Phantasia

? Do you not consider Baptists to be Christians then?

There are of course very many 'versions' or translations of the Bible. I have several different ones.KJV, NAS, Williams, Beck, D/R, GN, and so on.........My personal favourite, for it's poetry, is the KJV, but for daily reading and study I tend to use the New International. You can rest assured that whatever translation you choose (and it is often a good idea to read the same passages in more than one translation) the translations are Gods Words given to us through Jesus and men (and some women) who have been inspired to translate them for us. Some of my friends have studied ancient languages to see if they can find something 'new' for themselves from old transcripts, but I believe that although they are sincere, they are wasting their time. Everything we need to know is in any of the Bible translations. It is how we use that information that matters.

Where is the list of words in the Bible that we are forbidden to use? I never have found it. Now I was raised christian and taught not to use certain words, and usually I try not to use them, but don't sweat it too bad if you slip up, or even if you do it often, and certainly not if someone else slips up. The fact is, I still struggle with finding myself judging others for doing it, even in spite of what I'm about to write, because I was raised to think such and such a word was a sin to say, etc. As far as I have ever been able to find from scripture, there is actually no basis for forbidding the use of certain so-called "profanity" or "cuss" words, other than cultural tradition. In fact, many of these forbidden words actually appear in the Bible and in the exact same context as they are used in every day "profanity" speech, in a few cases even God himself uses them! Their meaning and definitions are no different than other words you use regularly and do not think twice about it, so what is so different about these "taboo" words? Nothing really, just some weird legalistic tradition with little or no Biblical basis. Its a wonder how some christians can even do their jobs or hold a conversation as legalistic as they are. How do you even take a biology class or help your child with their homework if they need help? Well its the SAME THING. Different words, identical meaning. That's a sensible post. Although thou shalt not take the name in vain, I don't recall anything about using other forms of language that are in common use today. Or is it not the words that cause the objections, but the way in which they are used?

I agree. I would find it pretty offensive if I was with any group of people and they were talking about things I didn't want to hear about. Be it gossip, calumny, blasphemy or halal killing. Best to walk away imo.