If youre a Christian, you need to listen to this. Dr. David Gushee -- our nations leading Christian ethicist. Excerpt: It’s never just about a few Bible passages and how they should be interpreted. It’s about capital ‘A’ -- ‘Authority.’ The authority of scripture, the authority of tradition, the authority of those well-coifed church leaders you see on TV who tell you the ‘authoritative’ interpretation of this or that passage. It’s about who gets to say who has got it right. That issue’s hard enough; and it’s really hard in evangelicalism. It’s also about the general unwillingness of Christians to admit that they might have gotten something wrong, either individually or collectively. That idea is very unsettling, and it’s hard to face, and those responsible for institutions especially struggle with admitting prior error. But admitting prior error is called repentance, a concept we should be familiar with. And the Church has repented before. It’s really important to remind people that the church has gotten some key things wrong before, has repented, and has recovered to enter a more faithful path of discipleship. We did it on slavery, race, and antisemitism. We can do it now. #God #Jesus #Christian #Church #Tradition #Christianity #Love #Bible #Scripture #Pastor #Preacher #TRPinDC #LGBT #LGBTQIA
Posted on: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 21:23:52 +0000
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