I admit it, I occasionally say things without thinking—just like you know you do. Among the more bizarre things a lot of us get caught up in are “acceptable responses, filler statements,” or “politically correct jargon” that have all somehow made their way into our frontal lobes without ever passing the sniff test. If we’d just give’m half a whiff, we’d certainly smell the bologna outright.
So, in no particular order, here are some of the most whacky (one a day).
* Let’s Just Agree to Disagree. I’ve got an idea—how bout we don’t!
Look, I realize there might be a place for this somewhere. For instance, republicans and democrats often end up here on issues like how best to handle the economy or whether or not Nancy Pelosi ever wore a bike helmet growing up. I can understand that, but Christians? How can Christians ever get to this position when talking about things that are so clear in God’s Word?
For example, believers can certainly “agree to disagree” about whether or not we should ever drink alcohol, but what about getting wasted? Can a true Christ follower with a drinking problem ever respond to a brother or sister concerned about them dancing around at the party with a lampshade on their head after 10 beers with, “We’ll just have to agree to disagree on this one. I like getting drunk!?”
No! It’s not a gray area—it’s sin and whether or not you disagree with those concerned about your drinking problem will never turn it into an “okay thing.” Therefore, it’s actually not ok to just “agree to disagree” on this one. It’s okay to repent! Anything short of that is just wrong.
- What about taking the life of the unborn by simply relabeling it, “choice?”
- What about gossiping about others and relabeling it, “concern?”
- What about marrying your Chia Pet and relabeling it an “alternative lifestyle?”
When we relabel are we not just deflecting our sins in the hopes that others will just leave us alone with nothing more than the verbal slap on the wrist known as, “agreeing to disagree?”
Think about it.
And tune in tomorrow for the second one.