Thank you for this, Mark! I thought something similar when I saw President Trump castigate the Governor of Maine for supporting men in women’s sports. I thought, holy cow, that takes guts.
Then I thought, how many priests and pastors would do that? How many would truthfully call out sin in Church with the Devil sitting in a pew. Trump made it look easy enough. Why in the world could other pastors not do that? Why in the world would Christians have sat idly by and let the world encroach sacred spaces, hearts, and lives? Remember the Methodist theme, “Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors”? That philosophy stands in direct opposition to the words in the Orthodox Liturgy said before the congregational proclamation of the Creed. “The Doors! The Doors! In wisdom let us be attentive!”
The Boniface Option is only necessary when the doorkeepers did not stand guard, in wisdom, and allowed the Devil into the Church. Lots of repentance needed for allowing Churches to reach their current situation. Terrible!
Thank you for this, Mark! I thought something similar when I saw President Trump castigate the Governor of Maine for supporting men in women’s sports. I thought, holy cow, that takes guts.
Then I thought, how many priests and pastors would do that? How many would truthfully call out sin in Church with the Devil sitting in a pew. Trump made it look easy enough. Why in the world could other pastors not do that? Why in the world would Christians have sat idly by and let the world encroach sacred spaces, hearts, and lives? Remember the Methodist theme, “Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors”? That philosophy stands in direct opposition to the words in the Orthodox Liturgy said before the congregational proclamation of the Creed. “The Doors! The Doors! In wisdom let us be attentive!”
The Boniface Option is only necessary when the doorkeepers did not stand guard, in wisdom, and allowed the Devil into the Church. Lots of repentance needed for allowing Churches to reach their current situation. Terrible!