The Subject: Swearing.
The Response: Do as Jesus did.
QUESTION: "Does bad language have long term spiritual consequences or are they just words of emotion made up by man kind?"
This was my first question put up on Blogger and Facebook, to argue a point.
Yes Man did make up the words and the words alone.
I would be bold enough to say they hold no Spiritual consequence, however they're not just words are they?
They are deeply rooted in Human emotion be it anger, pain, lust and in today's society, ecstasy.
What does the Bible say?
Matthew 15:17-19: "Do you not yet understand that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and is eliminated? 18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man. 19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornication's, thefts, false witness, blasphemies."
A physical murder or the act of adultery can not physically be carried out by the Heart, but it is my opinion that the 'Heart' referred to in the Bible is what we refer to as the emotion center of our beings.
Today people rattle off 'F bombs' like they are going out of fashion, its almost as if there is no emotion associated with the words any more, but isn't that the way the Devil gets one up?
He makes something wrong seem not so bad?
Is this not the tactic he used on Eve?
(Refer Genesis 2 & 3).I realise that the fall of man kind doesn't compare with a swear word but is it beneath Satan to re-use tactics from the old days?
It's obvious that nasty language has dulled in the last 20 years (ie: "Damn" has not got the same effect as 20 years ago) could the devil have been using this same tactic again with our topic of swearing? you be judge.
I believe to answer my first Q, yes they are man made words of emotion but it's clear in the scripture (both old and new testament) that because they are emotion words we should exercise strong caution with letting them pass our lips.
QUESTION: Is there a difference between saying "flipping heck" or f###*** hell?
Is there even a clean cut line or is it just a conscience thing?
A pastor once explained to me that using substitute words can be equal to the real thing as he believed that there was a spirit of swearing.
If you believe in Angels and Demons and their influence in our mortal world then I believe that this is a very real concept.
Lets step away from swearing for a moment and look at sin as a whole.
When we sin its to satisfy a want here and now.
After we sin we often feel a short term gratification, but then suffer the long term consequences.
My experience in the cow shed is that it does not matter what words you use, if you yell at a cow for not getting on the platform all 600 of them will make you suffer and not get on the platform. Do it often enough and they will never come right for you (please note that I don't yell and rant at my cows I've just observed other workers do it).
Is it spiritual? maybe not but it is interesting that whatever words you use in high emotion gets you to the same place, more angry.
A Friend of mine commented on this blog and quoted proverbs " a man who is quick to speak is a fool but a man who holds his tongue is wise"
Again with the cows, every farmer gets angry when a cow does something she knows is wrong but a good farmer will quietly coax her back to where she needs to be. Farmer is calm and less stressed, cow is happy and the rest of the herd probably doesn't know something has happened.
So be it flip 'or duck with an f ' you'll get the same consequence be it under high emotion.
So be it flip 'or duck with an f ' you'll get the same consequence be it under high emotion.
Finally my last statement there could imply that if you can say the naughty words with no emotion in your heart that they are alright to say, please refer back to the top of this ditty
And if still you feel that you're the exception to the rule please for the cows sake keep it clean and have some class!
If you struggle with swearing and you feel it is a problem for you take heart.
I was told when I started farming that swearing was OK on a dairy farm.
I decided then and there that I would not ever move on the bench mark I had set for myself and I haven't. However compiling the information I needed for this blog I have decided to move my bench mark closer to Jesus and tighten my lips more.
Why?
Because if Jesus stood in front of me, I would see that my white robes are as filthy rags.
God Bless,
From Beyond The Cow Shed
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2 comments:
It has been interesting watching some of the replies on facebook. I didn't need to reply coz my dear hubby did it pretty well. :-)
anyway I thought a lot about, and think back to before I became a christian and if you can remember my mouth was dirty. I used swearing a lot and I was an angry person and being worldly back then it seemed ok to swear.
When I gave my heart to the Lord I felt absolutely no desire to use any bad language - God had taken that from me and also I see it as offensive to God.
It was a good subject to talk about. :-) Can't wait to hear more.
Of course us Sallies have made the covenant including "I will uphold Christian integrity in every area of my life, allowing nothing in thought, word or deed that is unworthy, unclean, untrue, profane, dishonest or immoral." Which pretty well covers it.
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