LET'S START A MOVEMENT

I'm really excited about this post because I've been meaning to post it for days now & it's something I really wanna say!

Okay. So. Now that I'm actually writing it... I'm not going to preach. I'm just gonna share a couple verses & discuss them (:


Ephesians 4:29 ESV
Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.

Exodus 20:7 ESV
“You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.

Leviticus 19:12 ESV
You shall not swear by my name falsely, and so profane the name of your God: I am the Lord.

Right.

I think a major problem youths have is language. We just don't know our boundaries when it comes to words. We give ourselves the leeway to use profanities; we think it's okay. I know I did. I believed it was a way to get all my anger out, and that it was better than taking out on a person.

Wrong.

The Bible actually specifically says that we are not to cuss. And it isn't something God takes lightly either. It's something He says He will "not hold you guiltless for".

It is a difficult habit to break, but it's worth it. First off, your vulgar language is a stumbling block to pre-believers. What are they gonna think of Christians? That we just do what we want whenever we want, however we want? What is there about us that's so different?

Cussing is also a stumbling block for yourself. You may not think so, but it affects the way you think. You become much more short-tempered and you give things littler value than they're worth. Nobody will ever know when you're really angry if you're always so worked up about everything. And God doesn't like us to be angry:

James 1:20 ESV
For the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.

Secondly, there's the issue of using God's name in vain. It's a rule we all know... but don't understand!

The fact that it's one of the ten commandments means it is a huge deal to God... and it should be to us too.

We live in a society that has never abided by this rule. Our world freely uses the phrase "oh my god" (God, pardon me for this). It's so popular, it's in kids' TV, movies, in song lyrics, advertisements... and it's wrong. As Christians, it's not a phrase we should be using! But the world has tricked us into thinking we can. Again, tough habit to break. But necessary.

Now we move on to the more nitty gritty variants of using God's name in vain... I, for one, have always understood that we do not say "oh my god", but I didn't know we weren't allowed to say things like "holy shit" until my dad pointed it out. By saying things like that, you're effectively giving "shit" the same value that you give to God. And that, again, is shortchanging Christ of His wonderfulness. That isn't fair to God, to you, or to the pre-believers and believers around you. As Christians, we want to see God glorified and praised. And when we say things like this, we're putting Christ down instead of lifting Him up.

So I'm proposing that we start a movement. Today, now, us. That us, as Christian youths, will stop using unholy language and start speaking edifying words! Let God steer the tongue (which is a rudder)! I'm hoping that you'll jump on the bandwagon with me & fight for our generation's revival!