Something that has bothered me for quite some time, is that when I talk to a lot of Christians today (especially via Face Book or e-mail), I am accused of trying to talk above others heads, by using big words that very few Christians understand, or are even interested in.
Recently after seeing this kind of response, I went over my words to see if there might be some truth to this on my part. Other than the fact I quoted the AV Bible, because it was what was handy at the time; I saw absolutely nothing that I found that should be above anyone's head.
In my way of thinking, when I see words that I am not sure about, I either ask what the word means, or I look in a dictionary. I also look at it as a chance to expand my vocabulary, not to accuse someone of trying to speak over my head.
What is even more confusing to me about this matter is that I have heard this kind of thing by people that have a lot more education than I do and whom I would consider smarter than myself.
I once heard someone say that unless we use language that even a child can understand without asking questions, then whether we like it or not, we are alienating people.
In my way of thinking this is not only bad advice, it dumbs down the language.
Am I all wet?
Has anyone else run into this kind of thing?
Tom
