Remember when mild cuss words were deleted from TV in addition to radio?
It was nice. It didn't brand shows or songs ane combat less interesting. Quite the contrary.
But things accept changed. Americans are instantly comfortable alongside profanity: 72% of men in addition to 58% of women swear inward public. In ane study, 64% admitted they purpose the F word.*
But God hasn't changed. He yet expects Christians to "censor" all bad linguistic communication from our speech. When our civilization turns dark, we're supposed to polish similar stars (Philippians 2:14-15).
"Let no foul or polluting language, nor evil discussion nor unwholesome or worthless verbalise [ever] come upwards out of your mouth" Ephesians 4:29 (AMP)
That poesy lonely should convict us to build clean upwards our speech, only here's an additional discussion from Jesus: "everyone volition accept to give concern human relationship on the twenty-four hr menstruum of judgment for every empty discussion they accept spoken." Matthew 12:36
Now that's a poesy worth "chewing on."
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*I didn't notice statistics for using God's advert inward vain which I watch the worse offense.
Sources: Swearing, Profanity
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