It is a matter of extremes, which doesn't go well with our current culture. We like to take the “best of both worlds” approach, whether it's politics or relationships, restaurants or movies, music or religion. Have you guys seen the Coke Zero commercials? I am admittedly a fan of Ken Jeong and his humor, and I know it's just a dumb commercial about diet soda, but it's the idea this generation is adopting and it's kind of scary. “I don't do or,” he says in disgust, “or makes you choose!” We're transitioning from a generation that wanted choice (abortion, gay rights, etc) to a new generation that just wants everything. Both ideas are wrong, but neither of them are new, for we see John battling them in his time as well. And he deals with them the only way you can – cut and dry. There's only one truth and it's bigger than the opinions or desires you and I may have. In the end, we have two options – live for the Lord, as we were created to do, or rebel and be lost in darkness. It's not a hard decision, the way see it, unless you're in denial... or just really like diet soda.
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First John, Second Chapter
There is a clear differentiation between living in Christ and not. In his letter of Revelations, John talks about being either hot or cold – these are the two options and there's no in-between. Here, in the second chapter of his letter to the church, he gives the dynamics of living in sin vs. living in righteousness. He talks about walking in darkness vs. walking in light, and he really drives home the difference between loving the world and loving the Lord.
It is a matter of extremes, which doesn't go well with our current culture. We like to take the “best of both worlds” approach, whether it's politics or relationships, restaurants or movies, music or religion. Have you guys seen the Coke Zero commercials? I am admittedly a fan of Ken Jeong and his humor, and I know it's just a dumb commercial about diet soda, but it's the idea this generation is adopting and it's kind of scary. “I don't do or,” he says in disgust, “or makes you choose!” We're transitioning from a generation that wanted choice (abortion, gay rights, etc) to a new generation that just wants everything. Both ideas are wrong, but neither of them are new, for we see John battling them in his time as well. And he deals with them the only way you can – cut and dry. There's only one truth and it's bigger than the opinions or desires you and I may have. In the end, we have two options – live for the Lord, as we were created to do, or rebel and be lost in darkness. It's not a hard decision, the way see it, unless you're in denial... or just really like diet soda.
It is a matter of extremes, which doesn't go well with our current culture. We like to take the “best of both worlds” approach, whether it's politics or relationships, restaurants or movies, music or religion. Have you guys seen the Coke Zero commercials? I am admittedly a fan of Ken Jeong and his humor, and I know it's just a dumb commercial about diet soda, but it's the idea this generation is adopting and it's kind of scary. “I don't do or,” he says in disgust, “or makes you choose!” We're transitioning from a generation that wanted choice (abortion, gay rights, etc) to a new generation that just wants everything. Both ideas are wrong, but neither of them are new, for we see John battling them in his time as well. And he deals with them the only way you can – cut and dry. There's only one truth and it's bigger than the opinions or desires you and I may have. In the end, we have two options – live for the Lord, as we were created to do, or rebel and be lost in darkness. It's not a hard decision, the way see it, unless you're in denial... or just really like diet soda.