Cursing

Question:



A lot of my friends curse and say there's nothing wrong with it. I didin't think it was the Christian thing to do so up until a couple days ago I didn't cuss. Then for some reason I just started doing it. I feel like I shouldn't and I want to know...is it a sin to cuss?



Answer:



Whatever your friends are basing their decision that it’s ok to curse is not Biblical. If their influence on you is leading you to cursing when you are otherwise brought up to know better, you should probably not hang around these people. With that being said, you have to judge what is wrong based on Scripture. Exodus 20:7 reveals the fourth commandment in saying, “Do not take the name of the Lord in vain.” Whenever the Name of the Lord and His Son Jesus is used in a mocking sense or as an expletive it takes what is holy and makes it common. God mentions in that same verse that there is a consequence for cursing.


Now someone might then say that all the other four letter words are ok because saying them isn’t taking the Lord’s name in vain. That is not true. You have to remember that you belong to God, and I’m not just talking about you in general, but everything about you was bought with Christ when you accepted Him into your heart and life. You are the temple of the Holy Ghost and whenever you use your mouth to curse, you take your mouth and breath which are gifts from God and you use the instruments of God to willingly disobey. It’s like taking a white sheet and rubbing mud on it. I know this sounds upfront and bold, but I want you to understand the seriousness of what we are talking about. Matthew 12:36 reminds us that every single little word that we have spoken in this life will be judged by the eyes of Christ and we will give an account for what we said, and why we said it. Now there is forgiveness of course for cursing. Confess it and move forward. But know that God takes this seriously.

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