Why don’t many Christians swear?
I heard a beautiful young mother with a very unhappy child say, ‘Please use your words so that I know what to do to help you.’ Words, words, words—we are taught from the youngest of ages to communicate what we are feeling and to interact with those around us. We use words. We use emotion. We use our body language to emphasise our words. Why is it that some words carry a greater sting or innuendo than others? The Bible says in Matthew chapter 12, verse 34, ‘For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.’ In other words, the words from our mouths are not from the dictionary, they are from the heart. The filtering of bad language comes from a heart that has been changed by a relationship with God. In Colossians chapter three, verses seven to eight, we are taught to change our natures so that they exclude anger, rage, malice, slander, and bad language. Christians seek to live with the same attitude and nature as Jesus. How many words are there in the English language? New words ar
