Thoughts on Coarse Language and Messaging from a Biblical Perspective
5Over the last year or so I've noticed an increase in Christians feeling a bit bold in the use of offensive language when arguing against their ideological opponents. It's possible that this is just a small portion of the population, and I hope that's the case, but there have been some very public YouTubers who have fallen into this, such as Melonie Mac. It got me to thinking: just what standards should we have as Christians for dialogue with others (including unbelievers) in the public space? Are there any passages which give us guidance in this area. I believe there is, and I try to lay that out here for you good folks in the video, as well as making an appeal to Melonie for some self-reflection (whether she ever sees this or not).
0:00 Introduction
1:53 The Issue at Hand
4:16 The Truth is Always Offensive to Somebody
6:06 Discourse with Unbelievers
7:00 Andrew Wilson
11:14 Intro to Melonie Mac
13:35 Melonie's Weird Statement about Aliens
16:24 A Disclaimer
18:13 Melonie's Favorite F Word
21:21 Connecting Her Brand with a Slur
23:27 Biblical Response from Ephesians
34:10 The Epistle of James and Controlling the Tongue
36:23 Parsley, Sage, and Seasoning our Words with Salt
37:27 Our Deeds and the Love of Christ (1 Corinthians 13)
39:07 Responding to Fools (A Look at Proverbs)
47:07 Historical Illustration of Imbalance
43:49 Can we Judge? Yes, We Can!
46:51 Pearl's Before Swine: Not Everyone Deserves an Answer
48:16 Jesus Calls a Woman a Dog, so We Can Too, Right?
53:18 Table Flipping and Predicting Judgement
57:13 Another Example of My Own Failures
59:41 A Review of James 3 and Hypocrisy
1:02:04 A Humble Appeal to Melonie Mac
1:05:19 Closing Thoughts
1:05:46 It's Over!!
Mentioned links in the video:
Nate Sala :@WiseDisciple
https://www.youtube.com/@WiseDisciple
Wilson vs. Dillahunty - https://youtu.be/TeXcgmI7Q9E?si=0aEB9OYfm5zC3SoN
Harvard report on aliens:
https://youtu.be/PAD5Jxy_7Fg?si=nY2wP9gdF2OIfM7W
Melonie Mac talks about GSTV - https://youtu.be/VWfSO8wIl48?si=PUD1VzhSStqvVQfL
Alpha and Omega Ministries:
http://www.aomin.org
https://www.youtube.com/@AominOrg
Background music: Empty City by Karl Casey @WhiteBatAudio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RKdgBUaxJ4