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wild (but not uncultivated) musings of a Canadian unschool momHome | Archives | contact Heaven Forbid a Church Use the Bible12:04 AM - Jun. 18, 2007 - Add to the Wildness
It takes a fair bit to get me actually angry. I usually reserve snarkiness for issues that don't really matter. However, attacks on my husband's character tend to change all that in a hurry. There has been an ongoing issue in our church which shall remain nameless. By this point, it's not even the issue anymore, but the means of handling it that are the real source of grief for us. There has been no attempt to open the Bible to resolve the matter--instead, political methods are constantly being attempted in order to bring pressure on Dave. This has come even to the point of the inappropriate behaviour of putting a guest speaker on the spot before a service by asking him to share his opinion of what the board should do. Dave responded to this by taking out his Bible and sharing some of the verses that have formed his stance on the issue, which hopefully closed the issue for our poor guest. The same methodology was used to attempt to control what Dave brings to Wednesday night Bible studies a couple of months ago. A complaint with an ulterior motive was used as an excuse to "suggest" that Dave not share certain materials anymore. The individual making the suggestion couldn't seem to find a biblical reason, but because the topics made him uncomfortable, he hid behind a woman who was unhappy with me to try and leverage my husband. Our concern is that our church faces an even more sensitive internal issue in the months and years to come. We have already seen in the last year that the individual concerned is willing to tear the church apart to see his opinions through--I say opinions, because I've never seen him back them up from the Scriptures. There is a huge hypocrisy happening here, in that the one issue (which has biblical basis) is being pushed aside as a matter of opinion, while the other (which has no definitive biblical basis) is being enforced as "God's truth" according to a denominational tradition. No clear Scriptural arguments are being given for either case. Not only that, but it seems the issue is an important excuse not to build ties with other likeminded congregations outside of town limits, whereas it's a null point when it comes to fraternizing with denominations that are completely counter-biblical. I'm left wondering where the real desire to see people saved is supposed to fit in. As it stands, Dave has informed the board that if they persist in these methods, he will have to resign. He now faces accusations of pushing a personal agenda and attempting to threaten the board. This is laughable. The day my gentle man makes political threats, I'll renounce my Christian commitment and return to paganism. He has simply had enough of being pushed to the wall for acting on his best understanding of Scripture, and has shared precisely what he believes and the fact that his conscience before God is not up for negotiation. For myself, I'm sure I would be castigated for mentioning it even in such general terms here at my blog. After all, someone local might read it, and it might affect our community image. God forbid--how much better to push our difficulties under the rug. Public perception is paramount. I sat in the service today and couldn't do anything but cry during the singing time. I love the people so dearly--I've known them for years, they've helped to shape me as a believer in Christ. They deserve the respect of believing they can handle the truth and respond to it as thinking adults. They deserve the courtesy of a check-in with God's word when the church faces challenges. Please pray for our church. It needs more than men of leadership--it needs men submitted to God's leadership. -------------------------------------------- © Copyright 2005, 2006, 2007 Lazy Creek Online. This blog content is not authorized for reproduction outside of the HomeschoolBlogger.com hosting site and Lazy Creek websites. Violations may be reported to Cathi-Lyn Dyck at: www.LazyCreek.net
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