. . . on his statement about Tiger Woods—which was the theological equivalent, as I saw it, of an audible public fart. In fact, I couldn’t stand to watch the clip; even the quotes I’ve heard make me shudder.
I mean, I get that Christians should have the courage of their convictions. But, you know: “all have sinned, and fallen short of the glory of God.” Either everyone needs Divine forgiveness, or no one does. We’ll find out, eventually (to the degree that it matters; if there is no cognition after death, then I won’t be too mortified to be incorrect on these issues).
In the meantime, those who feel called to witness for the Christian faith might not want to start by publicly humiliating people who have been so humiliated already, or by suggesting that their natures are somehow more “broken” than is the rest of humanity, just because they’ve jettisoned their marriages by lying and cheating.
Human nature may just be what it is, or it might be intrinsically flawed. (Naturally, I tend toward the latter view.) But I don’t care for those who tell me they have the exclusive bat phone from the Almighty; it’s unattractive.
It is, to use the vernacular, no way to win souls.
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Thanks for the link, dear.
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