1) Constantinople-grade walls of sanctimony. Nice.
2) The “having it all” lies for men, just as the Second-Wave feminists promised it for women in the Seventies. It was a B.S. lie then, and it’s a B.S. lie now.
3) I’m guessing this book/system’s attitude is geared towards a younger generation (or men who think it’s tough and military to curse all the time) with the profanity—the moment Lt. F-Word Troop opened with that stupid nonsense, I’d have been out. There’s a time and place, and that wasn’t it. He immediately communicated that he was in a radically different place versus yours.
4) Passivity gets overplayed. There is patience in bearing our crosses as we suffer with the Lord. There are times when the mature Christian can discern that a more passive, receptive, “baring our backs to the scourger” approach is required by God for our good. We needn’t default to that, however! The Lord bore His suffering in a particular way to fulfill the Scriptures and the Father’s Will. This doesn’t mean we should never push back, or fight, or jump into the fray, rather than taking a beating. Again, the mature Christian should work on discerning these things: Should I fight hard this time? Should I be more passive? What’s the situation, and what does my prayer with the Lord say to me?
The key here obviously is having a regular and earnest spiritual life, so that one may better discern, be strengthened, and fight however the Lord wants. But the very fact that the Scriptures are replete with metaphors of combat for the spiritual life should underscore that passivity is hardly the best choice in every situation.
*That’s* what the F-Troop’s going on, Christopher. ;)
1) Constantinople-grade walls of sanctimony. Nice.
2) The “having it all” lies for men, just as the Second-Wave feminists promised it for women in the Seventies. It was a B.S. lie then, and it’s a B.S. lie now.
3) I’m guessing this book/system’s attitude is geared towards a younger generation (or men who think it’s tough and military to curse all the time) with the profanity—the moment Lt. F-Word Troop opened with that stupid nonsense, I’d have been out. There’s a time and place, and that wasn’t it. He immediately communicated that he was in a radically different place versus yours.
4) Passivity gets overplayed. There is patience in bearing our crosses as we suffer with the Lord. There are times when the mature Christian can discern that a more passive, receptive, “baring our backs to the scourger” approach is required by God for our good. We needn’t default to that, however! The Lord bore His suffering in a particular way to fulfill the Scriptures and the Father’s Will. This doesn’t mean we should never push back, or fight, or jump into the fray, rather than taking a beating. Again, the mature Christian should work on discerning these things: Should I fight hard this time? Should I be more passive? What’s the situation, and what does my prayer with the Lord say to me?
The key here obviously is having a regular and earnest spiritual life, so that one may better discern, be strengthened, and fight however the Lord wants. But the very fact that the Scriptures are replete with metaphors of combat for the spiritual life should underscore that passivity is hardly the best choice in every situation.
*That’s* what the F-Troop’s going on, Christopher. ;)
SO good! Would it be weird to have this printed out and framed? Wow!