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DO YOU EXPRESS YOURSELF IN YOUR OLD NATURE?
DO YOU EXPRESS YOURSELF IN YOUR OLD NATURE? Influenced by the world and by our human nature, we are tempted or inclined to express the contents of our hearts as our Old Nature incites us. But if by submission to the Holy Spirit, we nullify the work of the flesh, our...
Holy Logic of Christian Speech-Acts
Holy Logic of Christian Speech-Acts We have already established the fact that God Himself is the source, foundation, and motivation of Christian speech-act. God is a talking God. His word is creative, active, and relative. Those who experienced a redemptive encounter...
Declarations
Declarations Conversations for actions also include declarations. What are declarations? They are simply statements that describe what the status-quo will be from that time forward. In other words, a declaration, in a way, divorces itself from the current prevailing...
BELIEFS AND CONVICTIONS: THE MONEY SCRIPTS IN YOUR LIFE
BELIEFS AND CONVICTIONS: THE MONEY SCRIPTS IN YOUR LIFE Beliefs and convictions vary across people. These differences develop over time depending on the societal background, education, religion, and culture. A child is likely to build their belief system depending on...
DISCOMFORT IN THE JOURNEY OF ABRAHAM
DISCOMFORT IN THE JOURNEY OF ABRAHAM Using the example of Abraham, there is a lesson about discomfort in the journey of faith. Everything is not always rosy, convenient, and all pleasurable. All through the life of Abraham, he never bought a piece of land for himself...
THE TRAP OF CONSTATIVE UTTERANCE
THE TRAP OF CONSTATIVE UTTERANCE While performatives can be classified as actions, constatives are just statements or sayings that are as they are in nature. Constatives are said to have the following functions: It conveys a message; That message can be compared to...
The Sincerity and Sacredness of a Christian Speech-Act
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...
GOD SAID-THE ORIGIN OF PERFORMATIVES
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...
Performatives in the Bible
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...
