This Postmodern Society
I climb slowly onto my soapbox.
Look around. See all those people? People that think and work. People that choose to feel rather than think. People that smile and want a cookie. People that are right and people that are wrong.
And everyone thinks they're right. They are.
I'm not saying everyone has the truth or the truth is what you make of it. I'm saying John Doe thinks the way he thinks. And he thinks that way.
Even if he's wrong.
Is it my responsibility to correct his thinking? Can I correct his thinking? Can God correct his thinking? Would God correct his thinking?
If we group our soapboxes together into a bigger soapbox, do we get smarter?
Look around. See all those people? People that think and work. People that choose to feel rather than think. People that smile and want a cookie. People that are right and people that are wrong.
And everyone thinks they're right. They are.
I'm not saying everyone has the truth or the truth is what you make of it. I'm saying John Doe thinks the way he thinks. And he thinks that way.
Even if he's wrong.
Is it my responsibility to correct his thinking? Can I correct his thinking? Can God correct his thinking? Would God correct his thinking?
If we group our soapboxes together into a bigger soapbox, do we get smarter?
At 7:33 AM,
Is it perhaps that God chooses not to do anything or that people that God would want to use either choose not to be used or choose not to be in a position where they can be used (i.e.- a clean vessel)? Are we useable? There's a worthwhile question to ask and one that unfortunately rips all the soapboxes right out from underneath us if we're willing to be humble about it (cause, those that know me know I like getting on a soapbox as much as anyone).
At 7:07 PM,
I think my buddy Clive Staples says it best, "If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or turth only soft soap and wishful thyinking to begin, and in the end, despair." So keep seeking for truth, even if you end up wrong.
At 12:04 PM,
I apologize for the comment without the proper spelling. Apparently it didn't translate well from copy to paste. If there is a way to correct it, please feel free to do so, or delete it, for the spelling humiliates me.
At 8:20 AM,
Justin,
If we really look at ourselves the way we should, we would see that we are nothing short of a mess. Who are we to tell others that their ideas or thoughts are wrong? Don't get me wrong, just because it is not our place to tell them they are wrong, does not mean they are right. Anything that is not Biblically-based should be looked at very carefully. If it is your place to speak out, then by all means do so, but keep in mind that you may be the one that is being beat upon for some new idea one day. So, I guess if I had to answer the question, I would say first, get a right perspective on yourself and make sure you are faithfully in God's Word before you speak out against others.
At 4:30 PM,
No , it is not my responsibility to correct anyone's thinking. But it may be my responsibility to try.
Of course, the question presupposes that there is "correct" thinking. I concur, though I have often known myself to be mistaken about what that correct thinking may be. There has to be an objective standard of correctness, whether it's known fact, company policy, etc. I suppose that's why discipleship is not about teaching other people to be like me, but teaching them to seek truth for themselves.
Can God correct thinking? Yes. He's corrected/is correcting mine and it's beautiful and it's freeing and it's making sense between Scripture and life. God is merciful and He is good in that way! But I don't think He pushes.
Just a thought...presupposing that there is correct thinking, if God couldn't correct it, where would that leave us?