OUT OF THE HEART (8 OF 9)
by Will McGee
Scripture: Mark 7:1-2, Mark 7:4-23, Mark 7
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Out of the Heart (8 of 9)
Series: All Things Well
Will McGee
Mark 7:1-23
INTRODUCTION
Every culture. Every person/group of people have value systems that we use to determine what is acceptable... What is moral... What is proper/appropriate.
-Naturally, we tend, even in a postmodern-do-whatever-works-for-you society, to evaluate others based on how they perform under our value systems.
I can give several examples.
-One of my friends lives in South Asia. In the country he lives, people eat with their hands... Finally, he couldn't take it... He had to know... Why do you guys eat with your hands... Why not use forks/utensils? It's not as messy/clean.
-I've been to your country... You go to restaurants and eat with forks and spoons that hundreds of other strangers have put in their mouths.
-You're calling us gross? You guys have it wrong.
-Or... Think of parenting here in Brooklyn. Everybody has an opinion of what your kid should be eating... How your kid should play at the park. And they are more than happy to tell you how your way is wrong.
Or think of politics. Why do we get so offended at those who disagree with our political opinions?
-We have our set of values, rules, opinions... We can say we are a tolerant-postmodern-do-as-you please culture.... But God help us when someone likes a politician we don't like.
-We so quickly place our value systems onto other people... And loudly proclaim all the areas where they are unacceptable in our eyes.
I think of religion. Even more specifically within Christianity. It is not uncommon to see a church, denomination, an individual, to have a set of rules and values (that in their mind makes one acceptable to God). And then place that on everyone else.
My father-in-law told me a story of one of his friends who moved to Papa New Guinea to be a teacher there. He was a Xian, so he looked for a church.
-He found one... The pastor was preaching a sermon that day on leg covering ...
Series: All Things Well
Will McGee
Mark 7:1-23
INTRODUCTION
Every culture. Every person/group of people have value systems that we use to determine what is acceptable... What is moral... What is proper/appropriate.
-Naturally, we tend, even in a postmodern-do-whatever-works-for-you society, to evaluate others based on how they perform under our value systems.
I can give several examples.
-One of my friends lives in South Asia. In the country he lives, people eat with their hands... Finally, he couldn't take it... He had to know... Why do you guys eat with your hands... Why not use forks/utensils? It's not as messy/clean.
-I've been to your country... You go to restaurants and eat with forks and spoons that hundreds of other strangers have put in their mouths.
-You're calling us gross? You guys have it wrong.
-Or... Think of parenting here in Brooklyn. Everybody has an opinion of what your kid should be eating... How your kid should play at the park. And they are more than happy to tell you how your way is wrong.
Or think of politics. Why do we get so offended at those who disagree with our political opinions?
-We have our set of values, rules, opinions... We can say we are a tolerant-postmodern-do-as-you please culture.... But God help us when someone likes a politician we don't like.
-We so quickly place our value systems onto other people... And loudly proclaim all the areas where they are unacceptable in our eyes.
I think of religion. Even more specifically within Christianity. It is not uncommon to see a church, denomination, an individual, to have a set of rules and values (that in their mind makes one acceptable to God). And then place that on everyone else.
My father-in-law told me a story of one of his friends who moved to Papa New Guinea to be a teacher there. He was a Xian, so he looked for a church.
-He found one... The pastor was preaching a sermon that day on leg covering ...
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