by Selasi Agbesi | Jun 17, 2020 | blog, Prophecology
The Sincerity and Sacredness of a Christian Speech-Act Hypocrisy is the negative expression of performatives. It’s a subtle form of speech-act. In the Bible, the Scribes and Pharisees were the expert performers of religion. But in Jesus’ strong polemical address to...
by Selasi Agbesi | Jun 14, 2020 | blog, Prophecology
GOD SAID-THE ORIGIN OF PERFORMATIVES In Genesis 1 we read what God said when He was creating. This has constantly been cited when it comes to speech acts, but here we can see how straightforward performatives truly are and the possibilities that come out of it. Let’s...
by Selasi Agbesi | Jun 10, 2020 | blog, Prophecology
Performatives in the Bible One example of performatives in the Bible comes in the form of Jesus speaking to the storm. It speaks to so much of life’s situations on so many levels, not just in the physical act of calming the storm but also in the spiritual aspect as...
by Selasi Agbesi | Jun 7, 2020 | blog, Prophecology
New Possibilities Through Performatives I’m not quite sure if you’ve encountered the word performatives before. It sounds as complicated as the previous speech acts we’ve discussed. Yet, it is a little more interesting in my opinion. It is as simple as it is...
by Selasi Agbesi | Jun 3, 2020 | blog, Prophecology
WHEN GOD SPEAKS AND DIVINE SPEECH-ACTS When God speaks, creation ought to listen humbly and obediently. The Christian biblical God is a speaking God. Language is an essential part of Him. It’s an ability to command what He wills. Creation was brought into existence...