Yes I am a Christian but...read the following which I found interesting...
Accept Jesus as your personal savior. Or, "I accepted Jesus..." etc. This is a phrase found nowhere in the Bible. I had to laugh as I was channel-surfing the other day and a televangelist talked about Peter "accepting Jesus Christ as his personal savior" and I just laughed out loud because it sounded so ridiculous. Yes, Peter confessed that Jesus was the Christ, the Son of the Living God, but had he added "and I accept You as my personal Savior" I think Jesus would have said "What???"
The Word. Notice how some televangelists never say The Bible, they always say The Word? Problem is, there is another "Word" found in John 1, as in "The Word became flesh and dwelt among us." That ain't talking about a book, folks.
Plant a seed. This has been so misused and overused by televangelists that I'm sure the Apostle Paul regrets ever using that phrase. Paul couldn't see down the road 1900 years to Oral Roberts, unfortunately. What's wrong with simply "giving"? Is that a bad word? And it particularly grates on me when televangelists use the phrase "seedtime and harvest" in Genesis to mean something besides just what it says; there will be a growing season and a time for harvest. That is, agriculturally, not lining a charlatan's pockets.
The devil. Listen to most televangelists, and it's "the devil" this and "the devil" that. "Take authority over the devil." "Tell the devil to get his hands off your (body, finances, family.)" It's not the devil, it's just you, dude.
Every head bowed and every eye closed. This is courtesy of our Baptist friends. I almost got suckered into "slipping up my hand" once when visiting a Sunday night service with my Baptist friend when I was a kid. I know Mike Warnke later was exposed as a phony, but I still appreciate what he did when he gave the "invitation" at a meeting of his that I attended over 20 years ago in Enid, OK. He said, "I want everyone to keep their eyes open and looking around to see who raises their hand!" That was refreshing.
Have a blessed day. Just to let you know I'm too much of a Christian to wish you a good day...
The rapture. There's no such thing, and it's not mentioned in the Bible, despite what Hal Lindsey and Tim LaHaye would have you believe.
Slain in the Spirit. This is used in Pentecostal circles to indicate someone falling backwards when a preacher lays his hands on you, or breathes on you, or waves his arm in your direction. For an example, watch Benny Hinn, if you can keep from gagging.
I rebuke you in Jesus' name! I've had some Christians indicate that they've never heard anyone use this phrase, but some of the weirdo Christians I used to hang with used it all the time. It was a Christian way of saying "F*** you!"
Jesus loves you just the way you are but he loves you too much to leave you that way. This phrase has even worked it's way into the mainstream (see the movie "Junebug" for an example.) Unfortunately, Jesus has pretty much left me the way I was.
Saul changed his name to Paul. This is not so much a phrase as a common misconception perpetuated by uneducated preachers. Nowhere in the Bible does it say that he changed his name. He was known as Saul (Jewish name) among the Jews and Paul (non-Jewish name) among the Gentiles. We know him mainly as Paul because of his mission to the Gentiles.
Three Wise Men. Nowhere does it say there were three of them. They brought three gifts but how many of them there were is not stated. And, thanks to the inaccurate Christmas carol "We Three Kings of Orient Are" they even have names. Made up ones, no less. Casper, Melchior, and another one that I won't bother to look up. Why not just Fred, George, and Hakim? And, not to ruin your enjoyment of the annual kid's Christmas play, but it's not accurate to have the Wise Men from Matthew arrive on the scene at the same time as the shepherds from Luke.
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Originally Posted by CB ARGH
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