Should Christians Curse? 

Thank you so much for posting this. Jesus delivered me from addiction from alcohol 6 years ago with no desire at all! 🕊️🙌 Hallelujah! But, I struggle with cussing and a hot temper 😢 Not half as much as I used to, but it still comes flying out of left field 🫣 Jesus said it's what comes out of our mouths that defiles is, not what goes in. I pray daily for Him to create in me a new heart, that thirsts after Him. Prayers for all of us who struggle with this 🙏

I am SO, SO, SO thrilled to see this video and hear you let the Holy Spirit speak through you about this issue. Our words DO matter! Hallelujah! 🧡East Tennessee

I sent you a message about a year ago a similar question to you about this topic, truly you have answered this question at the end and I feel the same way, it’s called sanctification! I could not understand how you could preach and still play the character as Earl Dibbles and chew and drink and promote that to ur fans, and then promote Christianity from you own mouth! Thanks for being real and growing just as I am!

My famnily and I really enjoyed your sermon at North Pointe Church yesterday. I've recently reconvened my walk with Christ after walking away from my faith decades ago. Honestly, my wife drug us all into the church. I'm thankful she did. I still curse, though I'm working on that. Old habits.

These episodes keep getting so much better! Ive listened to them all and i loved the solar eclipse one. 37 minutes til it passes here!

What you say comes from your heart..... Lets be real - As Christians we are called to be witnesses. In the world today, those you are witnessing to are not going to pay attention to what you say about God if they know you are one using such language. There's no mix...#inbutnotof#theworld......The devil is still at it as he did when he mixed everything and deceived Eve. GOD help us all🙏

Thank you so much for this podcast. Speaks very clearly of where you're heart is there your treasure will be also. Matters of the heart matter, AMEN ❤

Matthew 26:74 Peter cursing and saying he does not know Jesus. Cursing makes you look separate from Jesus. We should not curse, but we all have struggles in our life to overcome.

Love this one and it speaks to so many, I hold out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks so close not only with language but with tone, the words and wether I lift up or tear down.

Absolutely love this video! I remember Charley Daniels going through the same thing on his journey as a Christian. Great job man !

I really like this format Granger. It allows you to cover a specific topic much more in depth. I’ve watched the change in you through the years. It was very evident of God’s plans for you!!! ❤

Thank you Granger! Great way to start my Monday morning! George also made a vow in that episode on girls gone bible to quit cussing

I really needed to hear this Granger, thank you so much for talking about this because I am a Born Again Christian, these past few months I started falling into cussing especially at work, after watching this it really helped me to realize and understand what I was doing was wrong and here that I’m claiming to be a Christian to the people at work and then they here me say a cuss word, so thank you so much for sharing this, and I will always be a Granger Smith fan for life!!! Yee yee 🤙🤙🤙

I literally laughed out loud when Granger said "We dont know that" 😂

52 yrs ago, as a new wife, I said "shoot". I had never cussed in my life, except for saying "cotton picking". But, when I said shoot, my new husband gently said, "You know honey, when you say that word, you are just replacing it with the other "sh" word. Would you believe it took me a moment to even realize what word he was referring to. I didn't hear cussing at school, at home or church friends, except I must have picked up "shoot" along the way. I feel so blessed God gave me a godly, sanctified husband to encourage me from the beginning of our marriage. We also didn't know the word 'divorce". I've been keeping up with you and Amber since River passed away and watching this journey of transformation and I feel like a proud "Mama". Praying you continue to grow and disciple others...go make disciples! Give Amber a hug from us. From Coweta, OK.

I hope they both watch this. God is so so so good. This made Mt hair stand. I'm making the step today too. (I am against cursing BUT it still comes out) so today I'm cutting that off. Go George go !

THIS MAN OF GOD IS AN INSPIRATION FOR ALL MEN!!! Thank you Granger! I love your perspective and I know your heart is in the right place and I’m soundly convicted. 🔥 Kansas City, KS

This is so awesome George is always vunerable and honest in a way that makes others wanna follow.

Perfect timing…. Of course 😊 🙏 great conversation, thank you!

This was a wonderful moment to watch thankyou for sharing. It's a beautiful repetitive heart on this man but it was also beautiful how he dropped all pride and excuses he totally owned his sin. Great example to me. I've never seen a moment as thos one .

I really like that you addressed this topic. i wish more people would talk about it and share it.

Wow! I’m gonna watch this one a couple more times! So many good truths spoken and done so eloquently. Thank you Granger for tackling this subject. 😊

Love this new format! Hopefully not a permanent change but I think this works great for topics like this

I just saw George reflecting on that podcast on his TikTok. It opened his eyes up!

I feel your love and conviction of your heart. Even as Christians we have to be convicted as God works in our life. As I was just getting my breakfast ready, I dropped my measuring cup and thought "darn it" and immediately rebuked myself and apologized to God. I used to say darn it, daggumit, shoot alot, but as I get closer to Jesus and being more faithful in my walk, those words and sayings are being used less. Thank you for sharing a great topic.

Thank you for taking on this topic. I have one daughter who cusses a lot and as I grow in my faith I found that it affects me more. I also think that conviction from the holy spirit has made me think before I react.

I needed this today! Thank you brother!

Thanks Granger! Your such an inspiration!

YEE YEE I love Jesus thanks Granger

Thank you! Great episode!

Great scriptures Granger!

Thank you, your podcasts are so informative and inspirational for me. God bless you and your family.

This was great, I agree seeing someone "get it" and allow the correction work and bring him to repentance. Thanks for this podcast. ❤

As a Christian, I would never want to speak in a way that might cause my brother or sister to stumble. We need to show we can do better. God changes us. The Holy Spirit convicts us of this. Although you can ignore the convictions. I don't feel you should. The Bible tells us to be set apart. Cursing, swearing is how I was when I was living in the world. It has no place for me living a Christian life.

Hi Granger, may the Lord bless you from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic! I really think as Christian we shouldn't curse because we're different from another people. Thanks for sharing this episode!

A very enlightening podcast today!❤❤✝️

Love your music keep up the good work

I often hear commercials on the radio that use other words that replace cuss words but you know what they mean. It's extremely insulting just like "Shut the front door"

I've watched our Lord work in you with the sanctification process and could see you leaving the music industry long before you did. Actually a few months before announced that you were leaving I was discussing this with someone at church at the end of a service while talking about sanctification. I've learned other ways over the 29 years now of being a Christian of how to express things like the girls said and instead of the way they were talking about it because of my wanting to express in a deep way my love for a friend is to say something like "I love you sooooooooooo much" so they see the emphasis but no swearing or sub words that we all know what it really means. As you said it takes time but it's a matter of our heart psoture and asking God to work on it to remind us when we do so that we stop doing it. Also as you said allowing grace to others who are not at that point yet and praying for them in love and mentoring others as well. By no means am I ever saying I'm perfect or have it all together but so thankful that Jesus has worked and continues to work on my heart and will continue to forever.

Let’s go!!! ☕️

A big thing for my husband and I is working on not cussing because little ears listen, and we have a two year old daughter. For now, I am trying to swap those words with better choices, but I hope and pray we can get to a point where we don't say any of it at all. Thank you Granger for your wisdom on this subject that a lot of us struggle with.

Loved this topic ❤ 🙏🏻!

I seen what he was sideways saying when he said I never made any of my mouth I know what's in his head. God will get him on that I'm telling you. I've been through it

My last name is Sailler. I take offense. 😂 jk. I too am struggling with my cursing whether it be in anger, conversation among friends, bedroom (which is something no one covers) and so I admit if I watched George’s video alone it may justify it for me. So I’m glad God brought me Granger years ago and I’ve found my faith through his journey thanks to God. So seeing this video from Grangers perspective was enlightening and encouraging as I’ve already begun a path to having a cleaner language.

This is the reason I named my son after you 🙌🏼

Good study today, thank you!

Nice, great topic!

I'm a young man that cusses with my friends but I don't do it in front of my family or people who doesn't like it. I felt like I'm justified but I am now feeling the holy spirt move me the other way. I love how you put it. I don't feel like I'm going to Hell, but I do need to watch myself

I love that you did this video. Freaking is. It the same as using the f word. It does not mean the same and it doesn’t offend the same way

It falls back on keeping your conscience clean you know what you do

Granger, please invite George Janko to be a guest on your podcast and Lecrae.

Great podcast

You are the potter I am the clay in action right there!

This is good

Sanctification is definitely a process. We are not perfect and as Jesus pointed out a lot of the time, humility is a critical part of our repentance and sanctification process. We have to be willing to consider that what we think might just be wrong instead of what we often do, which is standard ground and fight for our stance or opinion on an issue. We would be humble and everything and consider it and be constantly self evaluating and repenting, because Christians are definitely not perfect. They are forgiven and with forgiveness and belief and guidance from the spirit in God‘s word. There is some sanctification in our lives, but we will never be perfect and always Need forgiveness but having humility and considering that we might be wrong about something is a good thing and makes us a better person.

Love ya Granger ❤️🇺🇸YEEYEE

We just have to do what we feel would be toward holiness

George is a real guy and has turned away from many friends who helped him get to this place in RU-vid etc. but he was not afraid to stand up for his beliefs and tell those very friends that what they are doing is not righteous in the eyes of the Lord

Wow, I say “For Pete’s Sake” a lot. Mostly when I’m frustrated.

I'm sure folks from biblical times said their versions of it... and what makes a word a cuss, a swear? Because we said so? Someone was like "I don't like the way that sounds, and I'm going to make this invented word and tell everyone that this is not a good word to say" (all these words are invented, and we just associate it because someone god knows when decided to say it was a swear...) You know who said it best... Patrick Star..."they're sentence enhancers." Enjoy!

Faith faith is everything

“A man curses because he doesn't have the words to say what's on his mind.” ― Malcolm X

They will know you by your fruit.

The abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. Why is it a sin to cuss / swear / curse? Sin is a condition of the heart, the mind, and "the inner man" (Romans 7:22), which is manifested in our thoughts, actions and words. When we swear and curse, we are giving evidence of the polluting sin in our hearts that must be confessed and repented of. When we put our faith in Christ, we receive a new nature from God.

Yes. Theyre just words. Man made i might add

No. Let NO coarse words be said..

Let's get George and the girls on the podcast

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Of course love where do you go

How should we react when we’re in mixed company and someone continues to curse and use God’s name in vain? Walk away and say nothing or tell them that I’m deeply offended.

Why is there a bleep when Janko speaks, is he actually saying the f and s words when quoting, or do they bleep out when he's saying alternate words?

I have to walk out of the livingroom when cuss words are spoken through the TV. It is offensive to me. Now, for the sake of watching the movie, my husband can just ignore it. I can't understand it.

I got into an argument about this a couple of weeks ago. Webster adds words every yr due to use by people. And adds/changes definitions to words due to context used. This means words that either didn't exist, or changed meanings. 100 yrs ago, 200 yrs , 300 yrs etc etc, a lot of words said today were never heard of. People have made some words offensive in their own minds. In a world where free speech is attacked daily, why are people concerned and tell people not so say something THEY find offensive but others don't. 🤔

I’ve had people think I said the other word when ‘shoot’ was my habit word so for that reason I have quit using it but I don’t believe words said in surprise or anger are always a sub for a cus word

I find cursing is bad for anyone I don’t like that kind of words.

Nope I can’t do that give the words any by curse toward to anyone else because I’m believers in Jesus Christ as follow obey HIS words… never curse at someone else by bad mouth languages or any….

Repenting is Major

Is echoing in my head when he said I don't know that I made anybody cringe with my mouth. The dark evilness in that comment. Good and evil pulling

Fruits of the Spirit.

Your tongue is fire

In fact, swearing amounts to verbal abuse - and Jesus had some important things to say about the seriousness of that issue (see Matthew 5:22). Instead, we should speak positive and encouraging words. The apostle Paul says, “Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person” (Colossians 4:6, ESV).

Some people just use curse words as common language. To put more into what they're saying

You always have to watch what comes out of your mouth. What comes out of your mouth is worse than what goes in

For one they needed to find the difference between cursing and saying a bad word, or a socially non-accepted word. Actually, cursing is calling a curse upon someone or is leaning over into the realm of witchcraft potentially. Honestly, I’m surprised people still ask these questions, of course it’s not a good thing to do and if you’re out there, telling people you’re a Christian, and therefore representing God and his word and you’re supposed to be in his image, reflecting his glory then of course it’s not a good idea, depending on how you do it, it can be a sin, but either way it’s unnecessary. We are forgiven for our sins so it’s not like if you Slip up and drop an F bomb that your losing your salvation but the truth is, it’s just a bad idea and my guinea other sin, if we’re filled with the spirit, I’m wanting to glorify God then it’s probably something we should strive to avoid, and should want to avoid. Those of us who’ve lived in the world have bad habits, and sometimes things come out of our males that shouldn’t and thoughts come into our heads that shouldn’t, but if you’re truly Christian, you should be somewhat repulsed by sin naturally. And those who choose to intentionally sin in anyway Rejecting God and defying him directly. All that aside when you call yourself a Christian representing God, and I think it’s a good idea to act that way not just with cussing, but everything we do and how we treat people. God‘s word, and his commands said to love your neighbor as yourself, but Jesus took it to a new level and told us we are to love each other as he loves us. That’s why we should consider everything we do carefully and pay attention, we shouldn’t cower to everybody who claims to be offended by us, but at the same time we should make a sincere effort to not legitimately be offensive Towards others, if they’re overly sensitive and get triggered by your Christianity or your beliefs, that’s one thing, but if you’re out there, just being a jerk and being rude and defensive, then that’s on you not them, though it may not be a command from God that you shall not do everything, It’s not a black-and-white situation where a line is drawn and everything on one side of the line is perfect and holy and everything on the other is evil. Yeah if you get hit by a car and you let out an unpleasant word to It’s not a big deal if you’re running around, dropping the F bomb And being rude or even intentionally offensive to people, and you’re doing something bad, and at some levels, it can definitely be sinful. It is what it is, there are a lot of things that are allowed, but can be taken too far. Drinking for one say we can’t drink, but it strongly warned about drinking excessively, a lot of Christians love to just pull up a case of beer on the weekend and get ridiculously drunk. I think it’s OK because Jesus made wine out of water and they say the Bible says it’s OK, people like to do what they want and ignore a lot of what God teaches us, and expects from us, and not everything is hard written rule, but sure, a true Christian you’re trying to glorify God we should think about everything we do, and when Jesus command us to love one another as he loves us, we should consider whether or not what we’re doing is disrespectful to others. If you wouldn’t do it in front of your mom or grandma then why is it OK to do in front of other people? It’s not a doer don’t situation or your condemn to hell if you drop an F bomb but at the same time you’re supposed to be glorifying God and you should consider if it’s really necessary or if you’re just putting yourself first and not caring. It’s for everybody to decide for themselves, but if you’re walking around and dropping F bombs with cannon beer in your hand, all the time, don’t be surprised if people judge you and the form a certain opinion and it’s cool if you don’t care, but remember that you’re supposed to be glorifying God and if you’re running around saying I’m a Christian And say you’re representing God and then you act like a jerk in your kind of projecting your careless behavior on all Christians and God. In the 10 Commandments, we interpreted as, or it’s translated, as you shall not take the Lord‘s name in vain, more accurately some interpreted as to misuse the Lords name, if you go back to the original before the translations, those words also carry a context of representation as in you calling yourself a Christian and then acting inappropriately and projecting the image of your behavior on God it’s not just talking about saying a certain word or phrase with his name in it it’s talking about you miss using inappropriately using his name or misrepresenting it. So if you were on national TV going on saying I’m a representative of Christianity and of God are you going to act differently or are you just gonna go up there with a beer can and drop F bombs? It is what it is and everybody can decide for themselves because nobody’s gonna, just follow rules of what we say about it, but I think people should read God’s word and consider these things when they make these choices. Whatever they be, because they’re unsaved people out there. We’re gonna hear you say you’re a Christian and look at the things you do, and if they see you as rude or whatever it’s going to affect how they see God and his word and Christianity and General because you are representing it. I don’t think it’s a sin that will condemn you to hell unless you’re directly using God‘s name but not everything is about salvation and not being saved. It may not continue to hell but you may be condemning somebody else to help because if somebody thinks you’re a loser and a jerk because of the way you act and judges God and Christianity based on your actions, then I think that will probably be on you, specially when it comes to our place in rewards in heaven, after Jesus returns. We will all be judged, and we will be forgiven for our sins, but we will still be judged on our actions and what we did, and didn’t do. It’s not a simple answer that fits every situation but personally I think it’s pretty bad idea and we should try not to. Think about it this way. If you’re standing out in your backyard and God showed up to talk to you, with your language and actions be any different? And if so, why? Person I think what it really comes down to is how it affects other people. God‘s been around for a long time, no cussing or words that come out of your mouth are really going to be surprising or shocking to him at all, but in my mind, it comes down to, how what you’re saying is affecting other people and if you’re out there using names trying to hurt people or you’re just being vulgar or intentionally offensive or unintentionally, and how your representing God and Christianity to others, especially non-believers. If you’re just being a loudmouth foul mouth, jerk, and defending people in general Yet calling yourself a Christian, you may be turning people off the Christianity because you’re representing it and you’re representing God and I think that’s something pretty serious to consider. When they were talking about replacement words or pseudo words. It was a good point, because though you’re not saying it, you’re still sort of saying it, you walked up to a girl and made a rude sexual comment to her and vulgar, it’s easy to say that is inappropriate and that is something bad, but if you locked up and made a comment with nicer words, but still had the same implication, it’s still the same thing. And then you’re arguing about which is worse, but even having the argument, that one is worse than the other means that both are bad, just embarrass degrees, that sort of like it’s OK to send just a little bit or saying well my son is in as bad as Hitler sin, so That justifies it?, There’s either good or bad there’s holier unholy there’s appropriate and inappropriate and whether it’s not as bad or not means it’s still bad. I’m definitely guilty of this but when we’re being honest, it’s still kind of the same thing it’s kind of like using innuendo or double entendre, it’s a different word, but it still carries the same meaning or significance to some extent. This was a good video, we often just build habits or attitudes when we’re new Christians and never think about them again. I’m sure there are a lot of people out there have been Christians for a long time or a lot more mature, but are still making mistakes because of habitual behavior . When I reread the Bible often realize that some of my conceptions and understanding of it when I read it before wrong and I missed things or I got them wrong completely and I think it’s a good idea to re-examine these things even the little questions from time to time and kind of reevaluate Where we stand on things and how we act. I feel a lot differently about these things now than I did 20 years ago and I think it’s good to just kind of reevaluate everything knowing what we know now and applying what we’ve learned because I think a lot of times we just sort of getting the habit of blowing things off and not really thinking about them or considering them And we do things habitually without really thinking, but we’ve changed, and it’s probably good practice to go back and reconsider these things and not just be set in our ways just because that’s the way we’ve always done it.

YEEYEE

I feel convicted when i get upset and swear i always say Lord im so sorry help me not to respond with fowl langauge as we all fall short and its out of years of habit

Which if you do from your heart what you really feel is good then God will help you with the rest. No one can be wholly like that on their own. You need the holy Spirit

New creation

Cussing and speaking of faith makes you lukewarm and be spewed out of the mouth of God. The tongue is the last thing to be tamed I have been in church 12yrs and in ministry 9yrs and I was filthy and I worked hard and quit cussing

Does any man have the right to decide whether someone is a Christian or righteous? I always figured God and God alone would decide that. I figured it was up to me to decide what is right and what is wrong read my Bible and repent to the Lord for my sins.

Personally, I get easily offended by curse words. And I'm positive that Jesus gets even more offended by them. So, no it's unacceptable to speak that way. Especially for the believer❤❤

cursing is putting curses on people not saying bad words.

Who "Deemed'' certain works curse words? and why do we give these words so much power? and why is middle finger FU? serious question just curious.

He is an attempted situation with them young beautiful girls in there who's there. His mind is rolling

It is sad that a podcast needs to be done on this topic…. It is a shame that Christians don’t read their bibles….God has already answered this question…sounds like the Church of Laodicea

The main cuss word I cannot stand GD. Echo in my head all day long. I can actually say I've never ever said that word of my life

You don't have to cuss in order to win people for Jesus. You can say " yes I have cussed and struggled" I mean I could tell people I've struggled with lust verses pulling up only fans and saying oh man she's hot.

I cursed many years ago, but I changed when I accepted Jesus in my heart and didn't want to disrespect my Lord. I don't believe you can lead someone to Jesus by speaking as they do because you're not showing them the truth about who you are in Christ and who Christ is.

It’s not necessarily the words you say, but your intent behind them.

I work in construction. It’s in the rules every sentence must have at least one curse word. More if you want people to know you’re serious.