Not that long ago, many people understood that if a city was decimated, it meant that one tenth of the city was destroyed. Now when we hear the context of that word, we understand it to mean that the entire city was destroyed.
The word "fewer" has nearly been dropped from our language and replaced with the word "less."
The word fewer has long been used to refer to things that can be counted, such as "fewer apples in the bin." While the word "less" refers to things that cannot be counted but must be measured, "there is less flour in the bin."
I have been thinking long and hard about the need to convey the proper message to those with whom we speak. If we are using words that mean the opposite from the understanding of the person we are speak to, then we have given them a wrong message.
It is vitally important to understand what God is telling us in His Word. Many misunderstandings of God's truths have created cults that hold to a standard or principle, that isn't at all what God taught in His Word.
My hope is that all those who call themselves Christian will read the Word, praying over the understanding, even digging deeply as far as we are possible to discern what God is telling us, not based on our own cultural bents.
The misunderstanding about divorce and remarriage emerged from men's hearts, a desire to contort the meaning of God's Word by using English words that do not mean what God meant in His Inspired Word, but will give them the answer they want.
Many things believers hold to today are not accurate because they rely entirely on the English versions without knowledge of the original languages or seeking the Holy Spirit in prayer for truth.
I am woefully ignorant about the original languages, but when I ask the Lord to show me truth about a matter, almost inevitably someone comes along with the meaning of the original language that brings great insight.
I knew before I had done any real study on divorce and remarriage that these practices were sin. The Holy Spirit showed me, that even though most of our culture accepted it, somethings was just not right.
I began to pray reading the word more carefully, and searching out teachers who didn't say what I have heard all my life. God quickly brought the truth to me on these matters so completely, there could be no mistaking the truth.
Even when we don't know the original languages, God can warn us when something is taught that is amiss. He can bring uneasiness to our soul, it is our responsibility to go to prayer and then to study. When He brings the answer we can know it was Him, peace floods over our soul and the answer becomes clear. There is no backing up or confusion any more!
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