I have many conversations with people who speak english as a second language. I use a different vocabulary when I talk to them. I try to keep my sentences short and to the point. I try to use simple words and eliminate slang as much as possible. I don't want to impress them with my enormous vocabulary; I want to communicate with them. They already know that I know many more english words than they do.
We in the church world have our own language that can be undiscernable to someone not brought up in church. When we are communicating the gospel message to them we don't need to show that we have a great Christian vocabulary; we need to communicate God's love to them.
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