2006-06-24 08:36:12Jacky
用字的爭議
讀 經：雅各書3章1-12節
金 句：「凡人所說的閒話，當審判的日子，必要句句供出來。」（馬太福音12章36節）
全年讀經：列王記下7-10章
字典出版商茂利安姆-韋伯司特公司最近受到抨擊。據公司總裁約翰．摩爾斯說，抗議者要求將字典中某字刪除，因為該字不雅而又有冒犯性的含義。摩爾斯指出，字典出版商不會製造詞彙或決定詞彙的意義。字典只是羅列我們語言中的詞彙，並界定其含義。發明或改造詞彙的是社會。
摩爾斯最後總結說，與其抗議字典對詞彙的處理，不如「在遣詞用字時認真負責，並我們對週圍的人以及在媒體、演藝界等那些有影響力的人亂用詞彙表示抗議。」這是一個好主意。
上帝極為重視話語。耶穌說，我們所將受到的審判，將根據我們所說的「每一句話」（馬太福音12章36節）。在雅各書中，108節經文中有15節是關於我們應如何當心我們的言語。
我們對正確用詞爭論不休。讓我們摒棄自己的字典中冒犯性的或歧視性的詞彙。記住，如果上帝對我們所說的話極為認真，我們也該如此。如何正確用詞值得爭論。DJD
主啊，看緊我們的舌頭，以便我們所說的話，
不會傷害別人或不經意地冒犯別人；
賜給我們優雅的愛的話語，
一些能安慰、平息、改善的話語。Sper
一句恰當的話勝過長篇大論。
金 句：「凡人所說的閒話，當審判的日子，必要句句供出來。」（馬太福音12章36節）
全年讀經：列王記下7-10章
字典出版商茂利安姆-韋伯司特公司最近受到抨擊。據公司總裁約翰．摩爾斯說，抗議者要求將字典中某字刪除，因為該字不雅而又有冒犯性的含義。摩爾斯指出，字典出版商不會製造詞彙或決定詞彙的意義。字典只是羅列我們語言中的詞彙，並界定其含義。發明或改造詞彙的是社會。
摩爾斯最後總結說，與其抗議字典對詞彙的處理，不如「在遣詞用字時認真負責，並我們對週圍的人以及在媒體、演藝界等那些有影響力的人亂用詞彙表示抗議。」這是一個好主意。
上帝極為重視話語。耶穌說，我們所將受到的審判，將根據我們所說的「每一句話」（馬太福音12章36節）。在雅各書中，108節經文中有15節是關於我們應如何當心我們的言語。
我們對正確用詞爭論不休。讓我們摒棄自己的字典中冒犯性的或歧視性的詞彙。記住，如果上帝對我們所說的話極為認真，我們也該如此。如何正確用詞值得爭論。DJD
主啊，看緊我們的舌頭，以便我們所說的話，
不會傷害別人或不經意地冒犯別人；
賜給我們優雅的愛的話語，
一些能安慰、平息、改善的話語。Sper
一句恰當的話勝過長篇大論。
A Battle Over Words
Read: James 3:1-12
Every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. --Matthew 12:36
Dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster recently came under attack. According to company president John M. Morse, protesters demanded that a specific word be deleted because it is derogatory and offensive. Morse pointed out that dictionary publishers don't invent words or decide the meanings that words will have. A dictionary merely lists and defines the words of our language. Society does the inventing and reinventing of words.
Morse concluded by suggesting that rather than protesting the dictionary's treatment of words, "We can choose our own words responsibly and protest the use of the word by those around us and by influential people in the media, the entertainment industry, and elsewhere." That's good advice!
Words are important to God. Jesus said that we will be judged for "every idle word" we speak (Mt. 12:36). And in the book of James, 15 of the 108 verses are devoted to the use of the tongue and the words we speak.
We are in a war over words. Let's be on the defensive against any offensive or unloving terms in our own dictionary of usage. Remember, if God takes our words seriously, so should we. It's a battle worth waging. --DJD
Lord, guard our tongues so what we say
Won't hurt and carelessly offend;
Give us the gracious speech of love,
With words that soothe and heal and mend. --Sper
A well-chosen word can speak volumes.
FOR FURTHER STUDY
What Is Real Love?
Read: James 3:1-12
Every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. --Matthew 12:36
Dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster recently came under attack. According to company president John M. Morse, protesters demanded that a specific word be deleted because it is derogatory and offensive. Morse pointed out that dictionary publishers don't invent words or decide the meanings that words will have. A dictionary merely lists and defines the words of our language. Society does the inventing and reinventing of words.
Morse concluded by suggesting that rather than protesting the dictionary's treatment of words, "We can choose our own words responsibly and protest the use of the word by those around us and by influential people in the media, the entertainment industry, and elsewhere." That's good advice!
Words are important to God. Jesus said that we will be judged for "every idle word" we speak (Mt. 12:36). And in the book of James, 15 of the 108 verses are devoted to the use of the tongue and the words we speak.
We are in a war over words. Let's be on the defensive against any offensive or unloving terms in our own dictionary of usage. Remember, if God takes our words seriously, so should we. It's a battle worth waging. --DJD
Lord, guard our tongues so what we say
Won't hurt and carelessly offend;
Give us the gracious speech of love,
With words that soothe and heal and mend. --Sper
A well-chosen word can speak volumes.
FOR FURTHER STUDY
What Is Real Love?