By Pete Smithies & Andy Lund
Andy considers a change of speaking style is important now that he's a Christian.
Andy
Pete
Andy: How art thou today, then, Pete?
Pete: Eh?
Andy: I sayeth, how art thou today, o Pete?
Pete: Come again?.
Andy: Yea, verily, as it was in the beginning. How art thou today, o Pete?
Pete: Do you know, Andy, I think I must be having trouble with my ears, I thought you said...
Andy: He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Pete: Look, old buddy, not a lot of what I'm hearing is making much sense.
Andy: Ah that's because I am learning to talk church speak.
Pete: Oh .... what's that.
Andy: Well, if you're going to be a Christian, then you've got to talk the right lingo - stands to reason.
Pete: Now that I can understand.
Andy: Sorry. What I meaneth was, if thou must needs be a disciple then it behoves you to use the language of Zion.
Pete: So what your saying is, you need to use a different kind of talk when you're talking with the Lord?
Andy: Yea verily. The denarius hath dropped.
Pete: What? Oh yes. So you are using this kind of language because...
Andy: Because that's how Christians ought to speak.
Pete: How do you know?
Andy: A good point; I'm glad you brought that up.
Pete: So, what's the answer?
Andy: The answer to what?
Pete: How do you know that Christians have to speak in this ridiculous way.
Andy: Well ... well... because....
Pete: Yes?
Andy: Because..... because..
Pete: Mmm
Andy: Because Jesus did.
Pete: What, Jesus went about saying thee and thou and thine did he?
Andy: Yes, no doubt about it.
Pete: How do you know?
Andy. Well ... well... because it says in the Bible, doesn't it.
Pete: Not in mine.
Andy: Yea verily, in thy Holy Bible thereth a lot of thee's and verily's and so on...
Pete: Not in mine.
Andy : And thou's and wherefore's and... what do you mean not in yours?
Pete: I mean in my Bible there's no language like that. It's just plain speaking.
Andy: Ah, well. It can't be right then. Obviously not the real MCCOY.
Pete: Why?
Andy: It's been tampered with - You'll have to get yourself an original like mine...
Pete: Who wrote yours then?
Andy: King James.
Pete: Ah, that well known 1st Century English speaking Jewish sovereign?
Andy: The very same .
Pete: And it's an original?
Andy: Yea verily.
Pete: And you understand it?
Andy: I lacketh not the understanding O Pete.
Pete: So your early disciples...
Andy: Spaketh thus.
Pete: And that's the only way to understand what the Bible says?
Andy: Spotteth on.
Pete: You must be very wise then?
Andy: Wisdom expoundeth within mine head
Pete: Well, Andy, I'm happy for Minehead - (mumbles -coz you're out of your tree, mate) .... One last thing…
Andy: Asketh what thy will.
Pete: Why did Jesus have to spend so much time - saying the same things to his disciples over and over again?
Andy: Beateth me
Pete: Yes I'd like to.
Voice: Reads 1 Cor 2 v 12
© Pete Smithies & Andy Lund 1999
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