tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934298301663499561.post8408233351087932579..comments2023-05-07T09:56:23.909-04:00Comments on The Christian Curmudgeon: Questions That Bother Me SoAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07146011447109951026noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934298301663499561.post-91610304892382938112012-10-02T08:56:26.660-04:002012-10-02T08:56:26.660-04:00Thanks, David. As I said, I am all but sure about ...Thanks, David. As I said, I am all but sure about MVP, not absolutely certain. But, I do think know MVP pretty well. I agree about sharing struggles with a few, but what I have witnessed is that, it this is done in terms of the structural provision for it with a a presbytery, the outcome for the struggler is seldom (I am tempted here to say never) for the struggler. Yes, transparency and authenticity are often today taken in a wrong direction. But I think the church culture we have tend toward hiding and "moving is silent desperation." Thanks again for your comments.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07146011447109951026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8934298301663499561.post-86536283617743433882012-10-01T09:34:40.279-04:002012-10-01T09:34:40.279-04:00Hi Bill,
Thank you for writing this. Perhaps we k...Hi Bill,<br /><br />Thank you for writing this. Perhaps we know different men in the Mississippi Valley Presbytery but I suspect that they would accept a man who acknowledged his struggles with homosexual attraction while committing himself, through the grace of God, to celibacy.<br /><br />That said, I'm not sure that "coming out" on any of our sins or sinful tendencies is such a good idea. Isn't it generally a better idea to share our struggles with one or two close brothers rather than announcing them to the world?<br /><br />The upside of making sinful tendencies, such as homosexual attraction, public is that it helps create space for other people to deal with their struggles by the grace of God. Perhaps I've just grown old, but in a subculture that celebrates "authenticity" and "transparency" I would prefer that there was more serious wrestling with sin and less coming out.<br /><br />Best wishes,<br /><br />DavidDavidABoothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00707977173205333645noreply@blogger.com