1 Peter 2:13 (a) — The Meaning of Submit

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The word “triggered” has taken on new meaning in the English lexicon. It has always been around, of course, and used in the practical sense of activating something with a trigger. During the war, if a booby trap was set off you would say it had been “triggered.” These days the word is often used to describe a strong adverse emotional reaction to something. For example, “The student in the front row was triggered when the instructor mentioned that they had voted for the president.” 

Words that set off an emotional reaction are “trigger words.” One of the oldest trigger words in the English language is the word, “submit.” 

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