Chapter 6 of Fieldworking was a very interesting chapter for me. I was excited that it dealt nonverbal communication. This is something that I have a passion for since I was a sign lanquage interpreter for a little deaf girl when I was fourteen. Much of sign language deals with being able to read people’s body language and to get the deeper meaning of what they are attenpting to say.
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In the Christain Church in general there are quite a few words that may be unfamiliar to an outsider.
Born again (aka “saved”): what a person is when he has accepted Jesus Christ as Lord of his life.
Communion (aka Lord’s Supper): symbolic ritual done to remind us what Jesus Christ did on the cross to pay for our sins. The grape juice you drink reminds us of Christ’s blood and the bread of his body.
Sin: anything outside of God’s will for you life. As a Christian you should strive to sin as little as possible.
Grace: This is the forgiveness of our sins. Jesus extends grace to us when we accept him. It is a gift-something you can’t earn.
Fellowship: getting together with other Christians
Worship: the act of praising God-often done through music
Ministry-reaching out to others and telling them about the “good news” of Christ
Gospel-the “good news”-Christ’s salvation plan for our lives
Repent-to confess your sin and make an effort to restrain from doing it anymore
Testimony: your personal story of how you came to salvation
Salvation: accepting Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior of you life. You get to spend an eternity in Heaven with Him when you die.
Witness: telling other people about Jesus Christ and what He can do for them
