Profane

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On Tue, 20 Aug 1996 19:22:30 GMT, you wrote:

>On Tue, 20 Aug 1996 14:02:03 -0500, you wrote:
>
>>I feel that our testimony is weakened to the world when we talk like
>>the world.  I realize that we come from different backgrounds, and
>>have been in Christ for different lengths of time, but we should try
>>to form habits of speech that will not be likely to offend anyone.
>>
>My question to you is this:
>
>We are in a broad world where cultures are coming together fast. Who
>becomes the director of protocol ? Who determines that one infraction
>is worthy of condemnation and another is "just a mannerism" ?

Sorry... :) I probably ought to add, I believe what you said is right
:) Just realizing Im here in a Home Missions environment and dealing
with completely clueless people. Many grew up on Hollywood and TV and
lowlife settings and their parents talked like trash and stuff.. and
to be real honest, hearing phrases like "what the hell are they
doing?" and such like, I tend to deal with the substance of the
communication before worrying about a verbal transgression.

Now, when do new converts become saints ?  hehehe... thats one the
people who are out there doin the work today MAY tend to answer a
little diffrently than the "heros of old". 

All Im saying is that practical holiness if a great and important
study, but until you put a personality on it, the real world is a
little hard to cope with. 

Somehow I just dont see our Eurocentric notions which decend from
American holiness movements being the dominant mindset in revival
church which the Church is giving birth to at this moment.

So, Im goin to study the evolution of profanity. Anyone on board ?