7/8/05

Comments?

"To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect moderation." - Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430AD) Numidian-born Theologian

I'm looking for whatever you wish to say, rant, suggest, comment, soap-box, expound, tear apart, build upon, laugh at, etc. etc. etc... you get my point.


P.S. This quote is neither directed at any one person, group of people, nor at my uncle's, sister's, cousin's, brother's godson. It is merely following the previous flavor of my blog, to stir people to think. :-)

34 comments:

Booker said...

I forsee a slight problem. YOU are supposed to do the thinking on your blog and WE are supposed to mindlessly comment and be witty. Thinking can be hard...

Anonymous said...

It is a very true saying in my experience.
Not only does perfect abstinence allow us to be morally lazy ... sticking to our regimen without having to address such thorny questions as "what is the will of God" or "what is God's purpose and desire for me"; but prescribing perfect abstinence to others is much easier than prescribing moderation.

It is far easier to say to our brother "Touch not", "Do not", or "Drink not" than it is to try and understand their situation, come to terms with the sin in their lives, and confront them with the truth of God's will.

Thus it is hardly suprising that the history of Christian morals is a history of perfect abstinence, followed by perfect license (when others realize the unbiblical nature of the abstinence) and then perfect abstinence again (when the equally sinful effects of licence are realized).

Laughter said...

Ryu, I seem to recall my putting at the very least a small ammount of thought into my blog...

As for you having to think on my blog, well, I'm not making you do anything. If you are feeling pushed to use your brain, my infulence over you must be FAR stronger than I'd ever dreamed.

hehehe...

Anonymous said...

Good point. (referring to that last sentence in Shamgar's post).
I guess it would have been easier for Jesus to take the perfect abstinence route as well. At least then people wouldn't be mistaking him for a glutton and a drunkard, let alone a friend of sinners.

Laughter said...

Hear hear.

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