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It has been a while since I have posted. Actually, it has been a while since I have had a chance to catch up on some blog reading.

Jumping right into it I came across something I really had to comment on.

…and that is…

…the arrogance that some Christians seem to have on their positions. It is the “I am right (or we are right) and everyone else is wrong” position. Now, I will say that this is more typically exhibited in younger Christians, however, I find it amazing how arrogant someone can be about their position on a particular subject that isn’t clear cut in the Scripture. This position may be clear in their small mind, but it is far from “clear”. They are arrogant enough to throw out 100’s of years of Christian writing, thought, and debate on the subject matter. Just so I don’t lose you… you can take a look at some of the comments on this post. I will quote an example comment below. I should clarify that I think the Scripture is the only authoritive source when it comes to these matters.

And yes, if one will take scripture as final authority, Calvinism cannot be refuted.

That statement speaks for itself.

I believe there are some things in the Scripture that are clear, however, much of God’s Word is not totally clear (and rightfully so). That is the very reason there is such a diverse landscape in Christendom. It is our job to constantly immerse ourselves in God’s Word and in prayer so that we may discern the truth in all things. We must be willing to accept the fact that we may be wrong in some of our positions and if Scripture dictates it we must be willing to change our position.

I have said it before and I will say it again. We should not come to the Word of God looking to prove our position. We should humbly come to the Word of God looking to let the Word of God create/mold/shape our position.

AMDG

I ran across some crazy/funny discussion on trackbacks at JollyBlogger.

It is a bit off topic, but since I am in the technology field, sometimes I find it humorous to read such discussions.

If there is one thing the discussion shows…it is that blogging has become easy enough for people who have no clue about technology to take advantage of it…you can view this as a good thing or a bad thing, the choice is yours…

For those of you that are technology challenged, I suggest you get familiar with Wikipedia …because I am confident you know how to read and there you will find an ever expanding wealth of information.

You can start by reading about trackbacks.

Enjoy, brothers & sisters.

AMDG