SOME DIRTY FOUR-LETTER WORDS
Below are notes to a sermon preached Sunday morning, Sept. 19, 1999, at Gospel Light Baptist Church, Albany, Georgia:
SOME DIRTY FOUR-LETTER WORDS
By Michael D. O’Neal Pastor, Gospel Light Baptist Church Albany, Georgia
Scripture Reading: Ephesians 4:20-30
Text: Ephesians 4:29
Ephesians 4:29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
Introduction: God’s people ought to be a people of clean lips, not unclean lips. When we use the word, “damn,” for instance, it should always be in the context of scripture, not in cursing.
Sometimes it is a little difficult to tell exactly where to draw the line on the use of some words. Not knowing what I was doing, I called one child “El stupido” in the presence of another child of a Spanish-speaking family. Little did I know that the mother would not let the children use that kind of language. Some people think it is a crime to use the “N” word (nigger), but black people often use it. Some people today think it is terrible to use the “Q” word (queer), but the sodomites use the term to describe themselves.
Some words that are considered “dirty” to some people are perfectly acceptable to other people.
I. DIRTY FOUR-LETTER WORDS TO SINNERS
Acts 22:21-22 And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles. 22 And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.
A. Know – 1 Jn. 5:13; 3:2
B. Hell – Lk. 16:23
C. Lord – 1 Cor. 12:3
D. Only – Jn. 14:6
II. DIRTY FOUR-LETTER WORDS TO SLACKERS
Proverbs 22:13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
LION – 4 letters
A. Work – Prov. 26:13
B. Talk – 1 Cor. 15:34
C. Pray – Jas. 4:2
D. Give – Jn. 3:16
III. DIRTY FOUR-LETTER WORDS TO SAINTS
Ephesians 5:3-4 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; 4 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.
A. Self – Gal. 6:14
B. Lust – Gal. 5:24
C. Quit – Acts 15:38
D. Idol – 1 Cor. 6:9
IV. DIRTY FOUR-LETTER WORDS TO THE SAVIOR
Exodus 20:7 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.
A. Sins – Isa. 59:1-2
B. Brag – Prov. 6:16-19
C. Damn – 1 Pet. 3:9
D. Wait – 2 Cor. 6:2