Apr 10

Church, Family, and Choice

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“We don’t have a choice when it comes to our relatives. We have a choice when it comes to our pastors and the churches we attend.”

Hillary Clinton, responding to Barak Obama’s decision to continue attending his church despite Pastor Wright’s controversial comments.

“Then he looked at those seated in a circle around him and said, ‘Here are my mother and my brothers! Whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.’

Jesus, in Mark 3:34

Do we really have more choice about our churches than we have about our families?

written by Kyle \\ tags: , , ,

  • Unfortunately, yes. We do have more choices about our churches than we do about our families.
  • I would challenge that as a cultural/societal notion, one that isn't necessarily based in Scripture. Can you find support for this idea in the Bible or ecclesiology?
  • Not sure I know what you are talking about.....

    If you are suggesting that having more than one Christian body is not supported in Scripture, then I am in complete agreement. We are not supposed to be divided at all.

    What my original comment was meaning to say was that we treat Jesus like Baskin Robbins. There are at least 30 different flavors of truth and doctrine, and you can choose which one best suits you.

    This is not the way that it was supposed to be....
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