PROFANITY

1. God's name in vain – Exodus 20:7

   1. Any name, title, term for deity

   2. God, Jesus, Christ, Lord, etc.

2. Swear – James 5:12; Matthew 5:34

3. Curse – James 3:9-10

   1. Condemn someone to their eternal destiny

4. Vulgar

   1. Ephesians 5:4

   2. James 1:21

   3. Ephesians 4:29

   4. Jokes, thoughts, pictures

   5. Pornography, dirty jokes

5. Idle – Matthew 12:36-37; James 1:21

6. Sacreligious

   1. Defame what is holy, sacred, divine

   2. Hebrews 12:28

   3. Hebrews 10:29

7. Euphamisms

   1. Replace any of the above with:

      1. A sound alike

      2. These shift and change with time

Lessons to Remember

1. Matthew 12:37 – judged by what we say

2. 1 Corinthians 15:33 – associations corrupt

3. Matthew 12:34

   1. Impure mind = dirty speech

   2. These things don't slip out

   3. They come out because the are in