- Had a great time over the weekend. A bunch of people came over on Saturday and Sunday. But now I've kind of been dwelling on the last major thing we talked about; namely, confrontation, and how some of the clan seem to view it as a bad thing. So I wrote out 4 or 5 pages during budget class yesterday, and there were still more things I wanted to address. When I finish, I'll type it out, send it to a few people I know agree with me for refinement, and then maybe mass email.
Confrontation is good. It's healthy. It refines. As Mike V. said, iron sharpeneth iron. All theology is, at its core, about the character of God. Nothing in the Bible is arbitrary. Therefore, for people to take a stand against what happens at out semi-annual meetings is completely... embarrassing, I think is the word.
Of course, the objections become more varied because no one wants to come out and say "who cares?" about theology, even if it's what they might be thinking. So it becomes an excuse like "well, we need to see more application" or "there's not enough love," both of which I address in my paper. Anyway, I might chicken-out, since sending "my take" to adults isn't something I feel comfortable doing.
- Next time you talk to Joe, tell him "I can't believe you told that joke!" and see what his reaction is.
- Turentin said that Adam's sin is the result of God withholding grace. Page 518 of volume 1, I believe. So we got into this big thing about that. Wish you could have been there.
- happy b-day, Jenn. She had the violin for a day and was already playing Twinkle Twinkle, Jesus Loves Me, and Enya's May It be.
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- I have an ego the size of Montana, but I'm pretty good at hiding it. Sarcasm and humor are important to me. Also, cashews.
2 comments:
/cry
I knew I missed a good time, but I had no idea. Now I feel sick.
I will be sure to tell Joe, and I can't wait until you send the e-mail. I want to read it. I think you *should* send it to everyone.
Man I could write forever on this right now too. . .DOH!! I shoulda drove home, /wimper
btw, avoiding confrontation is what America has bred in us. The church has without exception been impacted by the culture around us. the phrase "can't we all just get along" is the theme of every workplace/school/etc. The acceptance of homosexuality/abortion/etc is greatly due to the fact that we should let people be. It doesn't have to work for you, but if it works for them leave them along. This is a huge push of the "no confrontation" attitude.
"Speaking the truth in love." =? "hammering them in love." sometimes, imo. But it is the same principle as "no1 wants to be told they are a sinner." People do not want to be told they are wrong. You can do it as nicely/kindly/lovingly as possible and still they are going to take it as you being mean and not minding your own business. . . see I could go for hours. Looking forward to your paper.
oh and another thing. The attitude shown towards theology demonstrates the attitude of the heart. Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. It is an interesting proposition to see who gathers and who scatters when theology becomes the topic at the table. In any weekend we generally have at least 5+ different conversations on theology (though maybe the same topic). Granted it would be weird to have all 50+ people gather every time some topic started, but you can tell when something is happening when there are 20 people sitting in a tight circle asking and answering questions.
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