corrupt. We want to protect their innocence as long as possible, so what happens when they’re older? Do we just give up trying and start leaning towards corruption? Just cause something is common doesn’t mean it’s normal. ⚫️
⚫️ It is never recommended ⚫️
⚫️ Anyone been to a doctor who seriously tells them that what they are lacking is foul language? Ever? ⚫️
⚫️ It doesn’t make someone sound cool and it’s just flat out, not professional. And we know it. ⚫️
⚫️ Swearing doesn’t make you sound as cool as you might think. In his book How Rude! Dr. Alex Packer states: “People who swear all the time are tiresome to listen to.” He adds that a profanity-filled vocabulary “doesn’t allow for the expression of much insight, wit, intelligence, or empathy. If your speech is lazy, vague, and unimaginative, your mind is sure to follow.”. ⚫️
⚫️ If you are like me then swearing so much made you think others were ok with it just because it was so common for you. ⚫️
⚫️ Do you ever have a professional conversation with someone and think: “Man this conversation would be so much more productive if we could swear. Too bad we have to be professional.” ⚫️
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4: Other sources
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⚪️ #1 – It is evil or offensive by definition. ⚪️
⚪️ Curse is defined as either “invoke a supernatural power to inflict harm” or “offensive word or phrase”. In both cases the intent is to harm or offend. ⚪️
⚪️ #2 – We used to know that foul language was foul. ⚪️
⚪️ * The Michigan penal code had made it a misdemeanor crime to use “indecent, immoral, obscene, vulgar or insulting language in the presence or hearing of any woman or child.” (Removed from being illegal in 2015) ⚪️
⚪️ #3 – Leaders don’t do it ⚪️
⚪️ Have you ever noticed that leaders don’t do it? Anyone with power that understands language and what they are saying. Doesn’t use explication. Even terrorists. People who do use it may have influence but they don’t understand power nor authority. Even if you don’t recognize it the person who heard it seems to associate using foul language with immaturity. ⚪️
