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1 | Is civil disobedience OK when... | Prov 3:13 | EdB | 105196 | ||
Aw Steve you open such interesting thoughts. I see these two phrases being antagonistic of each other. The first, “Once again, I'll flirt with what some folks will consider blasphemy - I don't find the Bible to be a very practical guide to life.” and the other, “The Bible and Holy Spirit help me to abide by Paul's admonition: "Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is – his good, pleasing and perfect will." (Romans 12:2)” In third paragraph you ask is it a sin to drive a SUV, send a daughter to secular college, eat a pricey restaurant, be middle class etc? The answer to these is no unless your doing it to conform to the patterns of this world. As a society we have left the things we own, where we educate our children, where and what we eat and our social status become the defining factor of what we are. Things like honesty, integrity, love, peacefulness, gentleness, faithfulness, compassion, patience, and such while looked upon as nice to have just aren’t used to define us. That is the problem, when a society stops building character and tries to legislate morality it soon declines. Character will not and does not tolerate racism, laws may drive it into the shadows but without character being present, it still exists. What did Rosa Parks and Dr. King do? They awakened our conscience showing us our lack of character. However instead of developing character we tried to fix it by legislating what is right. I submit the problem is still there just driven into the shadows. Activism did not solve the problem, the problem can only be solved by spiritual renewal. What brings spiritual renewal? Lip service? No! What brings spiritual renewal and the building of character is prayer! Prayer will also reveal our intent behind owning an SUV, sending our daughter to secular college, eating as pricey restaurants, being middle class. As a father of two daughters is beseech you my brother make sure where ever your daughter goes she is not exposed to the dangers of coed dorms. :-) EdB |
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2 | Is civil disobedience OK when... | Prov 3:13 | stjones | 105213 | ||
Hi, Ed; Thanks for the thoughtful reply. I think the two statements harmonize in this way: If my children constantly ask me what they should do, they'll soon find an area where I can't help. My goal as a father is to equip them to make good decisions on their own in whatever circumstance they find themselves in. Such is the effect of renewing the Christian's mind and writing God's law on the Christian's heart. I think what Rosa Parks, Dr. King, and others did helped, but you're right that the resultant flood of legislation fell far short of its intentions. Good institutions can't make bad people good but good people can make bad institutions good. We are in complete agreement about coed dorms! There are many bad ideas in modern higher education, but that is one of the worst. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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3 | Is civil disobedience OK when... | Prov 3:13 | EdB | 105217 | ||
Steve I agree with you first paragraph as it pertains to us human fathers, however our heavenly Father is never without perfect and sound advice for any occasion, situation or problem we will ever face. EdB |
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4 | Is civil disobedience OK when... | Prov 3:13 | stjones | 105220 | ||
Hi, Ed; You're right, of course; it was only an imperfect analogy, not an equivalence. Two minor points - God's advice is not always found in the Bible and I think he likes to see us make correct choices using "the mind of Christ" he has given us. Jesus taught his disciples then sent them out, expecting them to do the job without running back to consult him every time they had to choose. They sometimes failed, of course, but they learned and grew spiritually. Grace allows us to continually exercise our renewed minds. Christian maturity is, in part, the ability to know God's will without asking. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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5 | Is civil disobedience OK when... | Prov 3:13 | EdB | 105261 | ||
Steve The Holy Spirit also has a major part in teaching us God's desire for us. The less we rely on our own decision making abilities and depend more on God, Scripture and the Holy Spirit the better off we will be. EdB |
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