tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928317.post522108452158422662..comments2024-01-29T14:24:46.852-05:00Comments on Wes Ellis: "Unbiblical"wellis68http://www.blogger.com/profile/06087588494600746854noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928317.post-82397958812777431892009-11-05T12:20:56.765-05:002009-11-05T12:20:56.765-05:00I can't help but lean the other direction on t...I can't help but lean the other direction on this one Wes. One must, if one is truly bound in his or her convictions, call things unbiblical or biblical. Being offensive is not always a negative thing. When David was being ridiculed, pelted with stones, rained with dirt, he advised his men to not kill Shimei. David's perspective was that God may have a message for me in all this chaos and negativity. When I get emails that imply that I am getting too liberal or "slippery" in my teaching I feel what you do. However, I find it comforting to know that Pharisees said the same kinds of things to Jesus, Paul, and the like. Athanasius was even called heretic by the church for a time! Now he is hailed as the architect and savior of the Christian Faith (with obvious power coming from the Holy Spirit). I don't want those words or accusations like "unbiblical" to go away. I want to make clear that there are distinctions in what I am saying the bible seems to say, and what someone else sees. <br /><br />What MUST stop is the dismissive nature that comes with such terms. Is someone who is "unbiblical" in my view not worthy of dignity, charity, laughs, and my love? I see the people who hold signs that say, "God Hates Fags" as unbiblical in their understanding. I am not saying they are not loved by God, but they are by all accounts in my conviction from God Almighty not seeing the bible reasonably or with the Holy Spirit's guidance. If I believed that it "may" be biblical, then I have given at least in part confidence to their point of view. <br /><br />Perhaps, as we see terms like "unbiblical" being thrown at us (and it does sting) we might take a moment to identify with our Lord and hold fast to what our Father has revealed to us. Be confident in your convictions. But be humble enough to see you may have something to learn from your neighbor. There are enemies of the gospel Wes. They are worthy of love, but they are not biblical.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04681200355928377615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11928317.post-73738701373076052802009-10-20T19:03:18.845-04:002009-10-20T19:03:18.845-04:00:D Yay.:D Yay.SarahJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15620578860657601047noreply@blogger.com