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News: What Then? Are We Better Than They?
Posted on Monday, March 12 @ 09:59:02 PDT by John |
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by Ward Fenley
I listened to interviews with a well-known Christian leader after and before he was exposed for having gay sex and having taken crystal meth, and it is sad how the fear of people, particularly Christians, caused him to not be able to confide in them regarding his problem. He was so scared that he blatantly lied to news crews about what happened. Reading the lyrics of Steve Taylor’s song "Guilty by Association" somehow reminded me of this leader’s plight. The song seems to pinpoint the uselessness and vanity of trying to “Christianize” everything. I am not so sure the Father cherishes 'Christianese', which so many leaders use to promote their personal godliness.
We live in a world of not only magnificent natural creation but magnificent man-made creations as well, clearly testifying to the unique minds God has given us. Our problem lies in the fact that we, like those who built the ladder to heaven, trust in such things. Then Christians, in order to repudiate those things begin to mock them and speak of them as evil. Spiritually, it is very dangerous to view inanimate things as having moral or immoral value. There are extremes on both sides of the political spectrum. Flaming liberals despise gun ownership and flaming conservatives despise alcohol, neither of which is sinful. And hearing this leader speak of how he had never used marijuana and how he had never drunk a drop of alcohol all his life in order to convince us that he had not taken meth or had gay sex was one of the saddest things I had ever seen, and reminded me of how many times in the whole of my Christian life I have had to do the same. I just wonder what the Christian world would have done had he come out and told everyone. Had they the ability, I think they would have stoned him.
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Re: What Then? Are We Better Than They? (Score: 1)
 by EWMI on Monday, March 12 @ 15:11:15 PDT
(User Info | Send a Message) | | Fenley's point is well made. On Sunday during my message I told the congregation that I had the pleasure of collecting a speeding ticket in the prior week. The point fit well with the sermon and I would have thought it assisted in driving the point home. At least 2 members were not happy with the comments. I was told that, in my position, I should not reveal such things. ... wonders never cease ... |
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