Praise the Lord?

[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa

Is that what you are JD, a religious fruitcake?

Or are you a religious cupcake?

Ok. This was funny! Thanks for the laugh!

Do you really see value in greeting everyone with the phrase, "Praise the Lord" instead of, "Hello", "Hi", or "Wassup"?

Why not just be normal and have normal conversations?

[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa

How about a religious donut?

I am a delicious key lime pie with a graham cracker crust!

[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa

Do kiss when you greet the brethren?



So, you kiss the brethren and sisteren?

Admittedly, no I don't.
I do find that it is most important to be approachable, cordial, and genuine.

Despite my sincerity, since I am not greeting people exactly the way the Bible says to, I must be blinded from the truth and walking in disobedoence! My greetings are vain, invalid and...

[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by Barb

Rather rude...

I disagree with you.

There is no value in walking around greeting people that way.

[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa

No, JD is just expressing his liberty.

And it is such a sweet liberty to be walking in!

You don't know the half!

[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by Jito463

How is it judging anything? It's a call to praise the Lord. It's an affirmation of the worthiness of our God to be praised, in all matters and circumstances. What's wrong with that?

Nothing, if that is all that there is to it. Unfortunately, it isn't.

Originally Posted by Jito463

Speaking from personal experience?

I am guessing you found my statements to be personally insulting. That was not my intent. I apologize.

To answer your question, I know what I have seen and heard over the years and I stand by my criticisms.

Originally Posted by Jito463

That's a good question. Perhaps we should.

I really hope you don't. Your witness would suffer for it.

Originally Posted by Jito463

You have some serious, built up grudges in your life, it would seem. May I suggest you spend some time "praising the Lord"?

You are mistaken but thank you for your concern.

[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by houston

I think JD is a liberal something or other... I also think he views the use of "PTL" as a replacement for a simple "hi" or "hello." When people greet "Praise the Lord" I have never seen anyone begin to praise the Lord.

That is exactly what this thread is about and thanks for the last sentence. It helps to elaborate the utter uselessness of the phrase as it is being discussed in this thread.

[Jito463]

Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson

I am guessing you found my statements to be personally insulting. That was not my intent. I apologize.

No, I didn't find them insulting. I did find them to be rather.....specific. Hence my question.

Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson

I really hope you don't. Your witness would suffer for it.

I disagree. The words aren't what matters, it's the attitude you project in professing them. If said in a haughty matter, than any greeting would cause offense. If said in humility and graciousness, than saying you're blessed would cause no more offense than any other greeting.

[n david]

Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson

Ok. This was funny! Thanks for the laugh!

Do you really see value in greeting everyone with the phrase, "Praise the Lord" instead of, "Hello", "Hi", or "Wassup"?

Why not just be normal and have normal conversations?

So Budweiser's "Wassup" has value in greeting, but not a biblical "Praise the Lord?"

smh

[n david]

Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson

I disagree with you.

There is no value in walking around greeting people that way.

I disagree with you. I see far more value in greeting fellow Christians with "Praise the Lord," than I do Budweiser's "wassup."

But I won't belittle or condemn you for choosing the beer slogan over a bible verse repeated time and again throughout the Psalms.