Do the words that Christians and the Christian churches use sound
foreign to you? Then try these
word definitions and maybe you'll find them to
be even stranger.... :)
A great blog entry on speaking in
Christian-specific language is at
David Cho's blog. Many of the terms above are
technical words which, as he points out, are needed
when among technicians. Others are a form of Christian slang - which like all slang is useful to a point. But many of these words
set up the feeling of being trapped in a mysterious parallel
universe. (I get such thoughts when someone says "God told me" (X-Files) or "The Spirit will convict you" (Law & Order).) The trouble is, non-Christians are not a
part of that universe, so how can they come to grips with the
Savior and His people if we speak like that? How
can we even know what we're really saying?
Please think before you use church words.
Is your prayer life in a rut? Ask yourself some
questions.
