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The Words You Use Reveal the God You Follow
You're not being edgy. You're exposing what's inside your heart
Daniel Macaraeg
June 09, 2025
Note: This atomic essay was inspired by a question I received yesterday from a subscriber asking for biblical insight on profanity. If you have a topic you’d like covered, reply to any email — I read every one.
You don’t need to say “God” in vain to break the Third Commandment.
You just need to speak carelessly.
Cussing isn’t cool. It’s corrupt.
Yet many people — including influencers, thought leaders, and even some pastors — sprinkle their speech with:
hell
damn
s**t
f**k
Why?
To sound bold. Raw. “Authentic.”
They think it makes them sound powerful.
It doesn’t.
It makes them sound undisciplined.
“Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.”
—Matthew 12:34
“Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification...”
—Ephesians 4:29
“But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.”
—Matthew 12:36
That’s not hyperbole.
That’s Christ.
What you say matters to God.
Because it shows what’s ruling your heart.
And profanity isn’t just about what you say.
It’s about why you say it.
To impress?
To intimidate?
To shock?
To feel important?
None of those motives come from God.
“If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue... this one’s religion is useless.”
—James 1:26
Even “soft” profanity — like gosh, gee, or OMG — dulls your reverence.
It conditions your mind to treat sacred things casually.
The Third Commandment forbids using God’s name in vain.
That includes more than just cursing.
It includes careless, flippant, or empty speech from anyone claiming to follow Him.
And if your tongue is out of control...
your life is too.
Cussing isn’t strength.
It’s weakness.
It shows you lack mastery of the one thing every believer is commanded to govern first:
yourself.
“He who rules his spirit is better than he who takes a city.”
—Proverbs 16:32
Words build — or destroy.
Bless — or curse.
Reveal purity — or corruption.
A follower of Christ doesn’t just avoid blasphemy.
They pursue purity.
Because anyone training to rule in God’s Kingdom must first learn to rule...
their mouth.
For more information, please watch our YouTube video on BiblicalTruths TV:
What Does Taking God’s Name In Vain Really Mean?
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