tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post6290070848956859701..comments2024-03-28T09:52:15.415-04:00Comments on Common Denominator: The Benefit of InconsistencyKen Schenckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745548537303356655noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-39085189404908162562013-05-21T10:10:53.864-04:002013-05-21T10:10:53.864-04:00Ralph Waldo Emerson, in "Self-Reliance:"...Ralph Waldo Emerson, in "Self-Reliance:"<br /><br />"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines. With consistency a great soul has simply nothing to do. He may as well concern himself with his shadow on the wall."<br /><br />http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Essays:_First_Series/Self-RelianceMartin LaBarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629053725732957599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-75546489944876496282013-05-14T11:58:56.462-04:002013-05-14T11:58:56.462-04:00But anyway...
Many do not carry what they consid...But anyway... <br /><br />Many do not carry what they consider their beliefs to their full-bodied conclusions. True story.<br /><br />My thought is that, sometimes I feel like I have to stand upon a belief, even if I don't have a phd on the topic, just to stay sane. In the past century, out of all of human history, never has so much information been accessible, nor opinions able to be mass communicated. <br /><br />At the end of the day, we can't ever do enough research. So what do we stand upon? The choice to believe this or that truth based upon varying levels of reason, tradition, and experience with the matter. It's like Keith Drury's defense of his personal beliefs, he simply pasted the link to the Wesleyan Belief's page. He chose to submit to these truths.<br /><br />At times when we choose to submit to a belief, a situation comes up that illumines a contradiction in our belief inventory. At that point, the KJV guy should go and do what research necessary to become coherent, but he isn't sinning against philosophy and human reason to maintain a belief for a length of time.<br /><br />Alas, by the end of this comment I realize there are times though when I am just too tired to fight (aka research and resolve)... to which I too say "cheers to inconsistency".Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12895340269223417432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-11605823639020810152013-05-08T10:39:25.509-04:002013-05-08T10:39:25.509-04:00Pastor Rob - Jewish Master/Slave as perscribed in ...Pastor Rob - Jewish Master/Slave as perscribed in The Law was a normal working relationship for folks who could not pay their bills. The slave/servant was given a lot of rights in this system. BUT, that system DID NOT resemble modern slavery in which the slave is abused and has NO rights and NO way to really gain freedom. Even the American Slave owners were "cherry picking" when using their bible to justify their abuse of the Master/Slave relationship. But there is NO room for "cherry picking" when it comes to the Bible verses about same-sex relationships. The Bible is clear and consistant about the SIN of same-sex relationship, just as it is for any other sexual sin, which is JUST AS sinful.<br /><br />Robby from washington.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-54260200156034130972013-05-07T19:53:51.610-04:002013-05-07T19:53:51.610-04:00There are evangelicals who do argue that slavery i...There are evangelicals who do argue that slavery is Biblical and not really as bad as it sounds. Of course, those in leadership wouldn't dare but some I've encountered and in fact, one recently, made the comment.<br /><br />Now why would anyone? To maintain consistency with his ideology of scriptural entire sanctification. Believe me, as a pastor you encounter a lot of so-called "Biblical" ideas because people don't know proper hermeneutics.<br /><br />I've been doing a series on Sunday evenings of "How to read your Bible without becoming a heretic." As Christians we must not only know how to read our Bible but do so with a proper understanding of how to interpret what we are reading.<br /><br />A lot of people will say, "I just read the Bible and do what it says." So did the slave owners of the American south. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355052.post-43788129194787308062013-05-07T15:30:42.278-04:002013-05-07T15:30:42.278-04:00So how did you come to the conclusion that "e...So how did you come to the conclusion that "evangelicals" are arguing that slavery was "good"? <br /><br />I have never heard any evangelical describe 1700 to 1863 American slavery as a good thing. I figure that must be the slavery you are speaking of since the Master to slave relationships prescribed for the Jews and then by NT teachers does not in anyway resemble American Slavery.<br /><br />Robby from Washingtion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com