tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12009297.post5341683961149232290..comments2023-11-02T02:58:53.594-07:00Comments on From the Pew: Secondary IssuesSteve Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10297044571819912511noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12009297.post-17145995659551899262011-06-18T09:24:08.897-07:002011-06-18T09:24:08.897-07:00Art,
You bring up a good point, and it is somethi...Art,<br /><br />You bring up a good point, and it is something that I should address in another post. What I neglected to say about secondary issues in this post is that I'm talking about having liberty with doctrine and practice that doesn't have a direct result of sin. It seems that these are the issues Paul writes against. Teachings that war against our following Christ, as you said, would be teachings that would fall into a category of false teachings and not necessarily secondary issues.Steve Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10297044571819912511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12009297.post-31093060342101074612011-06-12T12:34:47.812-07:002011-06-12T12:34:47.812-07:00Hi Steve,
I get the idea that some things are &qu...Hi Steve,<br /><br />I get the idea that some things are "primary" and that primary means things that matter on the gospel/salvation. But I am still vacillating on what constitutes secondary issues and whether they are important enough to contend for.<br /><br />Is there nothing worthy of our pursuit beyond "getting saved?" If so called secondary issues really have a deep impact on how capable people are of following Christ because of what they teach and the corresponding values it develops,<br />Should we just shrug?<br /><br />For example, issues such as how we dress would be categorized as trivial by most people. Casual-suit whatever. Unless...<br /><br />Unless the people advocating we dress to the nines are doing so because they believe God wants us to be wealthy, and if we follow some magic rules, God will bestow copious wealth in return. In this case, what is advocated turns believers into those seeking riches, wanting to live ostentatiously and selfishly because they are told this is what God expects if we follow Him.<br /><br />I'm not sure I'm OK with people advocating beliefs and teachings that war against our following Christ.<br /><br />Yes, I get the idea that if they are sincere, God will straighten them out--He is the Head of the church. But I don't hear Paul saying things like this. I hear him challenging and strenuously arguing against a wide array of what we may want to call "secondary" issues. Helping one another follow Christ and live in the process of being transformed into His image is (I think) important to God. But it isn't eternity in hell vs eternity in heaven--the "saved" "primary" issues.<br /><br />I struggle with the hugely important issue of unity and accepting one another and what to do in the face of "secondary" issues that do great harm to the saints (which I also think are, in God's view, pretty important)..Art Mealerhttp://www.churchtaskforce.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12009297.post-73355776184086785582011-06-11T05:19:12.468-07:002011-06-11T05:19:12.468-07:00This is good. I have some beliefs and practices i...This is good. I have some beliefs and practices in Charismatic Christianity that not everyone believes. It's OK. It's why I get so cranky about end time stuff. The essentials are essential. Everything else is interesting but not essential.. To being a child of God.Genehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16540894657933632541noreply@blogger.com