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Paleoconservatarian said:I have never set foot in a Christian bookstore since I saw the "Testamints" and Bible gum at the counter. And it didn't stop there. Now I hear they're selling candles that supposedly smell like Jesus (not that I'd want to smell a carpenter and traveling rabbi), and Ezekiel bread. So there's another thing that really boils my blood... the names and slogans for "Christian" products. The "cuter," the worse.
Willtor said:Seriously, why do people even bother going to those half-gospel, closed Bible Churches? If they wanted to join a social organization, why didn't they just start a bowling team?
Willtor said:"I challenge you to find a single x!" where x is something that the speaker/writer is too lazy to look up for himself. Aw, this drives me NUTS!
"I challenge you to find me a single Church father who took Genesis figuratively!"
"I challenge you to find me a single verse that supports Amillenialism!"
"I challenge you to find me a single person who uses this phrase from anything but laziness!"
What is everyone doing to change such vanities/inanities?Jipsah said:Are there any expressions that Christians habitually use that drive you nuts? I have a bunch of them.
My favorite, of course, is "but what that means is..." followed by the person's doctrinal opinion which may or may not have anything to do with the Bible verses in question.
"Well in my Bible it says..." (Do you have a version of your own? Did you translate it your own self?) This is used to establish the person's superior knowledge of the Bible.
"Last time I checked..." (And when was that exactly? Did you check carefully?) Another "I'm smarter than you" putdown phrase.
"Please bless us in a special way". Prayer jargon, apparently asking God to skip the mundane workaday blessings and give us something really choice this time.
End Times fans talk about when The AntiChrist will "arrive on the scene", although why they like the phrase so much is unclear.
Of course we all use "the clear teaching of Scripture" to mean whatever it is that we believe whether of not is has anything to do with the Bible at all.
Y'all got any favorites?
Except trying to think and communicate more clearly ourselves there isn't much that we can do. Pointing out how jingoistic many believers have become may help some to be more aware of how they sound, but we aren't the though or speech police. For many believers they have grown up hearing many of these things for such a long period of time they probably aren't even aware of how often some of these things slip through their lips.Adalbert said:What is everyone doing to change such vanities/inanities?
I find that many Christians try to outdo one another in the 'holy talk'. They believe it is an indication of their spiritual health. To beat folks to death with such 'bible-speak', is taking God's name in vain. So, I believe we should be careful what comes out of our mouth and, therefore, I agree with you.Dmckay said:Except trying to think and communicate more clearly ourselves there isn't much that we can do. Pointing out how jingoistic many believers have become may help some to be more aware of how they sound, but we aren't the though or speech police. For many believers they have grown up hearing many of these things for such a long period of time they probably aren't even aware of how often some of these things slip through their lips.
Remember what James said about controlling the tongue. Most are doing good just to keep the mean or hateful thoughts from spewing forth.
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