Comments on: Cry freedom! http://johnorr.me.uk/2007/08/28/cry-freedom/ Random mutterings and musings of mine - a work in progress Tue, 08 May 2012 19:55:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: bclc http://johnorr.me.uk/2007/08/28/cry-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-9 bclc Wed, 29 Aug 2007 13:15:06 +0000 http://johnorr.me.uk/?p=12#comment-9 Interesting thoughts. My own take is that application of the law is the easiest thing to do in most situations. Something is allowable in law or not, you don't have to think too much about it. In my view, that is why it is preferred by most religious leaders. The last thing they want is for people to think for themselves as this ultimately empowers them and in so doing removes power from those leaders. In one sense we should never 'do as the Bible says', or think 'WWJD', on the contrary, we should seek guidance from the experience of people of faith and wisdom contained therein and apply it in the most discerning way possible. Interesting thoughts.
My own take is that application of the law is the easiest thing to do in most situations. Something is allowable in law or not, you don’t have to think too much about it. In my view, that is why it is preferred by most religious leaders. The last thing they want is for people to think for themselves as this ultimately empowers them and in so doing removes power from those leaders.
In one sense we should never ‘do as the Bible says’, or think ‘WWJD’, on the contrary, we should seek guidance from the experience of people of faith and wisdom contained therein and apply it in the most discerning way possible.

]]> By: Stewart http://johnorr.me.uk/2007/08/28/cry-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Stewart Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:13:00 +0000 http://johnorr.me.uk/?p=12#comment-7 Nothing like starting with something easy!!! This for me is one of the central issues facing the church. It's one of those make or break questions. Grace or the Law? And are the two exclusive? I have to say at first glance I'd choose Grace every time. And that looks like the easy choice except Grace isn't easy at all. It's hard, unfair, unjust and really rather annoying! At least with the Law you know where you stand. It's much more black and white. You can apply it equally and know that it will be applied to everyone in the same way and to the same degree. Thing is Jesus was much bigger on Grace. Undeserving people were the recipients of it, not the great and the good. People are forgiven, redeemed and all that through Grace, not through the Law. Practicing the Law is much easier than practicing Grace. Maybe that's why we choose the Law so readily? Nothing like starting with something easy!!!

This for me is one of the central issues facing the church. It’s one of those make or break questions. Grace or the Law? And are the two exclusive?

I have to say at first glance I’d choose Grace every time. And that looks like the easy choice except Grace isn’t easy at all. It’s hard, unfair, unjust and really rather annoying!

At least with the Law you know where you stand. It’s much more black and white. You can apply it equally and know that it will be applied to everyone in the same way and to the same degree.

Thing is Jesus was much bigger on Grace. Undeserving people were the recipients of it, not the great and the good. People are forgiven, redeemed and all that through Grace, not through the Law.

Practicing the Law is much easier than practicing Grace. Maybe that’s why we choose the Law so readily?

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