Simple, Plain and Easy to Understand

1 Corinthians 14:9 KJV

So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.

At one time Paul reminded the believers in Corinth that he had not come to them with enticing words of man's wisdom. He had determined to know nothing among them save Jesus Christ and Him crucified. Here he takes on a "follow up" subject, urging them to imitate his example and, rather than to try to impress people with their ability to speak an unknown tongue, to speak simple words, easy to understand.

There is a type of Christianity that attempts to recreate the excitement and air of speaking ecstatic and unlearned languages. Usually they define it as an angelic language and by doing so they can form any indistinguishable sound they please and call it the language of the angels. Who is to know the difference since none of us are angels? But the bulk of Christendom has moved passed that understanding, as Paul taught, that these tongue have ceased. However there is still a practical lesson for us to so speak about our faith  that we are easily understood.

There is no good purpose served in trying to impress people with our command of language. Our purpose is not to increase the vocabulary of those we address in church. We have not been charged by God to use the house of the Lord as a school house or even an institution of higher learning. Our objective, our Goal and our duty is to pass our faith to another. That may not be done with ecstatic languages they cannot comprehend or high brow speeches they do not understand.

Keep your words about Christ simple, plain and easy to be understood.