I said this today in a conversation with Rich Kirkpatrick and it felt good. It was in response to people trying to interpret the bible from their perspective rather than trying to understand God’s. So I will leave it and hopefully some of you will say something back.
“The minute you bring it [the gospel] into our perspective and why we matter you start shaving the gospel from the inside out”
Bon Apetité
4 responses so far ↓
Anonymous // June 30, 2007 at 7:03 pm |
How else are people to integrate the wisdom of the gospel without an attempt, however benign, at subjectification?
Your Server // July 1, 2007 at 3:21 am |
Anonymous who are you? just curious. Some more context, I mean this by the post-modern movement of saying there is no truth. Where you are the subject of truth. Christians do this a lot when they begin to classify which sin is the bigger sin.
Which is worse Being gay or lying?
Neither, both equal, but a lot of times we begin to place our perspective on which sins the gospel actually matters for.
Some food for thought.
Charles // July 27, 2007 at 9:42 pm |
I misunderstood the quote then. I read it as an appeal to transcendence. I don’t spend much time examining the world in terms of sin and righteousness, so your question is largely lost on me.
I do think that most folks, if given the chance, will give their conscience an alibi if the opportunity presents itself. If the gospels are the vehicle by which they justify such decisions, I find it hard to blame them and even more difficult to judge them for it.
keep up the interesting site.
-c
Your Server // July 27, 2007 at 11:38 pm |
Thanks so much for the return input and an identity Charles! I look forward to reading through your blog soon, as I am off to go camping today.
I guess another thought for me on this quote is also that God set up the gospel, not us. And ultimately it is for us to understand salvation and righteous living. I just get easily perturbed when I hear people saying “Well actually.. the gospel to me means… insert somethingi about how it is about right livng and being a goody-goody. Which are okay things, just well, not the gospel.
Thanks again!