Comments on: 10 Christian Phrases That Need To Be Excommunicated

By: bobby

bobby — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:33:10 +0000

anon,its just challenges of life, and u need to get used to it.

By: bobby

bobby — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:29:31 +0000

hey! y’all r crazy for reals

By: Uncle Luther

Uncle Luther — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:40:00 +0000

Jasmine,
Were you adding a phrase or making a threat?

By: jasmine

jasmine — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:33:08 +0000

* DO WHAT THE LORD TELLS YOU TO DO TODAY BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT THE devil MIGHT HAVE IN STORE FOR YOU TOMMOROW*!!!!!!!

By: Kicking the cliches out of church. « Sola Charis

Kicking the cliches out of church. « Sola Charis — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:52:35 +0000

[...] 24, 2009 The real.faith blog has a post on the Top 10 cliches that should be excommunicated from the [...]

By: Uncle Luther

Uncle Luther — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:10:24 +0000

Kevin,
Thanks for your comment.
I wish I had thought of “Spiritual warfare” that’s a good one, although the misuse of that concept is probably worthy of its own blog entry.

By: Kevin N

Kevin N — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:05:56 +0000

I like your list. A few of the items are harmless in my mind, such as “being fed” or “my walk with the Lord.” Others are more of a problem, such as “asking Jesus into my heart.” I had to re-teach my children many times that the way to become a Christian is through faith in Jesus Christ, not by asking him into one’s heart. I need to put my faith in Christ because I am a sinner and need a savior. “Asking Jesus into the heart” doesn’t have a firm Biblical foundation, and is often presented as something we need to do so Jesus will be our lifelong buddy, not because we have offended a holy God.

The phrase “The Holy Spirit has laid something on my heart” is used far too widely and thoughtlessly in the church. Has he really? Usually that is just another way we Christians have of saying “it seems to me that…”

A phrase I would add: “Spiritual warfare.”

Anon has obviously spent too much time reading Dawkins et al. The “New Atheists” don’t have the slightest idea what they are talking about. Even other atheists are embarrassed by these sorts of arguments.

By: Anon

Anon — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:56:53 +0000

Another cliche that annoys me is this whole god figure. I mean, he clearly doesn’t exist. Why would a graceful and loving god create a world stricken with poverty, death, homicide, homophobia, genocide, torture, animal cruelty, disease, deformities, witch burning, crusades, ethnic cleansing, castration, those annoying boogers that stick inside your nose and can’t be blown out, tonsils, vestigial limbs, pedophiles… I mean, it’s god, it made the whole thing knowing what would happen right down to the last atom placement, supposedly. Seems awfully unintelligent and quite frankly evil to do this.

By: gmc4jesus

gmc4jesus — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:10:52 +0000

Although there is merit in the above humor, aren’t you glad that God is a God of grace. We often use cliche’s to communicate God’s truths to others. These can be challenging to someone who is not familiar with our language or our particular list of cliches.

I grew up in a church that advocated, “Where the Scriptures speak, we speak and where the Scriptures are silent, we are silent.” They were also concerned about using Bible words and not using words that weren’t in the Bible.

As I wrote Getting To Know Jesus, I tried to avoid cliches and terms that weren’t found in the Bible. I don’t know if I was totally successful, but I did try.

Go to http://www.gettingtoknowjesus.org and learn about how you can build an even more passionate, personal and powerful relationship with Jesus Christ by studying His complete life and teachings. If you find any cliches or vague terms, let me know and I’ll work on a revised edition.