tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30006406.post1876084929694804253..comments2024-03-28T13:07:51.025-07:00Comments on Winging It: A Point Well MissedStanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04523232247971115247noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30006406.post-77893416611533879612012-06-30T08:03:41.804-07:002012-06-30T08:03:41.804-07:00Yes, I know. When we complain about the "Fast...Yes, I know. When we complain about the "Fast and Furious" scandal because it killed one of our border agents, we're labeled as "politicking". When we work to enforce federal immigration laws, we're labeled "racist". When we stand up for the lives of unborn children, we're called "anti-choice". When we point to the Bible and say, "That book says that homosexual behavior is a sin", we're called "homophobic". And when we point to history and say "Marriage has ever been thus", we're being "hateful". Fortunately for our detractors, the truth has never been an issue.Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04523232247971115247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30006406.post-77581193532197962642012-06-30T02:53:41.090-07:002012-06-30T02:53:41.090-07:00Despite your eloquence in describing what was and ...Despite your eloquence in describing what was and what is now in danger of being lost, you will continue to be described as just another who is obsessed with the sexual practices of those who will hasten its demise. I speak from experience.Marshal Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01054268632726520871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30006406.post-90857343943622731742012-06-29T12:03:13.851-07:002012-06-29T12:03:13.851-07:00David,
When I read that marriage is on the declin...David,<br /><br />When I read that marriage is on the decline or that churches are slipping from orthodoxy or that children are becoming more rebellious or even that the healthcare law was upheld by the Supreme Court, it is the Sovereignty of God that gives me peace which little else can afford.Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04523232247971115247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30006406.post-50771049396136132462012-06-29T12:01:42.214-07:002012-06-29T12:01:42.214-07:00Yes, Danny, there will certainly be a failure to c...Yes, Danny, there will <i>certainly</i> be a failure to communicate. I illustrated one aspect a <a href="http://birdsoftheair.blogspot.com/2008/06/failure-to-communicate.html" rel="nofollow">couple of years ago</a>. It isn't going to get easier by obfuscating the language further.<br /><br />(On a related note, I was just reading in 1 Corinthians and came across "I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife is her husband, and the head of Christ is God" (1 Cor 11:3). I wondered, "How do Christians who argue in favor of this modification of 'marriage' understand this? Who is head? Who is 'wife'?" Nope, not getting it.)Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04523232247971115247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30006406.post-56269111370082941222012-06-29T10:30:58.630-07:002012-06-29T10:30:58.630-07:00Thankfully, the concept of marriage being kept isn...Thankfully, the concept of marriage being kept isn't our job. Certainly, we can argue for it, and fight to keep it, but ultimately, God will keep His institution. He made, and He will keep it. We may lose sight of it for a while, but it will always be there. Thank you, Lord.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08443810898475961105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30006406.post-13808689176481646022012-06-29T08:30:06.460-07:002012-06-29T08:30:06.460-07:00There is collateral damage in the language as well...There is collateral damage in the language as well. A man speaking to me recently refereed to another man as his "husband". I wondered "if he's your husband, then what word describes my position with my wife?" I realize however that, as Von pointed out, no matter what word I invent I'm sure he would eventually co-opt it. So, we are left with this paradigm:<br /><br />"In the same way that a pile of crap, by any other name, is not a rose, sin, by any other name, is not a virtue."Danny Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15006024707303951009noreply@blogger.com