{"id":2399,"date":"2012-10-10T08:29:25","date_gmt":"2012-10-10T12:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shieldsgroup.com\/?p=2399"},"modified":"2012-10-09T08:39:46","modified_gmt":"2012-10-09T12:39:46","slug":"what-does-the-bible-say-about-swearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shieldsgroup.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/10\/what-does-the-bible-say-about-swearing\/","title":{"rendered":"What does the Bible say about swearing?"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the great one-liners from the Andy Griffith Show comes from Opie’s dad, Andy, when little Opie has said something inappropriate. Andy looks at his son and says, \u201cAnd to think I was glad when you learned to talk!\u201d\u00a0I would guess every parent feels this way about a child at least once in his life. I wonder if God ever feels that way about humankind.<\/strong><\/p>\n

You bet he does.<\/p>\n

This podcast uncovers the meaning of Ephesians 5:4<\/strong>\u00a0where God’s word says,\u00a04\u00a0<\/sup>Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk\u00a0or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving.<\/em>\u00a0(NIV)<\/p>\n

<\/em>Take a listen.<\/p>\n

Oh — by the way, the story about the two pastors is something I heard a couple of years ago, but I don’t have the source. I should have prefaced it with the words, “I once heard an account of…” As I think about it, it could be a bit of an urban legend. Still — it makes the point well. ~Steve<\/em><\/p>\n