But when communicating with those outside, simpler everyday language is needed. After all, the object is to communicate! Jesus himself seems to have used the language of the street, not that of the philosophers.

I too am a church planter, but among an unreached people of another language, and it is a helpful challenge to find ways of expressing spiritual truths in simple words.

Blessings

My question: do all of these words or does this ‘language’ even make sense in the first place? Do Christians who use it even know what they’re talking about?

The more my new congregants began to grow and learn about God, the Bible, etc the more they began to come to an understanding of theological terms. I honestly don’t believe they enjoy using them to “one-up” others but like everything else in our growing vocabulary, it’s just easier (and faster) to use one word instead of 20 to communicate.

That isn’t justification for leaving Christ seekers in the dark, and making us feel smarter or more spiritually mature…it just happens. For us, it’s about our heart. I don’t think people mind us using theological words/terms when neccesary as long as we explain the concept and we do so with humility.

Much like us overhearing 2 pilot’s talking about landing the plane we’re on in an emergency. I want them to be professionals but at the same time I expect them to give me the information that will make me feel assured I’m getting home safe.

As a side note: the other day I was talking to a women who is new to Christ/our church and she agreed with me by saying “Amen”. Now we’re not an “Amen” church so it shocked me. I asked her about it and she said that Oprah uses the word.