You Mean I Can't Do Whatever I Want?
Over this past weekend, I followed and participated in an incredible discussion on another blog . I held a rather unpopular position during the discussion--which is OK--but the tone of the discussion was rather striking to me because as I embraced Christianity, I have understood this decision to mean that I can't do whatever I want and that my personal preferences would be subject to the guidelines of my beliefs. How silly of me to think everyone viewed it that way . I'm increasingly concerned about how credible Christianity will appear to those outside of "the fold." We are under a real challenge to hold ourselves obedient to our own faith. Everyone I know agrees loving your neighbor and forgiving people are good ideas. Who would object to "do unto others as you would have them do unto you"? Then we get to more unpopular pronouncements from "The Founder": 34"Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring ...