The Phenomenon of Cursing God While Celebrating Hell
The other day, I was either listening to the radio or watching TV when I heard something in a commercial. It was nothing new. I’ve heard it said several times over the years. But it was at that moment that I paused to realize just exactly what I had heard.
With enthusiasm and excitement in their voice, I heard the person rejoice “hell yeah!”
So many people in society today are quick to get angry and use God or Jesus in their curses. And it’s portrayed in countless movies and shows.
At the same time, people will use hell as an expression of appreciation, even celebration. Statements like “hell yeah!” roll off the tongue as to say something was awesome.
I think there are many reasons for this. But it all boils down to one thing, programming.
Through Strategic Programming We’ve Become Consciously Unaware
What do I mean by “programming”?
Like computers, we too can be programmed to act and think in certain ways. Unlike computer systems, we have multiple avenues of inputs to program us to respond.
Computer systems still have to be told what to do via text. With the advancement of artificial intelligence (AI), some can look at pictures and videos and identify the subject. But they’re using it as a comparison of something they were previously instructed.
Similar to computers, we receive inputs from our surroundings. Unlike computers though, we have more than just text and visuals. We also can hear, feel, and taste too.
Using our various senses, we take in the information and process it. Sometimes we reject it while other times we store it in our memory banks.
Like the algorithms in AI, the more we receive certain inputs the greater clarity we have on the topic.
Therefore, when we continually hear God’s name taken in vain, it becomes part of our psyche to respond to certain circumstances using those words.
Through our televisions (“tell-a-vision”) we learn to respond to certain circumstances in a certain manner. We are being programmed through the programs we watch.
The same is true for praising hell.
When we see someone excited about something and scream “hell yeah” we associate that with something good.
And when they curse God’s name out of frustration and/or anger, we learn to associate God with bad things.
In other words, through strategic programming to our subconscious minds we’ve become consciously unaware that we’re learning, and using it in our daily vocabulary and thought processes, is nothing short of evil.
How Do We Combat It?
Now that we know it’s happening, what can we do about it?
Our consciousness is being programmed subconsciously. Therefore, we need to make a conscious effort to combat the efforts of the evil one.
Jesus said, in Matthew, “It’s not what goes into your mouth that defiles you; you are defiled by the words that come out of your mouth.” – Matthew 15:11
James also warned us in his book, “In the same way, the tongue is a flame of fire. It is a whole world of wickedness, corrupting your entire body. It can set your whole life on fire, for it is set on fire by hell itself. People can tame all kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and fish, but no one can tame the tongue. It is restless and evil, full of deadly poison.” – James 3:5-8
If we make a concerted effort to watch the thoughts that come into our minds and focus on removing those words from our dialects so they don’t come out of our mouths, we can change our programming.
Perhaps we should focus on positive things to say instead. Take what Paul tells us in 1 Thessalonians, “So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:11
Even though we’ve been programmed to curse God and rejoice in hell, doesn’t mean we have to keep that program. It’s time for an upgrade. An upgrade to flip the script and correct the positioning. God is good; hell is bad.
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