4. THE QUESTIONS WAS:
When
sitcom characters shout, “Oh my G__!,” which commandment are they breaking?
a.
2nd commandment
b.
10th
commandment
c.
all the commandments
THE ANSWER IS……. A…….2nd
commandment (‘You shall not take the name of
the Lord, your God, in vain.’)
With so many violations of this commandment all
around us, it is easy to get desensitized to the seriousness of such phrases. Doing
it without realizing it? Don’t worry. Start anew today.
Got a potty mouth? Do not pass go, do not collect
$200, go directly to………
Cuss Control Academy (http://www.cusscontrol.com)
For more info on mouths that need soap, see:
http://www.catholic.net/rcc/Periodicals/Faith/00MarApr/morality.html
Four-letter words are uncreative, unoriginal,
worn-out and offensive to God. E-mail your most effective and creative
alternative words and phrases. (The following ones are all taken: Rats! Nuts!
Caramba! Baloney! Balderdash! Hogwash! Holy Frijoles! Holy Mackerel! What on
earth! What in the world! Holy Tamale! Holy smokes! Holy Toledo! My left foot! Hooey! Fudge! Rubbish! )
Here’s what the Bible says about foul language
Proverbs
13:3 He who
guards his mouth protects his life; to open wide one's lips brings downfall
1 Timothy 4:12 Let no one have contempt for your youth, but set an example for those who believe, in speech, conduct, love, faith,
and purity
Colosians 3:8-10 But
now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. Lie not
one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; And
have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him
that created him."
Matthew 12: 36 But I
say unto you, That every idle word that men
shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment."
Psalm 19:14:
"Let the words of my mouth, and the
meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight,
O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer."
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