is it after a "life lesson" ???
for example....
but because I had to sneak around and feel guilty, I will never switch the Christmas presents again. Amen.
is that correct usage?
2006-11-30 12:48:56 · 18 answers · asked by mac 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
if you can switch out the statement - I believe - then you can use amen. you are afirming your belief in what is stated or what you state.
someone says - Jesus is Lord
I reply - AMEN!
2006-11-30 12:53:11 · answer #1 · answered by Marysia 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure, the Hebrew "amen" means "so be it," but that isn't the whole answer. From ancient times (that is, back when the Old Testament books were being written) the word had taken on a specific liturgical meaning. You would use it to agree with what had come before--a prayer, for example. You would use it in formal worship, which meant its liturgical use became the norm.
We have inherited this sense. You use "amen" in worship or in another serious, usually religious setting. It can also be used ironically, as in "Amen to that, sister," as a lighthearted way of showing serious agreement.
Jesus could get away with using "amen" however he wanted, as when he said, "Amen, I say to you..."
But nowadays we generally leave it out of normal conversation. And I say amen to that.
2006-11-30 13:04:57 · answer #2 · answered by TheGoodFather 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Amen is a Greek Hebraism, essentially borrowed from the Hebrew, and it literally means "truly". It is a statement of fact. In Jewish culture, two witnesses were required to verify an event, and they would give the word amen to essentially mean, "I verify that this is so". Significantly, in some sermons of Jesus, he would say, "Amen, Amen I say to you" where he was expressly indicating that he did not need witnesses because the fact that he was the one saying it was evidence enough that it was the truth.
2006-11-30 13:13:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could use it that way. Amen's literal meaning is 'So be it'. So if you will never switch the Christmas presents again, then so be it. (Amen)
2006-11-30 12:52:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Usually we say amen if :
1)we finished praying
2)we finished reading Al Fatihah the first Surah in the holy koran
3)we are prayed for kindness such as healthy by our friends or ustadz or religion teacher and imam or praying leader in a mosques
4)we heard someone praying for God helping.
2006-11-30 12:58:46 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Amen is translated to "so be it". So, amen could be used in response to any statement you hear in which you agree with.
2006-11-30 12:54:22 · answer #6 · answered by Greenwood 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. you use amen after a prayer. when your by yourself of with family and friends. "Dear God i thank you for this day and for Your wonderful blessings amen."
amen means "i agree"
2006-11-30 12:53:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the word Amen means `so be it', and it is said when one is in agreement or accepts the word of God or any thing that is good.
2006-11-30 12:56:47 · answer #8 · answered by francis j 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
Amen is after a prayer, and after something you agree with.
2006-11-30 12:50:45 · answer #9 · answered by russian_sweetie13 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It literally means, "so be it", so if you are intending to emphasise that what you said is final, you can end it with amen.
2006-11-30 12:51:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋