I Hate That

I have been commenting this week on another one of those fundamentalist controversies on the web. (See  Young and Restless, Bauder Weighs In and RINO, FINO Parallel.) I’m not sorry I did, because I generally stayed above the fray, focusing on a wider theme rather than the hotly-debated minutia (i.e. Calvinism). Those arguments are tedious, never-ending and generally only ego-driven. Besides, I don’t fit well into either camp, refusing to be held hostage within the confines of the debate – the ideas of two confused men.

You may not know this, but there are dozens of fairly prominent Pastors, missionaries and authors that argue these things out in blog comment threads and forums all over the internet. This is a dangerous pastime, I think, because words can never be taken back after one hits the “send” button. I don’t have the confidence to believe I can properly express myself or even be right enough of the time to do that! So…generally I read the articles and keep my thoughts to myself, no matter how much I agree or disagree.

You already know where I am going right? Yes, tonight I commented on an article with which I disagree. I think I did so in a Godly manner, as I asked  the Lord to superintend in its writing. Still, there were very fine seminary professors, Pastors, missionaries and other Christian leaders commenting too, and I disagree with them all. That makes a nervous feeling well up in my stomach, I must admit.

One way or the other I’m expecting a response from the author sometime soon. Pray that he answers in an equally Godly manner. I’ll try to let you know what happens and provide links when I hear more.

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