Kiss But Don’t Tell Additional Thoughts
One final comment on this and then I’ll move on to something else. I apologize for my Taliban reference. It was a tad harsh. I realize they aren’t stoning people over in Lynchburg. But my original thinking has to do with morality, legalism, rules etc. That’s something I’d love to pursue in this blog if you are interesting in thinking aloud with me.
Some final thoughts on Roose’s book. Loved it. You should read it. Roose came to love people he didn’t agree with. He thought he would find a stereotype to be true and while he did not change his opinions about the issues he did about the people. I believe we all could learn from that and not stereotype, demonize those we disagree with. So I’m guilty of doing that in my previous blog!!!!! Easy to do right? It is!
Last night in our Bible study we looked at Acts 16 and the three people Paul reached out too. He helped a business woman, a slave girl, and a jailor. So he ministered to a upper class lady, a outcast and a regular ol’ working guy. The church has got to figure out that we are to love one another despite our differences and that means disagreeing but not demonizing. So apologies to my Taliban comparison. A good friend reminded me of that and when I reread it that wasn’t what I wanted to say.
Now back to the issue. The issue is that we live in a world with so many ideas and moral choices. As believers we do not know how to respond. Some get tough with the rules and others just let it be. I figure there has to be a middle ground. Yet as some point not everybody is in the same place to handle things the same way.
Still I wonder what is legalism? When do we become obsessed with rules over relationships? That’s a big issue for the church today.
Having said that I may disagree with some of the rules in the Liberty Way (dancing, kissing, and such are OK in my book) but I have my own concerns that I worry about. How do we teach our kids and guide them?
These are real issues to wrestle with.
Blessings,
Derik
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