When is it acceptable to use a Christian cliché?
A Christian cliché is acceptable when the person fully understands the whole gospel picture, because then the cliché may say it all. It is not acceptable when used as a mere learned coin statement by those who do not understand the gospel, since such phrasing is not in the book.
Les explains that a cliché is just a little coin statement learned to use at the proper places. He says too much of Christianity is using clichés. However, if a person fully understands the whole gospel picture, that cliché may say it all, but too many don't. He gives the example, 'I've accepted the Lord Jesus as my personal Savior.' There is nothing wrong with that, but it is a coin, and it is not in the book. So a Christian cliché is acceptable only when it flows from a full understanding of the gospel, not as empty repetition.