tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420428411794914404.post2460453775836800801..comments2023-05-03T02:03:50.273-06:00Comments on Life On and Off an Acreage: My Head is Sore!IanHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15874490886311041312noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420428411794914404.post-80831462610374148972010-09-24T08:36:06.346-06:002010-09-24T08:36:06.346-06:00I believe books are written with a goal in mind. ...I believe books are written with a goal in mind. That goal is to get people to read the book. When I pick up a book I read the first couple of paragraphs ( sometimes the first page ) and make up my mind whether I want to buy it or not. If the writer uses big words to prove he is smarter than me, he probably is. Therefore, I don't buy the book. It is not that I don't want to improve myself, it is that I don't have time for egotistic writers.JThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06880095635294061979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420428411794914404.post-15686950221322166652010-09-23T14:51:14.328-06:002010-09-23T14:51:14.328-06:00My got a headache just reading the big words in th...My got a headache just reading the big words in this post! Like glossolalia, hermeneutics, exegesis, eschatology, and soteriology and of course let's not leave out... non-conbumbulated. Say what!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420428411794914404.post-63288254405048332062010-09-20T20:32:19.923-06:002010-09-20T20:32:19.923-06:00It looks overwhelming now but, you'll be so ha...It looks overwhelming now but, you'll be so happy once you get really smart and know big answers! :)<br />Sounds like a neat study!LibbyLibbyLibbyLibbyLibbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06920048348177226476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420428411794914404.post-70166713502596969242010-09-20T16:41:50.735-06:002010-09-20T16:41:50.735-06:00Ian, oh yeah! Some books are beyond me. I agree it...Ian, oh yeah! Some books are beyond me. I agree it's good to know the theology, but put it in laymans terms to understand. Hope you get a big blessing for persevering!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17012982939454873340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420428411794914404.post-31994038768168301922010-09-20T15:56:32.801-06:002010-09-20T15:56:32.801-06:00Ian, I come from the other side of the coin. There...Ian, I come from the other side of the coin. There are so many great theological words that we no longer use that we have dumbed down the bible and each time that we do we loose rich and precious meaning. For example, we rarely use the word expiate or propitiate but these contain and convey such rich meaning. Words mean something and we need to know their meaning. Exegesis is a good work, so is hermeneutics, etc. They convey specific things that we are allowing to go by the wayside for ease and convenience sake.<br /><br />Hang in there. Take your time. Keep the dictionary handy. I would advise you to get a Theological Dictionary, or a Dictionary of the Bible or a Bible Encyclopedia in order to really learn biblical terminology.<br /><br />You gave five examples of words. Everyone of them is needed to be understood today in order to help people see the truth about them, know the error attached to them and to not be taken captive by those who ignore, abuse, redefine, or otherwise teach incorrectly about them. Not one of those words are extraneous.Gregg Metcalfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16413691313803396844noreply@blogger.com