relative

It is extremely easy to arrive at the conclusion that most everything in life is relative. What works for you is great. Something else works for me, so that's peachy too.

Some things are. Like diapers. You use cloth diapers and use lots of soap, water and energy but don't clog up the landfill. I'll use disposable and pitch them in a pile in the far corner of the farm and get rid of them with a match and some used oil. It's probably a toss-up who is being more environmentally friendly - you fill the landfill with burned-out washing machines, while I put toxic fumes into the atmosphere.

Some things aren't. I am not free to get drunk. I am not free to hate anyone. I am not free to steal or murder either.

Then there are those other things that I have a definite opinion on that I believe come from Biblical discernment, but if what if another person who claims to be a Christian comes down on the opposite end of the spectrum. Like voting. How about a candidate who seems to value my freedom to get rid of a child who isn't convenient, but doesn't value my freedom to spend my money where I choose, my freedom to raise my children as I choose or my freedom to express my faith as I choose? Am I wrong to say that it is wrong to vote for a character when his or her views are light years away from what my Guidebook says?

I have a theory that churches and leaders who are in a position to help people be discerning are so scared of offending some "seeker" that although they use the Scripture in their discussion, they end up confusing the same "seeker" with their lack of application of that Scripture. It seems to me that we just want to leave the application up to each individual to find what's right for him or her. I guess I don't see Hosea or Jeremiah mincing words. Certainly not Jesus. The woman caught in adultery was definitely seeking. Jesus offered grace in one hand and justice in the other.

What I'm trying to say is...I would venture that are a lot more things that are BLACK and WHITE than we would like to admit. That is if we are willing to go by the Bible and not by our own interpretation.