WEBVTT 00:00:08.080 --> 00:00:11.740 Here's the real question. Should we cuss? Is 00:00:11.740 --> 00:00:15.029 it okay to cuss as followers of Christ? A lot 00:00:15.029 --> 00:00:17.809 of people, Christians, and unbelievers have different 00:00:17.809 --> 00:00:21.170 opinions on this subject. And my intent in today's 00:00:21.170 --> 00:00:24.170 Faith2C Message is not to tell you my opinion 00:00:24.170 --> 00:00:26.870 on this subject, but to tell you the truth. And 00:00:26.870 --> 00:00:29.670 the truth is found in the Bible. Here's the thing. 00:00:29.789 --> 00:00:32.070 When we cuss and use foul language, we separate 00:00:32.070 --> 00:00:34.829 ourselves from God. And we see a clear example 00:00:34.829 --> 00:00:38.950 of that in Matthew 26, verses 73 through 75, 00:00:39.229 --> 00:01:07.099 when Peter is denying Christ. It says, In this 00:01:07.099 --> 00:01:09.900 example, Peter is purposely trying to separate 00:01:09.900 --> 00:01:12.540 himself from Jesus and the way he accomplished 00:01:12.540 --> 00:01:16.450 that was by cursing and swearing. Why? Because 00:01:16.450 --> 00:01:18.670 cursing and swearing is what Peter did before 00:01:18.670 --> 00:01:21.049 he met Jesus. But the point is, is that when 00:01:21.049 --> 00:01:24.010 he was cursing, he no longer sounded set apart. 00:01:24.290 --> 00:01:26.870 He sounded like the rest of the world. Another 00:01:26.870 --> 00:01:29.569 thing is that when we cuss, we are denying Christ. 00:01:29.969 --> 00:01:32.569 In verse 75, it says, when Peter remembered the 00:01:32.569 --> 00:01:35.609 word of Jesus who had said to him, before the 00:01:35.609 --> 00:01:38.370 rooster crows, you will deny me three times. 00:01:39.170 --> 00:01:41.450 Another thing I want to say is not only watch 00:01:41.450 --> 00:01:44.640 how you speak, but watch what you think. because 00:01:44.640 --> 00:01:46.879 a word won't come out of our mouth unless we've 00:01:46.879 --> 00:01:49.159 been dwelling on the word or unless we thought 00:01:49.159 --> 00:01:51.719 about it right before we said it. Not only curse 00:01:51.719 --> 00:01:54.840 words, but just foul language. Foul language 00:01:54.840 --> 00:01:57.819 can be cussing, inappropriate words, inappropriate 00:01:57.819 --> 00:02:01.359 humor, and words that break others down. Just 00:02:01.359 --> 00:02:03.680 because we hear foul language around us doesn't 00:02:03.680 --> 00:02:06.400 mean we should be using foul language too. In 00:02:06.400 --> 00:02:09.840 Ephesians 4 verse 29, CSB version, it says no 00:02:09.840 --> 00:02:13.120 foul language should come from your mouth, but 00:02:13.120 --> 00:02:15.500 only when is good for building up someone in 00:02:15.500 --> 00:02:18.159 need so that it gives grace to those who hear. 00:02:18.699 --> 00:02:20.840 Why is the scripture so important to put into 00:02:20.840 --> 00:02:23.960 practice? Well because our words not only articulate 00:02:23.960 --> 00:02:26.759 what we're thinking but our words also articulate 00:02:26.759 --> 00:02:29.360 our character. Now you might also hear people 00:02:29.360 --> 00:02:31.860 say, oh it's okay I only cuss when I'm angry, 00:02:32.000 --> 00:02:34.759 but that's only an excuse for our sin and it 00:02:34.759 --> 00:02:36.900 will make us out to be hypocrites. How can we 00:02:36.900 --> 00:02:39.180 say we follow Jesus but the moment somebody makes 00:02:39.180 --> 00:02:42.180 us angry foul language just spills out of us? 00:03:02.729 --> 00:03:06.430 And again, fear of God means honor for God and 00:03:06.430 --> 00:03:09.509 honor means to love and respect God. Another 00:03:09.509 --> 00:03:12.210 scripture says that dirty water and clean water 00:03:11.949 --> 00:03:14.889 water can't come from the same faucet. So what 00:03:14.889 --> 00:03:17.990 is coming out of us? Pure language or foul language? 00:03:18.370 --> 00:03:20.990 This is important to consider because another 00:03:20.990 --> 00:03:23.949 reason we shouldn't cuss is because it also defiles 00:03:23.949 --> 00:03:28.150 us. In Matthew 15 11, Jesus states that it's 00:03:28.150 --> 00:03:30.330 not what goes into a person that defiles them. 00:03:30.430 --> 00:03:33.110 It's what comes out of their mouth that defiles 00:03:33.110 --> 00:03:35.590 them. So now that we've analyzed the scripture, 00:03:35.849 --> 00:03:39.050 we need to answer the question. As followers 00:03:39.050 --> 00:03:43.090 of Christ, should we cuss? And is cussing justifiable 00:03:43.090 --> 00:03:46.569 when we're angry? The answer is no. Because when 00:03:46.569 --> 00:03:49.569 we cuss, we do three main things. We separate 00:03:49.569 --> 00:03:53.009 ourselves from God, we deny God, and we defile 00:03:53.009 --> 00:03:56.409 ourselves. So here are our three points for today. 00:03:57.150 --> 00:04:00.949 One, we are set apart and called to be like Jesus, 00:04:01.550 --> 00:04:06.479 not the world. Two, we should... Always think 00:04:06.479 --> 00:04:10.039 before we speak and give the Holy Spirit authority 00:04:10.039 --> 00:04:15.219 over what we think and say. And three, foul language 00:04:15.219 --> 00:04:19.300 is dishonoring to God and defiling to self. So 00:04:19.300 --> 00:04:22.139 if you have a personal relationship with Jesus 00:04:22.139 --> 00:04:24.500 Christ, then this Faith to See message will help 00:04:24.500 --> 00:04:27.220 you. But if you don't have a personal relationship 00:04:27.220 --> 00:04:29.800 with Jesus Christ, then I invite you to give 00:04:29.800 --> 00:04:32.129 your heart to the Lord today. To receive Him 00:04:32.129 --> 00:04:34.930 into your heart, go to Romans 10, 9 through 10, 00:04:35.009 --> 00:04:37.709 which says that if you confess with your mouth 00:04:37.709 --> 00:04:40.949 the Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart that 00:04:40.949 --> 00:04:43.810 God has raised Him from the dead, you will be 00:04:43.810 --> 00:04:46.430 saved. For with the heart, one believes unto 00:04:46.430 --> 00:04:48.509 righteousness, and with the mouth, confession 00:04:48.509 --> 00:04:52.230 is made unto salvation. If you said this prayer 00:04:52.230 --> 00:04:55.870 with sincerity, you are saved and now have eternal 00:04:55.870 --> 00:04:59.649 life with Jesus. You are saved from all of your 00:04:59.649 --> 00:05:03.129 sins. Past, present, and future sins you may 00:05:03.129 --> 00:05:06.379 commit. This truth, however, is not a free past 00:05:06.379 --> 00:05:09.800 to sin any time. Instead, Jesus gives you power 00:05:09.800 --> 00:05:14.240 over all wrong choices and empowers you to spread 00:05:14.240 --> 00:05:18.240 the gospel to others. You are saved forever and 00:05:18.240 --> 00:05:20.519 your name is written in the book of life!