“As my kids begin new schools, and face new blessings and challenges, one of the themes that has again emerged (as of necessity) is the culture of vulgar language. . . .
“While pondering this afresh, I recently came across Colossians 3:8 and my thoughts on this topic were reignited. Hence, this post. St. Paul reminds the Colossians of their pre-Christian pagan manner of life, ‘…in this way you too once conducted yourselves, when you lived in that way. But now you must put them all away: anger, fury, malice, slander, and obscene language out of your mouths.’’
In a recent commentary, Thomas J. Neal, Ph.D., reflected on Cursing vis-à-vis using the gift of language to praise and thank God and to accomplish His purposes.
To access Dr. Neal’s complete post, please visit:
Neal Obstat Theological Opining: Defusing the F-Bomb (3 SEP 12)
No comments:
Post a Comment