Which is really pure?
Posted by nathan on 19 Jun 2007 | Tagged as: thoughts on god.
Several years ago, I was at a town board meeting, where the board voted to raise rates some 70% over three years. One woman, who had well-water incoming, but town sewer, was not happy. Here is one thing she said:
My water is much more pure than the water you add things to make it pure.
I actually laughed out loud when she said that. They both used the same source, but one added things to reduce toxins. The other didn’t add anything. Which one was more pure?
(This line EDITed for clarity:)One’s perception of purity is relative.
I think often our walk with Christ is like that–Christians have a tendency to judge other Christians (who use the same source) against themselves.
What do you think about that statement?
1 Comment »
on 19 Jun 2007 at 8:34 pm 1.
joe said …
I think that I have a tendency to judge other Christians based upon what I do, and how I see the Bible. That’s wrong.
However, there must be an objective standard of right and wrong. Otherwise, it becomes OK for me to have premarital sex, or to murder someone, just as long as I think it’s right, or feel justified.
So, do I think it’s wrong to judge someone based on my own personal convictions? YES!!!!
Do I think there is an objective standard of right and wrong to which people can, and should, be held? YES!!!!