Saturday, June 18, 2005
Mohler Over Steps Again
I posted earlier this week about Al Mohler grossly overstating certain biblical recommendations concerning child-rearing. If Unveiled Face is to be believed, I think he is at it again.
And what discipline do we use? And what is that "magic" age?
Look, no one should argue what is ideal, but it is far from an ideal church and far from an ideal society. And when society routinely kills the unborn and people of the same sex want to marry, aren't those more important issues than someone who waits to get married until they are 30. And politically, wouldn't we be better off making friends of such people rather than enemies?
One of the more attention-grabbing statements that Mohler makes is regarding marriage as the default position - and he goes so far as to recommend a form of church discipline (a different form than we may be used to!) for men who should be married by now but are not.Why only men? As someone who did not get married until much later than "he should have" -- I was not the problem, at least from the standpoint of lack of desire or effort. Don't the women have some obligation? Like maybe looking for Mr. Good instead of Mr. Perfect?
And what discipline do we use? And what is that "magic" age?
Look, no one should argue what is ideal, but it is far from an ideal church and far from an ideal society. And when society routinely kills the unborn and people of the same sex want to marry, aren't those more important issues than someone who waits to get married until they are 30. And politically, wouldn't we be better off making friends of such people rather than enemies?
