Does saying "Can I get an Amen?" make what you said before more valid? More holy perhaps? Do people get so excited by saying Amen that they don't realize what they are agreeing with?
Are they cosigning it without knowing what it said?
2007-03-08 02:41:21 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Pastor Billy says: well brother can I get an, amen?
many times they are as you say co-signing it without knowing it or thinking about it. They are giving affirmation to an interpretation of perhaps one preacher without investigating what the entire Church theology has to say about it. They neglect the teaching of Christianity from a 2000 year standpoint hence the constant subdividing of communities over arguments on modern interpretation of the bible.
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"Can I get an , Amen?"
edit: Dawn you are getting it but remember it's not merely an exclamation but a question hence the "Amen?" the preacher is conducting the congregation. I perfer the Pentecostals over the other many Protestant denominations who just scream out AMEN when they agree at least that seems more honest.
2007-03-08 02:49:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Amen and amen to that. The Amen is an agreeing to or validation of all what was said but more important it means the preacher is done talking. And therefore you are finished listening. So I would imagine that the shorter the sermon, the louder the amen.
So, the amen, is a combination of agreement and is also used in place of a sigh of relief. But it's not a 50/50 divide to all people. The more agreeable ones are like 75/25. The relieved ones are like 25/75. But not all people are in these two categories. I would say they are about 90% of the people there are. 10% are the ones that you always hear as an echo. They are only saying it because everybody else did. They, of course, haven't been listening at all so, agreement or not is not an issue, their main goal is to get to the last amen, the one they have been waiting for ever since they left home.
I hope this helps.
2007-03-08 11:05:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, AMEN means you agree with what has been said- however you do not have to say AMEN if you do not agree- If a preacher or anyone says something that goes against the word of God, I am not going to say AMEN.
2007-03-08 11:27:54 · answer #3 · answered by AdoreHim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You answered your own questions. Is is because you don't others to say "Amen" to your questions without thinking? If the preacher is insincere then any of your own reasons may apply. If the preacher is sincere, then the reason is to keep the hearers alert and thinking, and ultimately to understand that the Word of God calls for a commitment. Can I get an "Amen"?
2007-03-08 10:53:07 · answer #4 · answered by Javance 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The preacher is not looking to validate God's word but is rather inciting participation in the presentation of....a la the Hebrew word,"Selah"
2007-03-08 10:50:40 · answer #5 · answered by bonsai bobby 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Conditioned response,eh? Like Pavlov's dogs salivating to ringing bells!
Can I get an AMEN!
2007-03-08 10:46:45 · answer #6 · answered by Dawn G 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, because often they are looking for that validation themselves..the preacher, that is (not all but some)..and yes people are often co-signing..I leave the building
2007-03-08 10:46:02 · answer #7 · answered by 1sweet lady 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ask the preacher!
2007-03-08 10:53:52 · answer #8 · answered by Jouvert 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I actually see it as an attention getter!
In other words "Look at me and see what I am doing" rather than listen to God's word for instruction.
2007-03-08 10:49:57 · answer #9 · answered by אידיאליסטי™ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they know they're going to get it. They wouldn't say it if they thought the congregation was going to respond with a resounding "HEEELLLLLL NO!!!
2007-03-08 10:45:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋