(a 2 minute read) Sometimes you stumble upon something and it kind of slaps you across the face. This is what happened to me when I looked up the definition of the word blaspheme. We all have been taught and know this definition very well and a simple one is; to speak irreverently about God or sacred things.

Did you know that the English word comes from the Greek ’blasphémia’?

Do you know what the definition of the Greek is?

When one is SLOW to call something good that is really good,
or when one is SLOW to call something bad that is really bad.

Considering this definition, am I blaspheming in today’s culture and in today’s environment a bazillion times a day?

Has my ‘Yes’  no longer become ‘Yes’ and my ‘no’ no longer become ‘no’!?

Do not be quick to point the finger!!

The intent here is to look inwardly and examine. Look inwardly and assess!

Am I slow in calling something bad when it is really bad, am I slow in calling something good when it is really good. If the answer is yes…………. Please take action to correct the course.

My Lord and my God, may my fellow brothers and sisters forgive me for blaspheming against them as it has and continues to happen. Shrugging it to being human is just that, shrugging it. May i work harder in making my ‘yes’ yes, and my ‘no’ no, and not fall into the pit of peer pressure or fitting in. Oh how patient and wonderful You are my maker. Thank You and i love You for loving me so so so much.

 

Strong’s 988: blasphēmía (from blax, “sluggish/slow,” and 5345 /phḗmē, “reputation, fame”) – blasphemy – literally, slow (sluggish) to call something good (that really is good) – and slow to identify what is truly bad (that really is evil).

Strong’s 989: blasphemos   Slanderous, evil speaking.

Strong’s 987: blasphemeo   Slanderous; to speak evil against, blaspheme, use abusive or scurrilous language about (God or men)

English definition of Slander; it is the action of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person’s reputation.