Is it worse for a Christian to say F-U-C-K or L-U-C-K (please read below before answering)?

Question

Please, when answering this question, don't give knee-jerk answers. Think about the sovereignty of God and his foreordination -vs- the paganistic thinking concerning "fate" and chance. Think about the implications of the word "luck". If you don't know of any implications of this word, and aren't willing to do a little research before answering, then please refrain from answering.

Think about what is really a sin, and what is really a personal and/or social preference.

I will leave this board open for as long as I am able without losing my right to choose the best answer, so please do think about the things above.

Answer 1

Neither word is appropriate for a Christian.
The American Heritage Dictionary defines “luck” as follows:
The chance happening of fortunate or adverse events. 2. Good fortune or prosperity; success....to gain success or something desirable by chance: lucked out in finding that rare book.”

The main question is, do things happen by chance? If they do, then one can speak of someone being lucky or unlucky. But if they do not happen by chance, then it is inappropriate to use those terms. Ecclesiastes 9:11-12 state, “I returned and saw under the sun that—The race is not to the swift, Nor the battle to the strong, Nor bread to the wise, Nor riches to men of understanding, Nor favor to men of skill; But time and chance happen to them all. For man also does not know his time: Like fish taken in a cruel net, Like birds caught in a snare, So the sons of men are snared in an evil time, When it falls suddenly upon them.” Much of what Ecclesiastes shares is from the perspective of a person who looks at life on earth without God, or life “under the sun.” From such a perspective, leaving God out of the picture, there seems to be good luck and bad luck. A runner in a race may be the swiftest, but because someone in front of him stumbles, he trips over him and falls and does not win the race. How unlucky for him? Or a warrior king may have the strongest army but some “chance” arrow shot up into the air at random by a no-name enemy soldier just happens to pierce his armor in its most vulnerable location (2 Chronicles 18:33) resulting in that king’s death and the loss of the battle. How unlucky for King Ahab? Was it a matter of luck? When one reads the whole of 2 Chronicles 18, you find that God had His hand in the matter from the beginning. The soldier who shot the arrow was totally unaware of it, when he shot that arrow, but God, in His sovereignty knew all along it would mean the death of wicked king Ahab.

A similar chance occurrence takes place in the Book of Ruth. Ruth, a widow who was caring for her widowed mother-in-law, seeks a field to glean grain in to provide for them. Ruth 2:3 states, “Then she left, and went and gleaned in the field after the reapers. And she happened to come to the part of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.” Elimelech had been the husband of Naomi, so Boaz was a relative of hers and was generous to Ruth. As Ruth returns home with a great deal more grain than Naomi expected, we find Naomi saying in Ruth 2:19-20, “...’Where have you gleaned today? And where did you work? Blessed be the one who took notice of you.’ So she told her mother-in-law with whom she had worked, and said, ‘The man’s name with whom I worked today is Boaz.’ Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, ‘Blessed be he of the Lord, who has not forsaken His kindness to the living and the dead!’ And Naomi said to her, ‘This man is a relation of ours, one of our close relatives.’” So Naomi did not see it as a “chance” occurrence but as the providence of God, nor do others later on (Ruth 4:14).

As for the "F word," There are many scriptures that tell us about filthy talk. Eph 4:29 Do not use foul or abusive lanuage. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them.

Answer 2

there is really no such thing as luck, because everything that happens is caused by an event, so nothing happens out of blind chance. Everything happens for a reason, and so far as being "lucky," it all depends on the desire and outcome. A person could feel lucky that they are fortunate, or they could be fortunate but still unhappy, and so would be considered "unlucky." Luck is something that someone else ascribes to a person without actually knowing how they view their life. In other words, someone might say that a newly promoted man is "lucky," but that doesn't describe the hard work he put into getting that position.

Answer 3

F_U_C_K is just a 4 letter word. It means nothing. How words are used and the frame of mind one is in is where the problem would occur. These are man made words that come with man made guilt. For that matter why is F_U_C_K the worst "BAD" word. Who deemed it the worst. Why not S_H_I_T or carpet for that matter. Words are harmless, attitudes are deadly.

As far as LUCK goes, God has many names, Chance, Mother Nature, Coinsidence, That's odd, What just happened, You got LUCKY, etc, etc.

The only reason this question is asked is because of religion and Man's opinion, both of which are of no value to God.

Answer 4

F ornication
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Consent of the
King

It was an actual document during the middle ages that allowed the serfs to marry and procreate. Since all the people in a serfdom were considered the King's property, when two people got married, they were provided this "wedding license".

As for Luck, I think that most Christians would be able to interchange the word for blessing.

Answer 5

Jesus talks about the sin being in the heart of a man, it's not always a black and white thing here. I use the word luck sparingly because I don't believe in things happening by chance. But the word luck can mean other things. When I say good luck. I am saying I am hoping for the best for you and the people I say it to understand what I am saying. Therefore in my heart I am meaning one thing that isn't wrong and the people that hear me know what I am saying so I don't believe it is wrong for me to use that word. Again what is the motive in saying it? What is the motive in saying the F word? It is our motive that puts meaning into words. Words themselves are not necessarily sinful it's how we use them.

Answer 6

I say profanity is worse.

However, in the scheme of my workaday world we have a concept known as "file user control kernel" which is spelled with the abbreviation in assembler macros ... and that would make it not profanity.

In the scheme of the Almighty, maker of Heaven and Earth, there is no luck. Only His will.

Finally, words are just words and as sins go uttering a curse word is really a small matter in the realm of forgiveness. There are far worse sins like murder and only one sin which is unforgivable ... and existing criteria determine whether it can be committed, or not.

Answer 7

The first word involves a struggle by Christians. The second word involves error by Christians.

The results of the struggle against the first word lead to sanctification of those that the Lord has called unto himself.

The results of the error of the second word leads to humanism, man taking for himself what belongs to God.

Answer 8

I don't need to do research again, I have for over 37 yrs. Sin is unbelief, Cuss words are the attributes of unbelief, If you are a believer in the truth, Then you have no longer any desire to cuss, That is the first thing God took away fom me when I got saved. I could out cuss anyone. But for 37 yrs. I have no desire to cuss, why? Because I believe in truth.

Answer 9

Luck is just an expression. When Christians say it they usually don't believe in luck.

Also....word only have the power that you give them. There's nothing inherently wrong or evil about the "f-word." It's four letters strung together, nothing more.

Answer 10

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