A theologian has warned that the way believers use some popular Christian jargon today — including “broken,” “authentic” and “surrender” — is not very biblical but taken from secular culture.
Dan Doriani, who is vice president of strategic academic projects and professor of theology and ethics at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri, said in The Gospel Coalition that some terms that many Christians use today either take on meanings that aren’t really biblical or are more tied with secular concepts.
“‘Broken’ is an interesting case. In my circles (perhaps not yours), certain pastors and teachers often tell their people they are broken or need to face their brokenness. Without completing a study of Hebrew and Greek terms, it may be enough to say that ‘broken’ typically appears between 100 and 200 times in standard English translations and that the sense is almost always negative, often sharply negative,” he pointed out.
Doriani noted that there are several issues with the modern use of the word in a church setting, however.
“We sometimes hear a person glorying in his brokenness: ‘I feel so broken.’ They seem to mean they grieve their sin, but it’s an odd way to say it and can have a prideful ring, as if one is glorying in his…
… Read More
—-
Click Read More to read the rest of the story from our content source/partners – The Christian Post.