What’s wrong with cursing?

          The phrase “they’re just words” is commonly used when trying to defend cursing. That statement may be true, but what do those words say about the person who uses them? Would it not suggest that that person doesn’t care? Cursing suggest inappropriate and demeaning things that would most definitely not promote Christian ethics.
          Cursing, according to the world, is okay! Cursing is becoming more and more prominent in movies and television, even in films that are intended for children! The movie industry makes cursing seem more than acceptable, or even like it’s uncool not to! Cursing is unacceptable  to God, and to Christ’s Church.

           The New King James Version of the Bible mentions “cursing” only twice. James 3:10 “Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so.”, and Romans 3:4 “’ Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness’”. In these verses, it could be suggested that “cursing” here means to condemn, especially in James 3:10. Even if that were the case, does the principal still not apply? How could one speak blessings, and then negative things, and think that’s okay? James 3:11-12 “Does a spring send forth fresh water and bitter from the same opening? Can a fig tree, my brethren, bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh”! One can’t speak bad things, and then claim to be good! God knows the heart (Acts 15:8)! Just because one does not speak “cursing”, thinking it is just as sinful. Even though it can seem harmless to whisper that curse word under your breath when you stub your toe, remember what you’re saying. What that “harmless little word” means, and what it says about yourself. 

        How important are words, to God? When we pray, do we not use words? When we sing praises to God, do we not use words? What about the Bible, Gods Word? These are just a few examples of how important words are! As Christians, we should ALWAYS be mindful of what we’re saying, and the impact that our words have on those around us, and on ourselves.