Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Arguing

As a "Christian community," I think we spend too much time arguing about things that aren't really all that important.  This quote says it well...

Alexander Campbell said:
"It is not the object of our efforts to make men think alike on a thousand themes. Let them think as they like on any matters of human opinion and upon 'doctrines of religion' provided they hold to the Head, Christ, and keep His commandments. . .indeed if you wish opinionism to cease or subside you must not call up and debate everything that men think or say. You may debate anything into consequence.”

C.S. Lewis made a similar point:

"I suppose the problem arises especially in personality types for whom their opinion/interpretation is elevated to 'biblical principle' and is therefore a) beyond debate and b) likely to be a minority view which MUST therefore be evangelized to the wider church, which can only be healthy once it adopts it."

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