tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9182772319338088870.post6502632412189082162..comments2023-10-03T06:41:08.584-07:00Comments on Things that shouldn't matter...but do: Grace, Authority, and Leadership. Part 2Topherspoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10148016882299645019noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9182772319338088870.post-67190138466272826662007-05-13T19:39:00.000-07:002007-05-13T19:39:00.000-07:00Now I see where you were heading...with you (like ...Now I see where you were heading...with you (like me) one has to remember that "tongue and cheek" are your call letters.<BR/><BR/>Pastor PaulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9182772319338088870.post-53318598114234096922007-05-11T18:44:00.000-07:002007-05-11T18:44:00.000-07:00I think the biblical categories of holy, common, a...I think the biblical categories of holy, common, and profane are very helpful. It's not that I cannot speak about these categories it's just that I have to speak about them the way the Scriptures do. I can certainly instruct my sheep to be good stewards, and to give sacrificially, but I cannot tell them where they ought to invest (I can suggest but without authority and never from the pulpit). I can instruct them to moderation in all things, but I cannot tell them to follow the "Hallelujah Diet" or in my context tell them that they should drink Pale instead of Dark (LOL). I can instruct them that they should vote their conscience and that all authority is given by God, but I cannot tell them who to vote for (except in blogs: Ron Paul 2008), or guilt trip them if they vote for Obama. <BR/><BR/>I also think that we can speak to the areas of common and profane with the express intention of liberating the conscience of our people with respect to things indifferent. If someone is questioning whether it is God's will that they take a certain job as a plumber, I can assure them that they should make a decision that will best provide for their family. Clearly plumbing is common. If on the other hand someone asks if they can be a prostitute, well I can certainly give them Scriptural guidance that they ought not (clearly a profane occupation). Of course it's not always easy either. I know of a church in Las Vegas, where the question is "can I be a blackjack dealer?"<BR/><BR/>"Well Pastor Chris, can I?" (LOL)Mariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04957874695552763609noreply@blogger.com