THE LANGUAGE OF ASHDOD Nehemiah 13:23-27
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THE LANGUAGE OF ASHDOD Nehemiah 13:23-27 { adapted from a sermon by Steve Wallace }
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THE LANGUAGE OF ASHDOD Nehemiah 13:23-27. { adapted from a sermon by Steve Wallace }. THE LANGUAGE OF ASHDOD. RELIGIOUSLY 1. “Born-again Christian,” 1 Pet. 4:16; 1:22-23 2. Preacher is “pastor,” Eph. 4:11; Acts 20:17,28; 1 Pet. 5:1-2; Acts 14:23 3. Reverend , Ps. 111:9 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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THE LANGUAGE OF
ASHDODNehemiah 13:23-27
THE LANGUAGE OF
ASHDODNehemiah 13:23-27
{ adapted from a sermon by Steve Wallace }
THE LANGUAGE OF ASHDODTHE LANGUAGE OF ASHDOD
RELIGIOUSLY
1. “Born-again Christian,” 1 Pet. 4:16; 1:22-23
2. Preacher is “pastor,” Eph. 4:11; Acts 20:17,28; 1 Pet. 5:1-2; Acts 14:23
3. Reverend, Ps. 111:9
4. "Sacrament," 1 Cor. 11:24
5. “Our church,” Acts 20:28
6. “I’m church of Christ,” Rom. 16:16; Acts 11:26.
7. “The Christian Sabbath,” Lk. 23:56-24:1; Ex. 20:8-11
8. “Join the church of your choice,” Mt. 16:18
9. Witness, Acts 1:8
10. “Accept Jesus as per- sonal Savior,” Mk. 16:15-16; Acts 2:38
11. “Fellowship meal/ hall,” 1 Jno. 1:3, 7
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MORALLY
Profanity, corrupt speech, Ex. 20:7; Rom. 2:24; Eph. 4:29
Blasphemy: “impious and reproachful speech injurious to the divine majesty” (Thayer, p. 362, MCL edit.) “When applied to God, it means to speak of him unjustly, to ascribe to him acts and attributes which he does not possess, or to speak impiously or profanely.” (Barnes, Matt. 9:3, Power Bible CD)
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MORALLY
Profanity, corrupt speech
Corrupt: “of poor quality, bad, unfit for use, worthless” (Thayer, 640)
“Then it is used in a moral sense, as our word ‘corrupt’ is, to denote that which is depraved, evil, contaminating, and may denote here anything that is obscene, offensive, or that tends to corrupt others.” (Barnes)
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MORALLY
Profanity, corrupt speech
Euphemisms
“The use of a word or phrase that is less expressive or direct but considered less distasteful, less offensive, etc. than another” (Webster, p. 630)
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MORALLY
Profanity, corrupt speech
Euphemisms
Darn, “damn: a euphemism for the curse” (642)
THE LANGUAGE OF ASHDODTHE LANGUAGE OF ASHDOD
MORALLY
Profanity, corrupt speech
Euphemisms
Doggone, “…perhaps euphemistic remodeling of G.D.” (541)
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MORALLY
Profanity, corrupt speech
Euphemisms
Gee, “euphemistic contraction of Jesus” (760)
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MORALLY
Profanity, corrupt speech
Euphemisms
Golly, “a euphemism for God” (784)
THE LANGUAGE OF ASHDODTHE LANGUAGE OF ASHDOD
MORALLY
Profanity, corrupt speech
Euphemisms
Gosh, “a euphemism for God” (788)
THE LANGUAGE OF ASHDODTHE LANGUAGE OF ASHDOD
MORALLY
Profanity, corrupt speech
Euphemisms
Heck, “an exclamation used as a euphemism for hell” (839)
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SOCIALLY
“Alternative lifestyle” – Romans 1:26-27
“Pro-choice” – Romans 13:9
“I’m only human” – Genesis 1:26-27
“An affair … make love” – 1 Corinthians 13:5
“No fault divorce” – Matthew 19:6
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What was the problem?
• God’s people lived on the border of sin
• God’s people mixed with the world
• God’s people did not guard their marriages and families from worldly language
1 Cor. 15:33; 2 Cor. 6:14ff; 1 John 2:15-17
What was the solution?
• Vigorous correction (Neh. 13:25ff)
• Learn to speak the language of truth (1 Pet. 4:11)
