Comments on: The Moral Quotient – Excerpt Part 2, Chapter 8 (a paragraph) http://defleuriot.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/the-moral-quotient-excerpt-part-2-chapter-8-a-paragraph/ Simplicity Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:09:06 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: GaryFPatton http://defleuriot.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/the-moral-quotient-excerpt-part-2-chapter-8-a-paragraph/#comment-15 GaryFPatton Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:03:02 +0000 http://defleuriot.wordpress.com/?p=16#comment-15 Hey Loys; The writer expresses great wisdom when s(he) says: "We too have our own battles to fight. May people arise with wisdom and the accompanying response required of them to do what they are each called to do in their respective spheres of influence." What a wonderful way to describe Spirit-led social action for we Followers as individuals who each have a unique calling on our lives and day-to-day living. It is so refreshing. And so freeing, when contrasted with the typical Christian approach of "we gotta stop this or that 'cause the "world's going to hell in a handcart"! Regrettably too much of "Christian Social Action" is us fighting to force our approach or our values on the world by trying to coerce politicians or businessmen to stop or start something ...usually using Christian jargon they cannot understand plus harsh words of judgment. Nowhere does the Scripture suggest we are called to do this. Ding so just gives us a reputation for "only being against things". And it inhibits the lifestyle evangelism of those who do their best to practise 1 Peter 3: 15-17 "while we're going along". (And, as you know, the infamous "Therefore go" in Matthew 28: 19 of the Great Commission is not in the Greek and, what is there, is better rendered this way.") Blessings, Gary Hey Loys;

The writer expresses great wisdom when s(he) says: “We too have our own battles to fight. May people arise with wisdom and the accompanying response required of them to do what they are each called to do in their respective spheres of influence.”

What a wonderful way to describe Spirit-led social action for we Followers as individuals who each have a unique calling on our lives and day-to-day living.

It is so refreshing. And so freeing, when contrasted with the typical Christian approach of “we gotta stop this or that ’cause the “world’s going to hell in a handcart”!

Regrettably too much of “Christian Social Action” is us fighting to force our approach or our values on the world by trying to coerce politicians or businessmen to stop or start something …usually using Christian jargon they cannot understand plus harsh words of judgment.

Nowhere does the Scripture suggest we are called to do this.

Ding so just gives us a reputation for “only being against things”. And it inhibits the lifestyle evangelism of those who do their best to practise 1 Peter 3: 15-17 “while we’re going along”. (And, as you know, the infamous “Therefore go” in Matthew 28: 19 of the Great Commission is not in the Greek and, what is there, is better rendered this way.”)

Blessings,
Gary

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