The Bible has much to say about our language. It tells us that "death and life are in the power of the tongue" (Pro 18:21), that "the tongue is a fire" (James 3:6). It tells us to "let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth" (Eph 4:29) and to "let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt" (Col 4:6).
Yet, the Bible also recounts the stories of godly men who used "strong language" on occasion. Indeed, there is a time to use our words "to build" and a time "to destroy" (Eccl 3:3). But this leaves all kinds of questions:
- When should Christians use their words to destroy?
- What does this look like in the church today?
- Who should be allowed to use strong language?
This is the conversation in Episode #27 on Plundering Leviathan.
RESOURCES
MESSAGES
- Jeff Durbin, "Jeff Durbin Confronts The Woke Church" (here) starting at 1:00:35.
BOOKS
- Doug Wilson, "A Serrated Edge: A Defense of Biblical Satire and Trinitarian Skylarking"
ARTICLES
- Doug Wilson, "Understanding Bad Words" (here).
- www.protestia.com
PODCASTS
- JD Hall, "Insights to Incite"
- Doug Wilson, "Blog & Mablog"
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