Bible phrases back my words!

Just can't resist this. xD

Hate me if you want, but what I told you earlier about vulgarities is completely true and I AM BACKED BY THE BIBLE.

Ahaha. I really should start reading the bible again. Can learn so much from it and get so much peace from reading it.

I seem to be consulting big heavy books alot lately. Namely my darling dictionary and my beloved bible. =\

Maybe not consulting. Random flipping through it. xD

Ok. (: Here goes the spam of bible phrases.

From the book of Sirach (never knew such a book existed!), within the first 43 chapters, which mainly praise wisdom and contains general moral teachings.

From chapter 20 of the book, mostly morals of speech.

Sir 20.18-19

"A slip on the pavement is better than a slip of the tongue;
the downfall of the wicked will occur just as speedily.
A coarse person is like an inappropriate story,
continually on the lips of the ignorant."

Yea! Backed by the bible man! (:

Andand!

Sir 23.12-15

"There is a manner of speaking comparable to death;
may it never be found in the inheritance of Jacob!
Such conduct will be far from the godly, and they will not wallow in sins.

Do not accustom your mouth to coarse, foul language,
for it involves sinful speech.

Remember your father and mother when you sit among the great,
or you may forget yourself in your presence,
and behave like a fool through bad habit;
then you will wish that you had never been born,
and you will curse the day of your birth.

Those who are accustomed to using abusive language
will never become disciplined as long as they live."

And I'm not saying I'm great. I'm just saying that you are behaving like a fool. =\

Since this is one of those "Catholic Youth Bibles" with learning points throughout, and since there happens to be one here, I might as well include it.

"You might wonder, So, what's the problem with foul language? Why does Ben Sira call it 'sinful speach'(Sir 23.13)? Well, part of the problem is that using it easily becomes a habit. You become less aware of when you are using it. You can get yourself into trouble. Ben Sira warns that you may 'behave like a fool through bad habit' (verse 14).

Maybe the worse part of the problem is that frequent use of foul language shows a lack of respect and reverence for others and certainly for God's name. Ben Sira reminds us, 'such conduct will be far from the godly" (verse 12).

Certainly, there are more creative ways to express emotion or frustration than relying on those all-too-familiar foul words. If you've developed the habit of using them, ask God and your friends to help you stop."

There. If using vulgarities to express anger does not make a right, what does using it nonchalantly make it? Remember that you ARE a Catholic, and I'm sure you have been confirmed, so you MADE the decision to remain Catholic.

And another thing that seriously urks me is how much backstabbing you've been doing recently. It might not harm you, but it hurts the persons involved.

Sir 19.4-17 (That's alot to type. And believe me. I'm doing this more for you than for myself.)

"One who trusts others too quickly has a shallow mind,
and one who sins does wrong to himself.

One who rejoices in wickedness will be condemened,
but one who hates gossip has less evil.

Never repeat a conversation,
and you will lose nothing at all.

With friend or foe do not report it,
and unless it would be a sin for you, do not reveal it;

for someone may have heard you and watched you,
and in time will hate you.

Have you heard something? Let it die with you.
Be brave, it will not make you burst!

Having heard something, the fool suffers birth pangs
like a woman in labor with a child.

Like an arrow stuck in a person's thigh,
so is gossip inside a fool.

Question a friend, perhaps he did not do it;
or if he did, so that he may not do it again.

Question a neighbor, perhaps he did not say it;
or if he said it, so that he may not repeat it.

Question a friend, for often it is slander;
so do not believe everything you hear.

A person may make a slip without intending it.
Who has not sinned with his tongue?

Question your neighbor before you threaten him;
and let the law of the Most High take its course."

This seems to condemn gossip, and gossip only. But. If you read carefully, it speaks to the current situation.

You had to go and spread a relationship around. Idle gossip.

You said that if Daryl wanted to say that kind of things, he could "fucking well leave the brotherhood." You couldn't be bothered to check if he had really used such words before condemning him, and even if he HAD, is this what you should say as a friend?

People are telling me you hate me and have washed your hands clean of me. Hate me if you will, your forgiveness means nothing to me. NOTHING. Yada. Zilch.

I have done what I felt God wanted me to do. Perhaps from this, you might begin questioning your actions, and become a better Catholic. Scratch that. A better person.

And if your mind leads you to think "what about those fucking others who are worse than me?"

Let me tell you this. Don't compare yourself with those worse than you. You will not improve that way. And secondly. Do you honestly wish to be like those mindless fools, doing what they do because "everyone does it!"

You're a strong minded individual in actuality, and I see that in you. Use that strong-mindedness to help you, not to harm you.

Ja'ne!

-Ade-