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Trish1947 · Feb 25, 2004

"I'm waiting for the Lords instruction"

Definition:

The instruction manuel is laying on your
coffee table, gathering dust.

speakingthetruth777 · Feb 25, 2004

Trish1947 said:
"I'm waiting for instruction from the Lord"

Definition:

The instruction manuel is laying on your
coffee table, gathering dust.

Amen Trish!
I like to say "We arent waiting on the Lord, he is waiting on us."

shout2thelord · Feb 25, 2004

oh there are several terms for getting out of things you dont want to do at church that christians often use - I dont feel led
Its not my gift
I dont feel called
I dont feel this is the direction i should be going in
I cant think of the rest now but they all basically mean nope im happy staying in bed on saturday morning instead of doing something at church.

OK in trying to write that last sentence i came up with like 10 more

Outreach - getting in non christians faces normally in the town centre to tell em bout jesus
witnessing - same as above really
lost people - anyone whos not a christian
comfort zone - dont really know how to explain this other than outreach seems to be out of most peoples comfort zone.
Im washed in the blood - a christian
im saved - a christian
Praise God - oh thats a releif i though nothing was gonna happen
lift your voice - shout as loud as you can
Awesome - not technically christian but is used in some churches to describe anything that is slightly good. God is awesome, church is awesome, worship is awesome, the preaching is awesome.
drunk or slain in the spirit - off my head and i have an excuse, or im too tired to stand up anymore ill just fall over (jk)

oh my life i am so bad ive been a christian 2 years and i speak fluent christianese!

shout2thelord · Feb 25, 2004

you could then put these phrases already mentioned into a paragraph or converation. Eg. I didnt really feel led to go to church on sunday but as i layed in bed i felt convicted and decided i had been decieved earlier by the enemy. Therefore i got up and made my way to church. I was so glad i went i knew this was where i was supposed to be for this appointed time. The worship was awesome and the spirit really moved in the place, God really touched my heart.
Then as the pastor began to preach i was inspired he was a really annointed man, wow such a man of God. was really challenged by the message and i know that it has impacted me.
Though then i couldnt stop think about how long the sermon was going on, the pastor had just said in conclusion 25 minutes ago and still hasnt finished but i know i was only thinking this as i was under attack from the enemy and he was trying to disract me.
anyway praise God i had an awesome time and i really felt led to go home and go back to bed. it was awesome, i cant beleive how awesome it was and the fellowship well it was just awesome.
amen

here i go again how many new phrases did i manage to get in there?

Jim B · Feb 25, 2004

Just hatched

Christianese: Lord willing as in Lord willing, Ill be there.

English: Another way of saying Not likely without having to actually say it. Should be interpreted: You may think Im coming but Im not. Optional usage is I dont feel led to come to visit you in the hospital (see I dont feel led).

Jim B · Feb 26, 2004

Just hatched:

Christianese: Man/Woman of God

English:

A phrase often used by people to distinguish individuals they admire and consider to have a special anointing (see anointing). Usually, though not always, this phrase identifies high visibility (think, television) ministers or preachers who write their own press releases. Strangely, the phrase is seldom used to identify the man or woman who modestly, without fanfare, visits the sick, cooks meals for the bereaved, or cleans the toilets at church.

Jim B · Feb 26, 2004

Christianese: free in the Spirit as in I got free in the Spirit and ran around the church until a lung collapsed.

English: Sometimes called spiritual freedom. This is another of those odd, unscriptural but biblical-sounding phrases. It is meant to describe what some people do in free churches. The idea is, if you are inhibited or shy by nature and unwilling to jump, shout, dance, gyrate, speak in tongues, or fall on the floor during a church service you are probably bound in the spirit (see bound in the spirit) and need to be freed. This will require prayer and coaxing by certain members of a congregation but with patience, will eventually free-up even the most reticent person.

Jim B · Feb 26, 2004

Christianese: bound in the spirit as in She must be bound in the spirit; she hasnt jumped a single pew.

English: Inhibited and shy people are sometimes referred to as bound in the spirit because they do not express their joy in the same manner uninhibited and exhibitionist people do.

Christianese: Pharisee.

English:

A term used to describe someone who disagrees with you.

(Share your favorite Christianese term)

flyfishing · Feb 26, 2004

speakingthetruth777 said:
Amen Trish!
I like to say "We arent waiting on the Lord, he is waiting on us."

i suppose that isaiah 40:31 is not an instruction manual..

Svt4Him · Feb 26, 2004

"Brother/Sister"

I forgot your name.

SpiritPsalmist · Feb 26, 2004

Svt4Him said:
"Brother/Sister"

I forgot your name.

I've just plain had to admit that I don't remember their name. A few times I've said, "how is your name spelled?" That can backfire though. . ."um S U E"

Trish1947 · Feb 26, 2004

Pastor: "Something needs to be brought to our
attention"

Definition:

He's had a horrible week with a complaining
flock..... Usually said just prior to a scathing sermon on gossip, backbiting.

Jim B · Feb 26, 2004

Svt4Him said:
"Brother/Sister"

Brother/Sister.

Thanks for that one S. I guess the use of these labels has become a pet peeve of mine. Only once in the New Testament is the term used, when Anianias first came to Saul and called him Brother Saul. But, IMHO, that was meant as a term of acceptance that told Saul immediately that he was accepted in the beloved by the Christian community in Damascus. Nowhere else in the NT do we hear things like Brother Paul or Brother Appollos or Sister Saphirra or Sister Lydia. Christians called each other by their given names. After all, they were family and we dont call our natural brothers and sisters by these monikers. It sounds so, well, fundamentalist.

It has come to be modern tradition and probably, in all honesty, an expression of respect, Like Mr. or Mrs. But some outside the church, could interpret it as exclusivist language.

Years ago a particularly self-righteous church member, visited my parents home. Mom was a fellow church member but Dad wasnt a church-goer at all. In the conversation the visitor slipped-up and addressed Dad like this: Well Brother, er, uh, Mister Miller . . . He might have meant well, but Dad interpreted it as excluding him from the fellowship of believers. It hurt his feelings and for that reason the remark was insensitive. My Dad has never forgot it.

I say, lets call each other by our first (Christian) names and drop the labels. Thats the way the first century church did it.

We are family, after all.

I'll add this one to my list.

Jim
\o/

LynneClomina · Feb 26, 2004

Svt4Him said:
Then there's the

I've got some news we need to pray about...

Translation: I'm about to gossip.

hahahahaha... so true, so true... sad but true...

Jim B · Feb 27, 2004

Christianese: anointing, anointed as in Boy, the anointing is really on that preacher or I am anointed to stick my nose into the pastors business.

English: Means special or exceptional by todays definition of this biblical word. Biblically, anointing was an inaugural ceremony designed to set an individual or object apart for divine use. Such a person is said to be "anointed." Kings, prophets, and priests were anointed to make them both responsible for and accountable to the people (Bakers Bible Dictionary). As the term is incorrectly used today, it has come to mean a person with unique appeal or assumed entitlement. It can run the gamut from identifying a particularly captivating preacher to admiring a deeply spiritual person and has become synonymous with the idea of being special. However, today there is no such things as a special anointing, except on Jesus Christ (Luke 4.18; Heb. 1.8-9), who is Messiah (lit. The Anointed One.) Technically, all Gods children are anointed; that is, consecrated to a holy or sacred use (Eastons Bible Dictionary), see 2 Cor. 1.21; 1 John 2.20, 27.

(Share your favorite Christianese term with us)

Jim B · Feb 27, 2004

Just hatched

Christianese: Brother/Sister as in How are you Sister Sweetcakes or Hallelujah! Praise the Lord, Brother Whitewall.

English: An old-fashioned way of saying Mr. or Mrs., most often used by people in fundamentalist (who some claim are neither fun nor mental) and fundy-influenced denominations. It identifies us (Christians) as not being like them (nonbelievers) and helps keep personal relationships with fellow believers on a formal and impersonal basis. It is important not to get too close to other church members; there is always the danger they may see us without our cloaks. Therefore, it is necessary to keep relationships superficial. Avoiding the use of someones Christian name helps. When outsiders first encounter the custom it may sound like a cloister of monks and nuns but it is a more common tradition than you might think.

(Share your favorite Christianese term with us)

LynneClomina · Feb 28, 2004

huh, ive never heard it used as a label. i've only ever heard it in relational terms, in much the same way i call my sisters "sis", i'll call my church sisters "sister" or "sis", kind of in a way of affection, i love you, i receive you, you are bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh... that kind of thing.

i recieved a card from a friend from church... it was "to my sister, you've been such a blessing to our family" etc. and it was such a spoken token of love......

its really a shame when things like that are ruined...

Lynne

Jim B · Feb 28, 2004

LynneClomina said:
huh, ive never heard it used as a label. i've only ever heard it in relational terms, in much the same way i call my sisters "sis", i'll call my church sisters "sister" or "sis", kind of in a way of affection, i love you, i receive you, you are bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh... that kind of thing.

i recieved a card from a friend from church... it was "to my sister, you've been such a blessing to our family" etc. and it was such a spoken token of love......

its really a shame when things like that are ruined...

Lynne

You've "never heard it used as a label"? You must not live in the South. Anyhow, we calls it as we sees it, Lynne. You don't have to agree but it would help if you would lighten up some. It really is possible to take ourselves too seriously.

Besides, if you don't like my definitions, you can always write your own.

\o/

Jim B · Feb 28, 2004

Just hatched

Christianese: revival as in What America needs is a good old fashioned revival.

English: A cliché of indeterminate meaning. No one knows for sure just what revival means? Definitions vary from denomination to denomination, but most commonly it means a series of widely-hyped weeknight services with a guest evangelist (see evangelist) and attended by either a sparse or enormous crowd, depending on the pizzazz of the preacher. The sermons are generally dynamic with lots of arm waving and shouting into a microphone, with the preacher loosening his tie and looking like he is about to hyperventilate. Souls are supposed to be saved in these gatherings and the meetings are usually enhanced by animated Southern Gospel music with plenty of handclapping and arm raising. These meeting may last until midnight. After the series of revival services is over things pretty much return to normal.

The term can also be used to indicate a broad, general spiritual awakening of national scope in which liberal Democrats finally see the light, abortion mills are closed down, beer drinkers and hell raisers become church members, porno shops are burned to the ground, gays become straight, and everybody begins talking Christianese.

In more contemporary churches revival is often referred to as renewal.

(Share your favorite Christianese term with us)

LynneClomina · Feb 28, 2004

Jim B said:
You've "never heard it used as a label"? You must not live in the South. Anyhow, we calls it as we sees it, Lynne. You don't have to agree but it would help if you would lighten up some. It really is possible to take ourselves too seriously.

Besides, if you don't like my definitions, you can always write your own.

\o/

heh? your definition is fine!!! it's dandy, cuz it evidently reflects a sad, distorted truth. ergo my statement that people ruin an otherwise fine and valid term... i was just lamenting.

oh yah, and no, i dont live in the south... i live in the north. somebody got a snow shovel, sista???!

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