Originally posted by Artimaeus:
Seriously, there is no justification for using such language. How can you then witness to those people when they have heard you "cuss" unashamedly.
Mastt 12:36 That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. 37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
"Such language"-Who deemed it as "such language"?, is the question to ask. Also, no one's advocated the use of such language, just simply discussed how it became labeled profane or offensive. Matthew 12. Let's go back to verse 32 for some more context:
32 "Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come.
33 "Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit.
34"Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.35 "A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.36 "But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. 37"For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."
This is in the context of good hearts producing good words (or useful as opposed to idle). If we take the interpretation proposed, then this applied to everything. We must all be serious at all times. There should never be any deviation from seriousness, theology, etc. I think 'idle' means vain in the context of talking about God and his character (v.32). I don't know. I'm probably, however, just a flaming idiot looking for a legitimate excuse to rebelliously cuss! jk
