Ten Reasons I Swear:
1. It pleases mother so much.
2. It is a fine mark of manliness.
3. It proves I have self-control.
4. It indicates how clearly my mind operates.
5. It makes my conversation so pleasing to everybody.
6. It leaves no doubt in anyone’s mind as to my good breeding.
7. It impresses people that I have more than an ordinary education.
8. It is an unmistakable sign of culture and refinement.
9. It makes me a very desirable personality to women and children and respectable society.
10. It is my way of honoring God, who said, “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.”
Ten Reasons I Swear.
Profanity is wrong not simply because it shocks or disgusts, but at a much deeper level, profanity is wrong because it trashes that which God has declared to be holy and good and beautiful.
Keep Believing Ministries, http://www.keepbelieving.com/sermon/1992-06-14-God-in-My-Mouth;-The-Devil-in-My-Heart.
Swearing is how the world today gives expression and forcefulness to its conversation.
Everyday Talk, Talking Freely and Naturally about God with Your Children, Shepherd Press, 2004, p. 138, Used by Permission. Get this book!
God has a higher standard for our speech than simply “not swearing.” What does He want from us? Is it acceptable to use slang that substitutes euphemisms for profanity?
Everyday Talk, Talking Freely and Naturally about God with Your Children, Shepherd Press, 2004, p. 141, Used by Permission. Get this book!
The “put on” response to swearing is gratitude. Notice the end of Ephesians 5:4. Paul says that gratitude should punctuate your speech, not swearing. This contrast is striking. It is not simply replacing one set of words with another set of words. God wants your grateful heart. He wants your faithful, trusting heart. He wants your submissive, humble heart. When He has these things from you, swearing will not be an issue. If your talk acknowledges that God has sovereign control over your life, and that He is working all things together for your good, you will express your gratitude, not your frustration or rebellion.
Everyday Talk, Talking Freely and Naturally about God with Your Children, Shepherd Press, 2004, p. 141-142, Used by Permission. Get this book!