Euphemisms

"Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain."  Exodus 20:7

There seems to be a new trend among Christians today.

The use of euphemisms.

According to Webster, a euphemism is: the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant, or the expression is substituted.

When I was a little girl, if I said a bad word, or spoke something out of turn, or said something that my mom didn't like, she would say, "Don't talk like that!"  So, instead of saying words she didn't like, I would make up my own words.  But that didn't go over so well with my mom.  When I said something in front of my mom using my cleverly made-up words, she would look at me and say, "I told you not to talk like that!"

I learned very quickly that using a euphemism to substitute an offensive word was like still saying the offensive word.

I will let you in on a little secret, our words reveal what is in our hearts.

Euphemisms are another way to talk like the world.

When we use a euphemism to substitute an offensive word, we are still speaking an offensive word.

We know it, and so does God.

And it's still offensive.

"But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give an account thereof in the day of judgment.

For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned."

Words of Jesus, Matthew 12:36,37

Christian, allow your words to reflect Christ...

    Not the world...

        But that's just me!

"Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne."  Quentin Crisp

    And may I add...they both stink!