tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10158261.post3364450680520315558..comments2023-10-09T09:05:09.554-04:00Comments on Attention Span: Stepping Over the Edgerev-edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11706159606370268576noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10158261.post-71636121188721385192011-01-19T21:50:39.752-05:002011-01-19T21:50:39.752-05:00Just found this comment, but I find your knowledge...Just found this comment, but I find your knowledge of Scripture to be a little lacking. The Bible doesn't approve of slavery, it recognizes that it was part of society at that time. Ditto with polygamy. In fact, there is nothing in the Bible that shows approval of the practice, and in fact, we usually see the pitfalls of it. The fabrics and the food prohibitions were part of Jewish ceremonial law, replaced by the New Covenant.<br /><br />Your pooling property comment doesn't make any logical sense to me. Maybe I'm missing your point there.<br /><br />However, your overall point of the church picking and choosing is simply out and out incorrect. You would be correct if you replace the word "Church" in that sentence with "Christians."<br /><br />We do agree that the Holy Spirit should be guiding us, but the Spirit will not violate what God has already revealed about Himself in Scripture.rev-edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11706159606370268576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10158261.post-84918979574514604382009-01-15T06:20:00.000-05:002009-01-15T06:20:00.000-05:00Interesting comment by Dr. Johnson. You could app...Interesting comment by Dr. Johnson. You could apply the same reasoning to slavery (which the Bible approves but we no longer do), polygamy (ditto), the paying and charging of interest (strongly condemned, but we allow it anyway), and even the minor issue of whether or not to permit blended fabrics (also strongly condemned, but how many Christians even know that?). There is also the whole question of allowed and prohibited foods, to which Peter found a resolution (see the Acts of the Apostles).<BR/><BR/>Be it remembered also that the description in Acts of the early Christians' pooling their property and income was rejected in the 16th Century as an example for the rest of us to follow, but that this passage became even more unpopular among American Christians of all varieties during the Cold War.<BR/><BR/>Obviously, the Church picks and chooses all the time. The question is simply how to do so, and on what basis. Let's try and remember, also, that Jesus said that he had many more things to tell us than we were ready for two thousand years ago. Perhaps we can let the Holy Spirit have a guiding role in our thinking about the difficult issues that confront us?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10158261.post-76282304576981787132008-03-01T15:06:00.000-05:002008-03-01T15:06:00.000-05:00True enough. Perhaps I'm just a bit more alarmed t...True enough. Perhaps I'm just a bit more alarmed that Johnson openly admits he is going against Biblical teaching. Most folks making the argument try to twist the words and teachings to fit their bias. Johnson just says, "The Bible says this, but I think it's wrong."rev-edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11706159606370268576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10158261.post-5868537901095065282008-03-01T08:28:00.000-05:002008-03-01T08:28:00.000-05:00Right. You could apply that reasoning to divorce,...Right. <BR/><BR/>You could apply that reasoning to divorce, theft, murder. . .<BR/><BR/>That's what happens when absolute authority is not longer considered authoritative.Kim from Hiraethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16593935060666484046noreply@blogger.com