tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728845570179741211.post8285544262821778085..comments2023-11-16T00:38:23.751-08:00Comments on Stand Firm: To Split or Not to Split?Scott Diekmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03227142854778319475noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728845570179741211.post-13752276858863899972010-05-26T11:15:25.212-07:002010-05-26T11:15:25.212-07:00It is a tightrope we walk at times, avoiding offen...It is a tightrope we walk at times, avoiding offense where we should, and on the flip side, defending Christian liberty where it's warranted. "It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery." <br />Galatians 5:1 NIVScott Diekmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227142854778319475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728845570179741211.post-37916376760560975082010-05-25T19:01:24.443-07:002010-05-25T19:01:24.443-07:00This is the constant challenge because I work with...This is the constant challenge because I work with and know Christian friends from across the denominational spectrum, from anabaptist pietist mennonites to you name it. I manage to offend all of them with regularity. I was invited to an independent Baptist church to speak on adoption, and thought I had dressed conservatively enough. (Not wanting to offend anyone who doesn't believe in "pants." When I got there, I realized I had no doubt offended them all by wearing earrings and having short hair. Their thing was long hair and no make-up, etc. It makes you crazy trying to keep up with it all. I try not to offend people who have certain beliefs, but trying to figure out who is weaker (some of these people have been Christians for decades) and who is just off the rails into legalism is not a simple thing. And in any event, I never succeed in pleasing everyone anyway, and I don't want that to be my goal. Thanks for posting this.Ingrid Schlueterhttp://ingridschlueter.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5728845570179741211.post-78817816535890702622010-05-25T06:31:20.655-07:002010-05-25T06:31:20.655-07:00Wise words from Walther, indeed. Sometimes it'...Wise words from Walther, indeed. Sometimes it's hard to know, however, who is weak and who is obstinate.Preachrboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08058617284103464853noreply@blogger.com