you will think i'm an irritant for doing this but i've been a bit bothered by this popular phrase used lately. so i will break it down and copy the 2 separate meanings from macbook's dictionary.
camera 1 |ˈkam(ə)rə|nouna device for recording visual images in the form of photographs, movie film, or video signals.PHRASESon (or off) camera while being filmed or televised (or not being filmed or televised) : on camera, she was error-prone and nervous.
whore |hôr|noun derogatorya prostitute.• a promiscuous woman.verb [ intrans. ](of a woman) work as a prostitute : she spent her life whoring for dangerousmen.• [often as n. ] ( whoring) (of a man) use the services of prostitutes : he lived by night, indulging in his two hobbies, whoring and eating.• debase oneself by doing something for unworthy motives, typically to make money : he had never whored after money.yeah i know it's just a simple word, and i'm possibly acting like i have an umbrella up my posterior. but words don't just mean things, they also indicate things. for us who have been freed to live the holy lives, let's do our utmost best to live it.
With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God's likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be. Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? My brothers, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water
James 3:9-12
alright it's out of context cos i think this verse refers to cursing people. but this one came to mind.
2 comments:
so ironic you are concerned about words and you quote verses out of context...
But it's still applicable because the implication stands that if we are indeed on the process of holistic sanctification, that includes vocabulary. We must redeem the use of our lips. :)
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