Wednesday, August 8, 2012

The power of words

Let me start with the definition of "words"-It's a unit of language that functions as a principle carrier of meaning.
So this week our speaker is breaking our little perception of God and revealing the true power that comes from the words( bible) that he has given us. It's all VERY new to me and I'll do my best to explain all that I have learned thus far. Ohh by the way he is a genius with a degree in architecture from Yale! He denied Harvard because he didn't like the environment. Anyways, he says," I believe that we are all brilliant if we learn to not live off other people thoughts, so I'm treating you like Yale students." and he sure has with his theology and his large words. Lol
He has just been challenging our view of words and where our mind goes when we hear a word. For example, when we hear cup- where/ what does our mind revert to, to bring us to imagine the reality of a cup? Another example-women- what in the past does our mind go to that distorts our image of a woman? We all have our own signifiers( emotions, ideas) that have distorted our meaning of words. Which is very dangerous as words is "the principle carrier of meaning" we all have different reality when it come to women. Some might revert back to a good reality, angry reality if a girl hurt you or you might view them as just a prize.. Ect. You get the gist of how words are different to everyone. SO HOW IN THE WORLD DO WE FIND THE SAME MEANING IN OUR WORDS?
The only true word is Jesus. His character, his love for you is always the same. Never diminishes. FOREVER the same. He is the first and the last. God said that I am the word! That I am the way, i am the truth, and I am life! Everything else we just name. So if we grasp that God is the word.( and God never lies) And words are the principle carrier of meaning. THEN, God is the principle carrier of meaning! Ahh if we just get that God is the only true reality, it doesn't only change our words but the emotion and ideas that come from these words. Ask God to reveal this world we live in through the lenses of his reality.

Christian showed us a scientific experiment that might help to blow your mind a little bit more!
So there was two water bottles and the one you talked bad to, cussed out, ect literally changed its molecular structure. What!? by cursing it or blessing it you changed waters make up. Insane. Our body is made of 70% water. You can literally change the molecular structure of someone by the way you talk to them! Watch your words:) love y'all!

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