Comments on: The Self-Policing Church

By: DErifter

DErifter — Fri, 26 May 2006 01:56:00 +0000

That's why I said "Canadians in general".

It's hard to picture you in particular being south of me though. It's like you're not really Canadian!

Maybe I should stress that you're EAST of me. You know, the wise men saw a star in the East. Have a nice night.

By: JLF

JLF — Thu, 25 May 2006 02:36:00 +0000

And interestingly enough, Minnesota is further north than Toronto!

Check this out!

By: DErifter

DErifter — Wed, 24 May 2006 23:03:00 +0000

No, I meant maybe the SAYING was a Canadian thing. The only thing I’d ever insinuate about Canadians in general is that you live north of me.

By: JLF

JLF — Wed, 24 May 2006 15:34:00 +0000

The “…only more girly” quote was a summary of a way many modern evangelicals would describe God… except maybe not in those exact words.

And, btw, were you insinuating that Canadians are girly?

By: DErifter

DErifter — Tue, 23 May 2006 23:29:00 +0000

Hey-

I must've missed something in the "...only more girly" quote? Or maybe it's a Canadian thing.

I like what you're getting at here, though it seems easier on an individual basis, as in me personally policing myself. As you mentioned (being open to loving correction), when it comes to us as a body "self-policing" our brothers and sisters (and especially when it comes to confronting sinful behavior) it can get sticky real fast. I'm experiencing a bit of that myself these days. Try as you might to be gentle and loving, most people don't appreciate being told that what they're doing is wrong. It's amazing how fast they notice the beam in your eye when you point out the speck in theirs!

Sometimes it's tempting to just leave it alone rather than stick your neck out. But sometimes you gotta do what needs being done.