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Three chapters in. Wilson has outlined the problem in the first chapter (Christians believe pointed satire to be unloving, unbiblical, and arrogant), compared our enlightened idea of "arrogance" with Scripture's view of the same, and shown with ample amounts of evidence that Jesus's favorite form of communication was in fact satire in both its soft and biting varieties.
— Jul 26, 2024 05:19AM
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If a minister steps into the pulpit and declares what God's Word says verbatim concerning homosexuality (that it is an abomination that God hates and will destroy whole cities for, throwing unrepentant practitioners into hell) or if he draws straight-line conclusions concerning abortion (women who have abortions have murdered their own children and in a just society would be sentenced to death, but are nevertheless storing up wrath for themselves on the day of wrath), he will be thought of as arrogant at the very least.
But if he preaches on the same topics by beating around the bush, using soft euphemisms, telling personal stories about how much he loves these people, has clever winsome ways of recontextualizing the topic, and has the point die the death of a thousand qualifications, apologies, and whataboutisms, he will be perceived as humble.
The biblical view is the exact opposite. It is those who boldly proclaim true what God says is true that are humble, and those who know better than Holy Spirit on how to address such topics who are arrogant.