Why is swearing bad?!?! They're all just words!!!?

Question

I'm Christian so I don't use God's name in vain but f*ck and s*it are just words!!!!!!!!!!! It's like saying "oh llama!" and calling it bad!!!! It just depends on how you say it ...if you call someone a dumbf*ck than it's the same as calling someone stupid...it's not NICE...that's would God dosn't like...he doesn't care if you get mad and say "Oh f*ck!!!!!!!" or whatever...

Answer 1

its not. I love when people won't say like A** but they will say OH MY GOD!!! which is actually in the 10 commandments. Well I dont believe the bible anywayys. i believe in god but I think the bible is just word of man passed down from generation to generation because its "tradition''

Answer 2

A Christian should not use bad language. People who have no spiritual values do that and we do not want to be like them.
The Bible counsels us at Ephesians 4:29: "Let a rotten saying not proceed out of your mouth, but whatever saying is good for building up as the need may be, that it may impart what is favorable to the hearer" NW Trans.
The New English Bible renders this verse: “No bad language must pass your lips, but only what is good and helpful to the occasion.”
The KJ Bible tells us: "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." See also Colossians 3:8
Applying Bible counsel such as this will help you to see how God feels about "abusive speech". If using bad language has become a habit and seems impossible to stop, just remember that with God," all things are possible." Matthew 19:26
Pray to him for help. He will listen and his spirit will strengthen you to do the right thing.

Answer 3

I think it's the root of the words, and the fact that most would like to pretend that they never happened. For instance, my favorite
Fornication
Under
Command of the
King
This was what is commonly refered to now as the right of First Night, where a king can take, under the guise of Gods divine providence in a Christian society, a newly wed woman and consumate the marriage in lieu of the newly wed husband. As for using these words, personally I agree with you, I don't think it's the word itself. Aside from that I think that when you use this kind of language, as Vonnegut said in Hocus Pocus, you instantly give people a reason to ignore you.

Answer 4

Everyone is right, it's the context in which you use it in, and since Fornication Under Consent of the King actually carried over into our language as having a dirty connotation, people don't use it simply to be polite.

For some reason I highly doubt God is keeping a tally of how many times people swear - I think it's more about your own personal image and how you want the way you speak to reflect who you are.

Answer 5

Everyone gets angry, so how should a Christian handle anger?

Eph.4:26 ..Be wrathful, but yet do not sin...

Is this possible? Mans anger does not work out God's righteousness, be slow about speaking..(something I have not conquered)..James 1:19,20.

1Cor 10:31 Do all things for God's Glory...

Consider Matthew 5:21-24......everyone who continues wrathful with his brother will be accountable to the court of justice, but whoever addresses his brother with an unspeakable word of contempt will be accountable to the Supreme Court; whereas whoever says, 'You despicable fool! will be liable to the fiery Gehenna. said Jesus (the JUDGE)

Does any cuss word bring glory to God????

Answer 6

It's the intention behind the words. If "oh llama" had some crude meaning, and/or was meant to hurt someone else, then yes, it's a sin to say it.

Answer 7

People make the words dirty.New words are heard all the time and if you want to you can make a lot of words sound bad and nasty.I think God does not like it when people make words turn around to be made ugly.After all we as humans create words and if they offend you then you should not use them.

Answer 8

Swearing isn't bad - it just tends to lose its impact when people use it too often. Obviously, a cuss from the mouth of a nun is going to have more impact than a cuss from the mouth of a non-stop cussing rap artist. It's meant to add emphasis, but the emphasis is lost when it's used too often.

Answer 9

They are wrong for 2 reasons. One the meanings of the words are typically obscene or vulgar, there is always a nicer way of getting your point across; instead of WTF how about What's going on here. Two God tells us to bless one another not curse at each other.

Romans 12:14
Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.

F**k:
intransitive senses
1 usually obscene : COPULATE -- sometimes used in the present participle as a meaningless intensive
2 usually vulgar : MESS
3 -- used with with

transitive senses
1 usually obscene : to engage in coitus with -- sometimes used interjectionally with an object (as a personal or reflexive pronoun) to express anger, contempt, or disgust
2 usually vulgar : to deal with unfairly or harshly : CHEAT, SCREW

S**t
1 usually vulgar : EXCREMENT
2 usually vulgar : an act of defecation
3 usually vulgar : NONSENSE, CRAP
4 usually vulgar : any of several intoxicating or narcotic drugs; especially : HEROIN
5 usually vulgar : DAMN 2
6 usually vulgar : a worthless, offensive, or detestable person
- s**t·ty /'shi-tE/ adjective, usually vulgar

Answer 10

I don't think it's bad especially as to seeing some of them are in the dictionary...but I agree with you about using God's name in vain

Answer 11

acceptability in society cultures etc words are offensive and cut like a knife mean words bad words words yes words but insulting meanings and anger project out from those words attitude.. we are civil people now suppose to be anyway not like in some countries uncoothness we suppose to have class.. this seperates us from animals and trash mouths swear in ur own time but not in front of work people or kids or where old ladies are or in public.. it shows a sign of ignorance u lack a better word.. for meaning.