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	<title>Comments on: Using Christian Jargon Online Confuses People</title>
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		<title>By: Jacob Vanhorn</title>
		<link>http://churchm.ag/using-christian-jargon-online-confuses-people/#comment-46218</link>
		<dc:creator>Jacob Vanhorn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 05:07:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Wow.  Some of the Christian jargon seems like common language to anyone who&#039;s ever read a newspaper or book.  I totally get the point, but pray, praise, share are all pretty common words. 
 
While that is all debatable, my real concern is the authors understanding (or explanation) of sin.  Sin is not primarily &#039;wrongs&#039; as in behavior, but a wrong heart.  Sin is primarily a heart condition, not a behavior problem.  I think I would expand on the fullness of the meaning.  For me, the more critical thing is to explain to people what the terms mean.  Don&#039;t assume they know &#039;jargon&#039; (which has deep history in common language) but explain it so it deepens them.  If we avoid those terms, they will be all the more confused when they see them in the scriptures for themselves. 
 
Your overall point though is good for Christians to be aware of. </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow.  Some of the Christian jargon seems like common language to anyone who&#039;s ever read a newspaper or book.  I totally get the point, but pray, praise, share are all pretty common words. </p>
<p>While that is all debatable, my real concern is the authors understanding (or explanation) of sin.  Sin is not primarily &#039;wrongs&#039; as in behavior, but a wrong heart.  Sin is primarily a heart condition, not a behavior problem.  I think I would expand on the fullness of the meaning.  For me, the more critical thing is to explain to people what the terms mean.  Don&#039;t assume they know &#039;jargon&#039; (which has deep history in common language) but explain it so it deepens them.  If we avoid those terms, they will be all the more confused when they see them in the scriptures for themselves. </p>
<p>Your overall point though is good for Christians to be aware of.</p>
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		<title>By: human3rror</title>
		<link>http://churchm.ag/using-christian-jargon-online-confuses-people/#comment-46217</link>
		<dc:creator>human3rror</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 13:28:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Check These Out [4/11/09] (GBrenna.com)</title>
		<link>http://churchm.ag/using-christian-jargon-online-confuses-people/#comment-46216</link>
		<dc:creator>Check These Out [4/11/09] (GBrenna.com)</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 12:11:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Using Christian Jargon Online Confuses People - &#8220;So just stop.&#8221; [...] </description>
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		<title>By: Graham Brenna</title>
		<link>http://churchm.ag/using-christian-jargon-online-confuses-people/#comment-46215</link>
		<dc:creator>Graham Brenna</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 12:07:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Can&#039;t believe I never commented on this one! I thought the video was hilarious! The point is well taken. I actually try not to use &quot;Christian Jargon&quot; at all. It confuses ME! I&#039;d much rather describe the bible in a way that is familiar to people. As you said in a more recent post I believe... people don&#039;t spend that many hours/week at church. Most of their lives are spent being bombarded by &quot;non-Christian&quot; messages... the church needs to come at them in the same way. </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Can&#039;t believe I never commented on this one! I thought the video was hilarious! The point is well taken. I actually try not to use &quot;Christian Jargon&quot; at all. It confuses ME! I&#039;d much rather describe the bible in a way that is familiar to people. As you said in a more recent post I believe&#8230; people don&#039;t spend that many hours/week at church. Most of their lives are spent being bombarded by &quot;non-Christian&quot; messages&#8230; the church needs to come at them in the same way.</p>
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		<title>By: human3rror</title>
		<link>http://churchm.ag/using-christian-jargon-online-confuses-people/#comment-46214</link>
		<dc:creator>human3rror</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 19:09:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>acronyms... omg... i&#039;ve worked in some crazy places too... </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>acronyms&#8230; omg&#8230; i&#39;ve worked in some crazy places too&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: human3rror</title>
		<link>http://churchm.ag/using-christian-jargon-online-confuses-people/#comment-46213</link>
		<dc:creator>human3rror</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 19:08:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>puaha. i suppose so... takes genius. </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>puaha. i suppose so&#8230; takes genius.</p>
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		<title>By: Lost In Translation &#171; The Sweet Bi and Bi</title>
		<link>http://churchm.ag/using-christian-jargon-online-confuses-people/#comment-46212</link>
		<dc:creator>Lost In Translation &#171; The Sweet Bi and Bi</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:41:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] throws a link up in his google reader that  I think is so awesome, so right on. So go, now&#8211;read and watch the 1 minute video&#8211;and then come [...] </description>
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		<title>By: David</title>
		<link>http://churchm.ag/using-christian-jargon-online-confuses-people/#comment-46211</link>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:56:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Great post.  Though I can&#039;t help but notice a lot of the alternatives take up more characters...making the Twitter thing harder... Hmmm </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great post.  Though I can&#039;t help but notice a lot of the alternatives take up more characters&#8230;making the Twitter thing harder&#8230; Hmmm</p>
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		<title>By: Jim</title>
		<link>http://churchm.ag/using-christian-jargon-online-confuses-people/#comment-46210</link>
		<dc:creator>Jim</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:09:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I think a lot of it depends on your audience.  The guy in the video was a knucklehead.  I know I have to break it down every week into simple terms for me and for others.  It doesn&#039;t look like the idiots in the video were interested in building relationships.  If someone uses the word eschatology around me I usually hide.   </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think a lot of it depends on your audience.  The guy in the video was a knucklehead.  I know I have to break it down every week into simple terms for me and for others.  It doesn&#039;t look like the idiots in the video were interested in building relationships.  If someone uses the word eschatology around me I usually hide.</p>
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		<title>By: Ancoti</title>
		<link>http://churchm.ag/using-christian-jargon-online-confuses-people/#comment-46209</link>
		<dc:creator>Ancoti</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:42:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Fighting jargonese is always an issue. Clarity should our goal. So how do you say &quot;Invite Jesus into your heart&quot; now?  </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fighting jargonese is always an issue. Clarity should our goal. So how do you say &quot;Invite Jesus into your heart&quot; now?</p>
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