Apostolic jargon [was: Moderate Apostolics]

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Richard Masoner wrote:
>We could probably use some help in the language area -- what
>Bro Starcher called "Apostolicese."  If somebody could list
>some phrases that are foreign outside of church circles,
>perhaps we can think of some more understandable alternatives.

I've noticed some folks, when annoyed, declare, "You are [or he/she/this
is] really testing my Holy Ghost!"

"Testing my Holy Ghost" strikes me as a rather bizarre phrase, let alone
how it must puzzle the "uninitiated."

Cary Robison