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Verbing Weirds Language only if you're expecting it to work in a simple way. This is a special case of the more general truth that Language Weirds.
Only when a republic's life is in danger should a man uphold his government when it is in the wrong. There is no other time.
The church says Earth is flat; but I have seen its shadow on the moon, and I have more confidence in a shadow than the church.
If we can't find Heaven, there are always bluejays.
Man. They were in trouble tonight. Final Jeopardy clue:
Surprisingly, this word appears only twice in the New Testament, once in Acts 3 & once in the first epistle of Peter.Now, I don't know that I'd have gotten it - particularly in 30 seconds. But one contestant guessed "faith"... and one "Jesus".
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At 8:06 PM, February 17, 2010
Barry Leiba had this to say...
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At 8:20 PM, February 17, 2010
The Ridger, FCD had this to say...
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At 2:32 AM, February 18, 2010
Kevin had this to say...
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At 5:17 AM, February 18, 2010
The Ridger, FCD had this to say...
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<-- Older Post ^ Home Newer Post -->Of course, one has to remember that we're also working with translations, here. What word (or words) is it that's translated to "Christian" in those two passages, I wonder.
I dunno, not being a Biblical Greek scholar. Hmmm, a little Googling tells me it's Χριστιανός (christianos).
Also, that the plural is found in Acts 11:26: "and the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch"
Well Christian is a term that caught on later. During the early days of the church they were called "The Way".
Like I said, it's not surprising that the answer was "Christian" - it made perfect sense to me.
I was surprised that the other two guesses were even made. These are people who haven't even glanced at the Bible. (Good for them, but still ... going on Jeopardy? Expect a Bible-based category, guys!)
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