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James 3:8-10
But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the similitude of God.
Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so.
But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the similitude of God.
Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so.
This is my second notation in a row on cursing and because the number of folk who do so is legion the reaction of some will be he should know when to stop on a subject. But then repetition makes all of us consider a subject to a far greater agree than if a subject is spoken to only once.
And who would say that verbal pollution is good for us. If it were why would in various ways do we put out warnings..."not for children."
GD this and GD that and to what avail.
Meaning I guess that fouling the air is alright for one age group but not for all ages.
And I wonder is poison always poison or when does it stop being poison?
The Third Commandment is not a suggestion – not an item for debate, it is a commandment. When we take God’s name in vain, we trivialize it. To take God’s name in vain is to lift it up for unholy motives. “GD you,” someone will say and if they really mean it, how can one so blindly and blandly say it. And if someone says “GD you,” and does not mean it, how can one be so frivolous with the name of God?
Lift up the name of God in praise, or throw it to the dogs in the midst of idle chatter.
Lift up the name of God in praise, or trample it underfoot in anger or angst.
Lift up the name of God in prayer and praise, or make light of the Creator as a habit gone badly astray.
Or as someone put on a billboard You say His name often enough on the highway. Why not try saying it in church?
“Jesus Christ is my Savior,” says the man or woman who would not even consider taking the name of Jesus in vain. “Right-wing, conservative, fanatic,” cry out some.
“Jesus Christ” and it is a curse and many think, “That’s cool man. I can see you’re not up tight. You’re alright.”
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