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1 | Alternative to the term "Jesus is LORD"? | Deut 11:19 | Fellow Pilgrim | 175392 | ||
Thank you to all who have responded. My desire is not to dumb-down the Good News (Hollywood does enough of that already!). No, my desire is to give the uninitiated enquirer something they can grasp so I don't lose them at that point. I guess I am thinking that, so long as we can keep them engaged in the topic, we have an opportunity to teach. However, if you are speaking some (as good as) foreign language, the conversation will end rather quickly! however, if I can begin with something the listener can grasp, we may then be able to move from the known to the unknown (a good education process) and lead them to understand that, in fact, Jesus is LORD of the universe and ask the question, "On finding out that Jesus is LORD, what is your response?" My son has suggested the term "Supreme Ruler". His thought was that this would be relevant to anyone who has an interest in Lord of the Rings, Narnia, Star Wars, Star Trek, etc - a good number of people. Maybe, but I will keep looking and thank you and all others for your contributions. |
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2 | Alternative to the term "Jesus is LORD"? | Deut 11:19 | Hank | 175398 | ||
Fellow Pilgrim - It occurred to me, upon reading the post of yours, No. 175392 to which I'm responding, that obviously J. R. R. Tolkien must not have considered the word 'lord' especially freighted with insurmountable difficulties or he would not have chosen to call his famous trilogy "The Lord of the Rings." Unless I'm much mistaken, these books have been well received (and apparently understood) by the post-modern, anti-monarchic set who, you have reported, have trouble understanding the meaning of the word 'lord.' Somehow "Supreme Ruler of the Rings" just doesn't have the same ring to it as "Lord of the Rings" (pun intended). No, I'm still unconvinced that we have any need to dig through tomes of lexicons in a frantic search for a fitting substitute for the word 'lord' as in the declaration, "Jesus is Lord." I'm simple enough to believe that God got it right the first time. Sorry I can't be more accommodating to your idea. I still maintain that the resolution of your dilemma and the end of your interminable quest can both be found in the inclusion of a defining footnote for the benefit of those, if there indeed be those, who don't know the meaning of the common English noun, 'lord.' If they don't understand this simple word, it's highly doubtful that they are going to understand much else in English, so it's probably time to consider another medium of communication anyway. --Hank | ||||||
3 | Alternative to the term "Jesus is LORD"? | Deut 11:19 | Fellow Pilgrim | 175424 | ||
Point taken, Hank. Thanks for your thoughts. It has been a good discussion, my first, but certainly not my last... Fellow Pilgrim |
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