Will’s Brain Log

Have you ever said something you wish you never said? How about something someone else said? I know for we reading the words of Jesus, I have found a few things I kinda wish Jesus never said. Like why did Jesus say we have to love our neighbor as ourself. Why not just love your neighbor? That doesn’t require any action. I could just love without doing anything. Love from a distance. But true really take his words seriously and love our neighbor as ourself means that we can’t just sit still while 30,000 people die because of malnutrition everyday. Especially when I have enough food to fill up 5 grocery bags. The truth is, if we are going to live out the truths and principles God has given us, we can’t just love from a distance. This love requires action.

    For the next few weeks I will be answering some questions on my blog that students ask me.  I am not answering these as some know it all genius and frankly there are a lot of things I don’t know and questions I can’t answer. However, I will do my best to answer these questions from what I know and from a biblical context. 

    This is a question that someone asked me here on my blog, why is it such a bad thing to curse? That is a good question and very relevant. It seems like everyone cusses here and there. It almost seems like a cultural must for us in interpersonal conversation. Some people use cussing as a means of emphasis when telling a story or attempting to share how they feel about something. Many teenagers choose to use cuss words for acceptance if it is common with their friends. Do you remember the when you started cussing? I remember the first time I cussed in front of my mom when I was 15. I was mad and I wanted the whole world to know about it. But I have to admit, it was weird cussing in front of my mom, she surprisingly didn’t get mad, but it still didn’t seem right. 

    I guess when it comes to cussing, ask yourself why do you cuss? What is the purpose? I find cussing doesn’t really help me in any way. To me, cussing shows a lack of ability to correctly express feelings and it NEVER edifies people. Cuss words are destructive when directed towards people. As Christians, we are called to build people up, not tear them down, no matter how angry we get. 

Proverbs 18:21
The tongue has the power of life and death…

James 3:8-10 (NIV) ⁹With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness. ¹⁰Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be.