The Bible has much to say about our language. It tells us that "death and life are in the power of the tongue" (Pro 18:21), that "the tongue is a fire" (James 3:6). It tells us to "let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth" (Eph 4:29) and to "let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt" (Col 4:6).

Yet, the Bible also recounts the stories of godly men who used "strong language" on occasion. Indeed, there is a time to use our words "to build" and a time "to destroy" (Eccl 3:3). But this leaves all kinds of questions:

• When should Christians use their words to destroy?
• What does this look like in the church today?
• Who should be allowed to use strong language?

This is the conversation in Episode #27 on Plundering Leviathan.

RESOURCES

MESSAGES

• Jeff Durbin, "Jeff Durbin Confronts The Woke Church" (here) starting at 1:00:35.

BOOKS

• Doug Wilson, "A Serrated Edge: A Defense of Biblical Satire and Trinitarian Skylarking"

ARTICLES

• Doug Wilson, "Understanding Bad Words" (here).
• www.protestia.com

PODCASTS

• JD Hall, "Insights to Incite"
• Doug Wilson, "Blog & Mablog"

VIDEOS

• Douglas Wilson and Gabriel Hughes, "Flipping Off Idols" (here).
• Joe Rigney, "Gracious Speech, Salty Language, and the Sexual Revolution" (here).
• John Piper, "Can Christians Cuss to Prove a Point" (here).