Thanks, Justin! Great article. You painted some excellent word pictures with subjects we can all relate to. I am looking forward to seeing more of your work in the future!
What a clear eyed and hopeful view of a thorny topic. And God is so great that even a deeply hypocritical man like David was at various points can be refined and used by God for Gis glory. And be redeemed.
Great question. Scripture addresses this in places like Galatians and Corinthians. It’s not black and white, and depends on severity as well as the person’s position in the church.
Leadership is held to a higher standard for example. Certain things will disqualify them from that position.
If a person makes a small mistake a correction might be gentle. But if something is severe or repentance is not displayed after repeat corrections, it could as severe as excommunication until the person corrects course.
As an apologist, I recognize that reprimand is required, but the pastors and theologians out there can likely speak on the specifics better than I.
Yet that is an interpretation you are lifting from a book and using. How do you know your interpretation or the interpretation of another that you agreed with is correct?
That question is really about how we interpret Scripture, which is a much more foundational issue than what this article is addressing.
My point here isn’t to resolve every question of interpretation, but to address what the text clearly teaches about hypocrisy once a basic reading is established.
If someone rejects that foundational step, then the conversation naturally shifts to how we interpret the Bible at all, which is a much larger discussion than can be handled in comments.
If that’s something you’re working through, a helpful resource is How to Interpret the Bible for All It’s Worth by Gordon D. Fee and Douglas Stuart. I highly recommend!
"When someone plays Beethoven wrong, you don’t blame Beethoven.”
Beautiful
“The truth of something is not determined by those who fail to live it out.”
So good. Great article with so many clear and compelling illustrations.
So good Justin! Love the artist metaphor!
Thank you Matt!!!
Great piece! I like all the quotes you have used in your article!:)
Thanks Noor!
Thanks, Justin! Great article. You painted some excellent word pictures with subjects we can all relate to. I am looking forward to seeing more of your work in the future!
Thank you so much Pamela!
What a clear eyed and hopeful view of a thorny topic. And God is so great that even a deeply hypocritical man like David was at various points can be refined and used by God for Gis glory. And be redeemed.
Thank you for sharing. I love the way you approached this relevant topic :)
Blessings 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Interesting and considerate piece. You mention that leading others astray requires them to be fully reprimanded. How does one judge that?
Great question. Scripture addresses this in places like Galatians and Corinthians. It’s not black and white, and depends on severity as well as the person’s position in the church.
Leadership is held to a higher standard for example. Certain things will disqualify them from that position.
If a person makes a small mistake a correction might be gentle. But if something is severe or repentance is not displayed after repeat corrections, it could as severe as excommunication until the person corrects course.
As an apologist, I recognize that reprimand is required, but the pastors and theologians out there can likely speak on the specifics better than I.
Yet that is an interpretation you are lifting from a book and using. How do you know your interpretation or the interpretation of another that you agreed with is correct?
That question is really about how we interpret Scripture, which is a much more foundational issue than what this article is addressing.
My point here isn’t to resolve every question of interpretation, but to address what the text clearly teaches about hypocrisy once a basic reading is established.
If someone rejects that foundational step, then the conversation naturally shifts to how we interpret the Bible at all, which is a much larger discussion than can be handled in comments.
If that’s something you’re working through, a helpful resource is How to Interpret the Bible for All It’s Worth by Gordon D. Fee and Douglas Stuart. I highly recommend!
Perhaps first is to determine whether the text itself is there to teach at all.
so insightful.
Thank you!
Grouchy Marx said that he wouldn't join in any club that would admit him to membership. So there is that.