The Year General Conference Heard the "s" word

[Jeffrey]

Originally Posted by Aquila

Like Campolo said, do we get more worked up over a brother using a curse word than the fact that thousands of people are dying of hunger and malnutrition tonight?

What we get 'more' worked up over, and what is appropriate may not be the same approach. But I get Campolo's point -- it's a check against the moralists who focus so much on codifying moral deeds, they forget the weightier matters.

[Sam]

Originally Posted by Timmy

Has anyone seen God's list of forbidden words? There must be one, right? He can't get mad at anyone for using certain words, if He's not gonna tell us which ones make Him mad. Can He?

I wonder if the forbidden words are in Hebrew or Greek? or in a modern translation?

[Sam]

And a little later those who stood by came up and said to Peter, “Surely you also are one of them, for your speech betrays you. Then he began to curse and swear, saying, “I do not know the Man!” Immediately a rooster crowed. And Peter remembered the word of Jesus who had said to him, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” So he went out and wept bitterly.

[Nitehawk013]

I get funny looks and people ask if I am backsliding when I try to explain to them that tehre is no such thing as "cussing" being a sin. Cursing (pronouncing a curse upon someone) is not the same as cussing (using words that society for whatever reason views as off color).

[Timmy]

Originally Posted by Sam

I wonder if the forbidden words are in Hebrew or Greek? or in a modern translation?

Hey! I wonder if there are "bad" words in tongues!

[TJJJ]

I was in the Wisconsin Camp meeting, late 90's or early 00's, when a presbyter, Sn*w, got up and talked about riding his Harley to Sturgis and praying there, somethin like a prayer for Sunday or food or something. He said that one of the bikers told him.... "Preacher, that is one d*mn good prayer".

Some of us about fell out of our chairs.

[DividedThigh]

i believe there is still a lot of the word he said being spread around, lol

[n david]

Originally Posted by Aquila

I know Tony Campolo once said,

"I have three things I'd like to say today. First, while you were sleeping last night, 30,000 kids died of starvation or diseases related to malnutrition. Second, most of you don't give a *. What's worse is that you're more upset with the fact that I said * than the fact that 30,000 kids died last night."

lol

While Tony definitely shocked the natives, I think he makes an important point.

Long ago, well about 16 years or so ago, I was giving a mini-message during youth week at the church my father pastored. The subject was reaching the lost. We had an evangelist there who was to follow the mini-message.

I had studied, prayed and really felt good about the message, but I wanted something to open with ... something to grab people's attention.

I had a computer program with quotes, stories, etc to use and found a version of the quote shown above....

My sweet mother was so supportive, saying "amen" every few seconds

I said - I have 3 points to begin with.

#1 Everyday there are thousands of people lost, dying and going to hell...

"Amen"

My second point is .... *pause* *stood for a moment, not sure if I should continue or not*

"Just say it, son" *well alrighty then*

My second point is that regardless of that fact, we live as though we don't give a d about it... (I said the d word, not the s word)

*There was absolute silence. Not one "amen" or "just say it" from my mother; and from behind me, I heard my father exclaim ... "What did he just say!?!"*

#3 Most of you here are more upset that the pastors son just said d than you were when I said there are thousands lost, dying and going to hell."

So....I didn't preach for a while after that, a little over a year actually. Several elders were upset at my choice of language from the pulpit. They thought I wasn't taking the responsibility of delivering the message seriously and just trying to make a point.

My father never said anything about it to me.

Somewhere in my parents library is a videotape of that mini-message. Good times...

[*AQuietPlace*]

Originally Posted by n david

Long ago, well about 16 years or so ago, I was giving a mini-message during youth week at the church my father pastored. The subject was reaching the lost. We had an evangelist there who was to follow the mini-message.

I had studied, prayed and really felt good about the message, but I wanted something to open with ... something to grab people's attention.

I had a computer program with quotes, stories, etc to use and found a version of the quote shown above....

My sweet mother was so supportive, saying "amen" every few seconds

I said - I have 3 points to begin with.

#1 Everyday there are thousands of people lost, dying and going to hell...

"Amen"

My second point is .... *pause* *stood for a moment, not sure if I should continue or not*

"Just say it, son" *well alrighty then*

My second point is that regardless of that fact, we live as though we don't give a d about it... (I said the d word, not the s word)

*There was absolute silence. Not one "amen" or "just say it" from my mother; and from behind me, I heard my father exclaim ... "What did he just say!?!"*

#3 Most of you here are more upset that the pastors son just said d than you were when I said there are thousands lost, dying and going to hell."

So....I didn't preach for a while after that, a little over a year actually. Several elders were upset at my choice of language from the pulpit. They thought I wasn't taking the responsibility of delivering the message seriously and just trying to make a point.

My father never said anything about it to me.

Somewhere in my parents library is a videotape of that mini-message. Good times...

[TJJJ]

Funny thing...

Just a little while back, one of my sons asked me.....

Dad, what was the name of the Prophet in the Bible that cussed out the kids?

Stumped me until I realized he meant Elijah cursing the children for mocking his bald head and calling the bears to eat them.

It was funny!