Did Paul swear in the Bible? He wasn’t afraid of sharp language. He called his old life “skúbalon” (excrement), mocked false teachers with grotesque wordplay, and even echoed ethnic slurs to dismantle them. Like Jesus, he used shocking words to protect truth, expose hypocrisy, and defend God’s people.
When we say “worship,” we usually mean singing on Sundays. But Scripture shows something far wider: devotion—one-way, God-ward acts that turn ordinary life toward Him. What if cars, coffee, and commutes could become devotion? What if our whole bodies joined the song?
The Bible is God’s Word for us—but not every line was written to us. Confusing the author, recipient, speaker, and audience can twist meaning and create contradictions. Learning to track these “four parties of Scripture” clears the noise and lets us hear God’s Word as it was meant.
