A Broken Nation: Question 1
Some people may think by reading the intro to this blog series that I advocate blind followship. Let me put your mind at ease that if you knew me, you would know this is the last thing I'm saying. When it comes to analyzing leadership, I'm usually first in line. But the reality is that as a Christian who believes in what the Bible has to say about this issue, I find some things in the scriptures to be challenging and they force me to ask questions about how we deal with leadership and followship in America.
The first question may not be in the right order, but it's one of the the biggest questions I always get from people. That is, if we're not called to follow blindly but we can't criticize our leadership, how do we follow in a Godly manner? When people ask me this there really asking, "Is it OK to question leadership out loud?", and the answer is absolutely, yes!
It's not only OK to question leadership, but I believe Godly followship requires inquiring minds. The catch is, there's a way to do it and a way not to do it. Doubt and disagreement are part of life. God created us as individuals who are not independent, and that means we have to interact with others. When you interact with other completely separate individuals, you will get differences in opinion. That's part of the beauty of God's creation. But we've got to learn how to question, doubt, and disagree in a Godly way.
For more on this, see " A Broken Nation: Answer 1"
1 Comments:
Here's the thing, mate: I don't think the biblical witness has anything to tell us about whether and how to critize (or not) political leadership in America. Maybe stories of the Israelites can be instructive for our growth in the life of Christ's Church, but the American nation can in no way be equated with or compared to the group that was lead out of Egypt and through the wilderness by a pillar of cloud and fire.
Cheers
By Kyle, At 10/19/2006 10:28:00 AM
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