Now that we know Model, Surface Structure, and Deep Structure, we are going to go through the first example of ways that clients (the people we wish to help) impoverish their own model of the world via observing the surface structure.

Deletion Removal of nouns that are attached to the verb presented by the client.

Client: I am hungry. (Hungry is missing a noun connection) You: What are you hungry for?

Class 1 Deletion These are deletions associated to comparatives and superlatives.

Comparative: -er adjectives In this Deletion, one of the nouns being compared isn't being expressed by the client.

Ex: I think I'm better when it comes to math. (Who they are better than is missing) You: You think you are better than (who) at math?

Superlative: -est adjectives In this Deletion, one of the nouns being compared to isn't being expressed by the client.

Ex: I think I'm best when it comes to math. (Who they are better than is missing) You: (Who) do you think you are best in comparison to at math?

Class 2 Deletion These like the former class, except they are centered around -ly adjectives. (The missing material again is the noun to which the adjective is associated to.)

Client: obviously, my job is finished. You: (To whom) is it obvious that you have completed your job?

Class 3 Deletion In this class, we are to be observant of 2 different types.

Modal Operators of Necessity:

The parehthesis express the response question format for such deletions.

Ex: must, need,

Client: I must complete this paper by tonight. You: (What would happen if you didn't) complete it by tonight?

Modal Operators of Possibility:

Ex: can, can't, will, won't, do, don't

Client: I can't understand why Caleb won't talk to me. You: (What prevents you) from understanding why Caleb won't talk to you?

Job 25 (Lets observe how this applies in scripture)

Bildad chimes in after job has given another monologue and in verse 2 says:

"Dominion and fear are with him, he maketh peace in his high places."

(Where) are his places?

-Where is the noun attached to in.

Where are his high places?

I believe this method is no more than expanding our language interpretation to be better stewards of God's Word; which is written in our language.

It also paints a new picture in the Holy Ghost on just how cruel Job's friends truly were to him in his hours of suffering. Lots of generalizing and presuppositions (which will be learned later) on just how passive aggressive his friends were being. They were insulting and condemning him as a wicked man covertly via leaving out their own deep structure opinions of him and God with unspecified nouns via Deletion and generalization and distortion.

As we read I challenge us all in the Holy Spirit to consider what kind of friends we are to our own kin.

May God bless us all with the Holy Ghost unto understanding His Word better than we did yesterday. In Jesus name amen.

Here's a link to the original post if you need access to the vocabulary or the previous posts.

https://greatawakening.win/p/16ZqKte9n7/testimony-of-a-purpose-and-direc/