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Topic: Swear or Curse

Episode Topic Audio

2023-07-12
Taking the Lord's Name in Vain: If I just automatically say, "Thank you, Jesus!" after a blessing, am I taking the name of the Lord in vain? [Exodus 20:7].



2023-06-16
Blasphemy: If someone blasphemes the Holy Spirit accidentally, will they still go to heaven? [Matthew 12:31-34



2022-08-10
Can I Be Forgiven?: Can I be forgiven for swearing myself to hell?



2021-11-08
Inappropriate Language: Is there anything prohibited or inappropriate in using the word "angel" in my company title and a tag line, that says, "we clean the hell out of it"?



2021-01-05
Judging by Appearances: Does one's dress, language, music preferences, etc. change when one is saved, and how does it related to judging by one's appearances? [John 7:24, Romans 12:2]. (Same caller as 3rd caller.)



2020-10-23
Jesus Confronting Sinners: Do you think that Jesus would have confronted and corrected sinners when they were being inappropriate, or would He have removed Himself from them? [John 3:16-17, I Corinthians 5:12].



2020-10-16
Statues of Today & Idols: What parallel do you see between statues today being torn down, and idols that God commanded not to erect?
Taking Oaths: Would you talk about the scriptures against taking oaths and the oaths we take today? [Matthew 23:16, Matthew 5:37, James 5:12].


2020-09-14
Supersessionism & the New Covenant: Doesn't most of the Postmillennialists accept the "Supersessionist" view?
"Oh, My God": Is saying "Oh, my God" swearing or taking His name in vain?


2020-08-12
Comment about Swearing: Regarding a previous call about swearing and scriptural support for not doing so. [Colossians 3:8].



2020-08-10
Christians Using Vulgarity: Is being concerned about believers use of vulgarity focusing on a minor concerns or is it an offense to God? [Matthew 12:36, Ephesians 5:3-4, Ephesians 4:29, Matthew 23:24, Matthew 7:24-27].
Modesty in Clothing: Could you comment on inappropriate or provocative clothing worn by believers?


2020-05-26
Racism in America: Caller comments on the contradiction of Americans being so sensitized about racial issues and not sensitized to using the Lord's name in vain.



2020-03-04
Appointed or Chosen: Is the word for "appointed" in these verses correct? Does it mean appointed to the word, thereby making it an argument against Calvinism? [I Peter 2:8, Acts 13:48]
Foul Language (Cussing or Swearing): What do you think about using foul language (cussing & swearing)? [Ephesians 4:29, James 3:1-12].


2019-11-27
"Dang it": Are minced oaths, like "dang it," blasphemous?



2017-12-28
Sermon on the Mount & James: You say that James gets a lot of his information from the Sermon on the Mount. Do you know what the connections are to James' writings?
The Tongue: What is this about James referring to the tongue as dangerous? [James 3:2-12]


2017-11-21
Living in Sin: Confronting people who are living in sin.
Performing a Wedding you have Doubts about: What about performing weddings if you have some hesitancy about the union?


2017-11-01
Institutional Church & the Early Churches: Modern institutional churches is in complete contrast to the apostolic or early church of the 1st century. [Hebrews 10:25]
Grounds for Divorce & Remarriage Discussion: God's view of marriage & faithfulness, but you can get a divorce if there's any impurity, like if your spouse is or becomes an alcoholic.


2017-05-05
Bad Language: Is it a sin to use inappropriate language, just as long as we don't use the Lord's name in vain? [Ephesians 4:29]



2017-04-06
Curses: Are we free from curses? [Numbers 5]



2017-02-02
Elders being Single: How can you qualify to be a bishop if you aren't married? [Matthew 5:34, 1 Timothy 3:1-7, 1 Timothy 3:2, Titus 1:5-9]
Taking Oaths: What do you think about taking oaths?


2017-01-26
Christian Conversion: Could a person who appears not to be a Christian because of swearing & backsliding, etc., still be a Christian?



2017-01-17
Jesus Cursing the Fig Tree: why did Jesus curse the fig tree (matt 21:19-21)?



2016-09-02
Swearing Oaths: Is it a sin to swear oaths?



2016-07-08
Marriage Vows Acceptable: matt 5:33-37, marriage vows, should they be allowed since Jesus told us not to make an oath?



2015-12-16
Rap music: What are your thoughts about listening to rap music laced w/ a lot of swear words even though it has an excellent message?



2015-12-07
Taking the Lord's Name in Vain: Would I be wrong in offering my own name as a swear word instead of taking the Lord's name in vain like it says not to do in the 3rd Commandment? [Exodus 20:7]



2015-05-18
Curses: What is the explanation of the way the word "curse" is used in the Bible? For instance, stoning children for cursing their parents, or Job's wife saying he needed to curse God?



2015-05-07
Swear Words: Does God care about people using Swear Words? Are they harmful or immoral?



2015-02-18
Let Nays be Nay & Yeas be Yea: What did Jesus mean by saying, "Let your nays be nay & your yeas be yeas"? Was He being strict, saying to be honest? [Matthew 5:37]



2015-01-05
Taking the Lord's Name in Vain: What does it mean to be taking the Lord's name in vain? Does it mean swearing His name as a curse word or, professing to be a Christian & not being a very good representative?



2014-07-24
Swearing by anything: Listener was surprised to learn that it says it's evil to swear by anything. [Matthew 5:36]



2013-11-06
God Hating Divorce: Why does God hate divorce?



2013-09-19
Let your Yes be Yes & your No be No: What did Jesus mean by, "Let your yes be yes & your no be no"? [Matthew 5:33-37]



2013-05-27
Profanity: Is it wrong to use profanity, if we do not use the Lord's name? [Ephesians 4:29-32, Ephesians 5:3-4].



2013-05-03
Abrahamic Covenant Ritual: What was being communicated in the ritual of the Abrahamic covenant, when they passed through the two cut animal parts? [Hebrews 6:13-20, Genesis 15:9-13, Isaiah 62:1].
God Swears by or to Himself: Is God swearing to Himself in Hebrews when the ritual is described? [Hebrews 6:13-20].
Difference between the Old & New Covenants: What is the difference between the Old & New Covenants, because both are conditional and require obedience and faith? Was there no salvation in the old covenant? If there was, how would the Hebrews get salvation? Recommends lecture on Hebrews 11. [Genesis 15:6, Hebrews 11:6].
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