Crude language won’t transform the culture. It won’t convict sinners. It may make us more relatable for the moment, but in the end it will backfire. The question comes up a lot in the inbox, and this time it arrives in an email from a podcast listener named Eden. “Dear Pastor John, I’m a freshmen at a Bible college, and a trend is sweeping the campus — profanity. I have never been under the impression that it is okay for Christians to cuss, but many students here justify their language as a means to engage in the world. Is there Scripture that supports this idea? Is it okay for a Christian to use crude language to gain the ear of non-Christians?” Pastor John, how would you respond to this trend? EPISODE 1187: http://desiringgod.org/interviews/will-profanity-make-us-more-relevant-in-reaching-our-culture Find other recent and popular Ask Pastor John episodes, http://desiringgod.org/ask-pastor-john