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Let’s discuss the major league sins. The ones that will definitely get you fired from/kick out of a church. Adultery (which we like to call “a moral failure.” That’s funny. If a pastor mishandles church finances… we’d say… he mishandled church finances. But if he cheats on his wife, we stick with moral failure because it gives people a vague explanation of what he did. People. “Moral failure” is only used for ONE type of mistake.) What else is on the major sins list? Drug abuse. Physical abuse of kids/spouse. Stealing. In some circles… too much drinking. Prostitution. Porn. You do any of the above, and you’ve officially got a scarlet letter on your back, chest, and forehead.
Let’s move on to the minor league sins. The ones you can do twice a week and keep your job at the church. These are the ones you only simply need “more accountability” for, but probably can get away with anywho. These include: lying, cheating, flirting with people who aren’t your significant other, not reading your Bible, praying only once a month, speeding, eating horrible, and not giving to the poor. I mean… if you do these… I won’t be mad at you.
My brother asked me the other day, “Ryan, what would happen if we put ash trays at the end of our aisles in our churches? What message would that convey to people who smoke?” Great question. I don’t know. What do you think? We tell people in the major sin leagues to come just as they are. Once they cross over to the volunteer/employee side of the church, it’s whole new ball game. God’s grace was huge at the beginning, and then what happened? Come to Jesus just the way you are, but get it together if you want to work for Him???
Whether you find yourself in the majors or the minors, or dabbling in a little bit of both, His grace is, indeed, sufficient. And I have to wonder… If at the feet of Jesus, we’d find ash trays for the newbies… And the veterans.
well i am trying to figure out if you are asking questions, or stating facts? The bible is very clear that sin is sin, that none is bigger than the other, but we do treat certain sins different because of the consequences that are associated with them. I do not know how all churches run, but if i prayed once a month or didnt spend time in the word I would be given in the boot. As Christians we should not, be controlled by any substance whether that is alcohol or nicotine. If people want to volunteer at church their lifestyle should back that up, they are being an example to those people. as for grace we tend to have it backwords, grace is gods favor in our lives, we all have grace cause we are allowed to live and breath. We are not saved because of grace we are saved because of faith through grace. So yes, people grow in their walk and we shouldn’t expect someone who just got saved to automatically live like a christian, but we shouldn’t sit back and say its okay, if they continue to live their lives as if nothing happened. we turn our entire lives over to God, everything not just parts of it.
I think Ephesians 2:8 says we are saved by GRACE through FAITH not the other way around. Let’s not forget that. Smoking isn’t the really the issue. The point is what kind of message would it send to people if we really excepted them as they were and didn’t jump on them and their sin as soon as they give their lives to Christ. I agree with you about grace as god’s favor but I see grace as less of a doctrine and more of an impact with the person of Christ. Sanctification is a process. We can’t expect new believers to just turn from their habitual sin immediately. Yes we have to be changed by that grace that we received but changing isn’t the point. Coming closer to and understand the person of Christ is what is at the heart of the matter. When we do that, I think that change can finally happen.
And yet over half the church are controlled by caffeine (whether it be soft drinks or coffee) and this is ignored. I do not drink alcohol or smoke but the double standard is pretty funny, especially with nicotine (which does not impair a person’s thoughts like alcohol does).
Or what about the preacher who preaches against smoking who weighs 350 lbs? Is he not controlled by fatty/unhealthy foods? Is he not failing to take care of his body, the temple of the Holy Spirit? And yet nobody ever mentions this. The problem is (which this post is getting at) that certain labels are attached to certain behaviors while similar behaviors receive much less severe labels, or none at all.
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well i am trying to figure out if you are asking questions, or stating facts? The bible is very clear that sin is sin, that none is bigger than the other, but we do treat certain sins different because of the consequences that are associated with them. I do not know how all churches run, but if i prayed once a month or didnt spend time in the word I would be given in the boot. As Christians we should not, be controlled by any substance whether that is alcohol or nicotine. If people want to volunteer at church their lifestyle should back that up, they are being an example to those people. as for grace we tend to have it backwords, grace is gods favor in our lives, we all have grace cause we are allowed to live and breath. We are not saved because of grace we are saved because of faith through grace. So yes, people grow in their walk and we shouldn’t expect someone who just got saved to automatically live like a christian, but we shouldn’t sit back and say its okay, if they continue to live their lives as if nothing happened. we turn our entire lives over to God, everything not just parts of it.
I think Ephesians 2:8 says we are saved by GRACE through FAITH not the other way around. Let’s not forget that. Smoking isn’t the really the issue. The point is what kind of message would it send to people if we really excepted them as they were and didn’t jump on them and their sin as soon as they give their lives to Christ. I agree with you about grace as god’s favor but I see grace as less of a doctrine and more of an impact with the person of Christ. Sanctification is a process. We can’t expect new believers to just turn from their habitual sin immediately. Yes we have to be changed by that grace that we received but changing isn’t the point. Coming closer to and understand the person of Christ is what is at the heart of the matter. When we do that, I think that change can finally happen.
And yet over half the church are controlled by caffeine (whether it be soft drinks or coffee) and this is ignored. I do not drink alcohol or smoke but the double standard is pretty funny, especially with nicotine (which does not impair a person’s thoughts like alcohol does).
Or what about the preacher who preaches against smoking who weighs 350 lbs? Is he not controlled by fatty/unhealthy foods? Is he not failing to take care of his body, the temple of the Holy Spirit? And yet nobody ever mentions this. The problem is (which this post is getting at) that certain labels are attached to certain behaviors while similar behaviors receive much less severe labels, or none at all.