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Modern Christians are steeped in a dialect so distorted which it has become a obstacle to the religion, says internationally renowned Bible scholar Marcus J. Borg. Borg argues that Christianity's important words, and the sacred texts and stories in which those words are inserted, have been narrowed by today's construction for the faith that emphasizes sin, forgiveness, Jesus dying for our sins, and the afterlife. Here, Borg uses the "historical-metaphorical" method for understanding Christian dialect that can reestablish for us these words of vitality and transformation. For instance:
- Redemption: now narrowly grasped as Jesus saving us from sins so we can go to heaven, however in the Bible it refers to being set free from slavery.
- Savior: now refers to Jesus as the main one who will save you us from our sins, however in the Bible it has a abundant and wonderful variety of meanings having nothing to do with the afterlife.
- Sacrifice: now refers to Jesus's death on the cross as repayment for our sins, however in the Bible it is never about substitutionary repayment for sin.
