Here's the real question. Should we cuss? Is
it okay to cuss as followers of Christ? A lot
of people, Christians, and unbelievers have different
opinions on this subject. And my intent in today's
Faith2C Message is not to tell you my opinion
on this subject, but to tell you the truth. And
the truth is found in the Bible. Here's the thing.
When we cuss and use foul language, we separate
ourselves from God. And we see a clear example
of that in Matthew 26, verses 73 through 75,
when Peter is denying Christ. It says, In this
example, Peter is purposely trying to separate
himself from Jesus and the way he accomplished
that was by cursing and swearing. Why? Because
cursing and swearing is what Peter did before
he met Jesus. But the point is, is that when
he was cursing, he no longer sounded set apart.
He sounded like the rest of the world. Another
thing is that when we cuss, we are denying Christ.
In verse 75, it says, when Peter remembered the
word of Jesus who had said to him, before the
rooster crows, you will deny me three times.
Another thing I want to say is not only watch
how you speak, but watch what you think. because
a word won't come out of our mouth unless we've
been dwelling on the word or unless we thought
about it right before we said it. Not only curse
words, but just foul language. Foul language
can be cussing, inappropriate words, inappropriate
humor, and words that break others down. Just
because we hear foul language around us doesn't
mean we should be using foul language too. In
Ephesians 4 verse 29, CSB version, it says no
foul language should come from your mouth, but
only when is good for building up someone in
need so that it gives grace to those who hear.
Why is the scripture so important to put into
practice? Well because our words not only articulate
what we're thinking but our words also articulate
our character. Now you might also hear people
say, oh it's okay I only cuss when I'm angry,
but that's only an excuse for our sin and it
will make us out to be hypocrites. How can we
say we follow Jesus but the moment somebody makes
us angry foul language just spills out of us?
And again, fear of God means honor for God and
honor means to love and respect God. Another
scripture says that dirty water and clean water
water can't come from the same faucet. So what
is coming out of us? Pure language or foul language?
This is important to consider because another
reason we shouldn't cuss is because it also defiles
us. In Matthew 15 11, Jesus states that it's
not what goes into a person that defiles them.
It's what comes out of their mouth that defiles
them. So now that we've analyzed the scripture,
we need to answer the question. As followers
of Christ, should we cuss? And is cussing justifiable
when we're angry? The answer is no. Because when
we cuss, we do three main things. We separate
ourselves from God, we deny God, and we defile
ourselves. So here are our three points for today.
One, we are set apart and called to be like Jesus,
not the world. Two, we should... Always think
before we speak and give the Holy Spirit authority
over what we think and say. And three, foul language
is dishonoring to God and defiling to self. So
if you have a personal relationship with Jesus
Christ, then this Faith to See message will help
you. But if you don't have a personal relationship
with Jesus Christ, then I invite you to give
your heart to the Lord today. To receive Him
into your heart, go to Romans 10, 9 through 10,
which says that if you confess with your mouth
the Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart that
God has raised Him from the dead, you will be
saved. For with the heart, one believes unto
righteousness, and with the mouth, confession
is made unto salvation. If you said this prayer
with sincerity, you are saved and now have eternal
life with Jesus. You are saved from all of your
sins. Past, present, and future sins you may
commit. This truth, however, is not a free past
to sin any time. Instead, Jesus gives you power
over all wrong choices and empowers you to spread
the gospel to others. You are saved forever and
your name is written in the book of life!