I just finished reading Darin Hufford's blog condemning the last church his family attended. He said that the service was fine - nothing new, but nothing wrong. Until he and his wife picked up the kids from the children's church area. They were wired on sugar, excited about the services and toting a coloring page encouraging obedience. He and his wife shook their heads in disappointment. After all, Christians shouldn't have to be obedient, he intimates, they should just be.
The only real test whether this is simply Mr. Hufford's opinion or a truth churches ought to get hold of is the Bible. I doubt that Mr. Hufford would accept any of the myriad of Old Testament passages concerning obedience so I will stick with the New Testament and just one passage there; Hebrews 5:8. Jesus the Son of God, learned obedience.
There you have it. Unless Mr. Hufford and his family are something more than is our Savior, I would suggest that if Christ learned obedience it would behoove the Hufford's and it would behoove the rest of us?
It isn't difficult to understand why that simple Sunday school coloring sheet would offend the Hufford's. After all obedience smacks of submission. Obedience implies that there is someone over us. Obedience insists that we are not gods. To be sure there are some who force obedience upon us who are no better than us. And I will readily admit it happens too often in church. But this in no way negates the Christian's submission to the Lord or our responsibility to obey.
Mr. Hufford; you write about God's love. Love is to be a two way street and Jesus said, "If you love me, keep my commandments."
Your children would do well to learn obedience.
Couldn't hurt you either.
Marvin McKenzie
In the fields
The only real test whether this is simply Mr. Hufford's opinion or a truth churches ought to get hold of is the Bible. I doubt that Mr. Hufford would accept any of the myriad of Old Testament passages concerning obedience so I will stick with the New Testament and just one passage there; Hebrews 5:8. Jesus the Son of God, learned obedience.
There you have it. Unless Mr. Hufford and his family are something more than is our Savior, I would suggest that if Christ learned obedience it would behoove the Hufford's and it would behoove the rest of us?
It isn't difficult to understand why that simple Sunday school coloring sheet would offend the Hufford's. After all obedience smacks of submission. Obedience implies that there is someone over us. Obedience insists that we are not gods. To be sure there are some who force obedience upon us who are no better than us. And I will readily admit it happens too often in church. But this in no way negates the Christian's submission to the Lord or our responsibility to obey.
Mr. Hufford; you write about God's love. Love is to be a two way street and Jesus said, "If you love me, keep my commandments."
Your children would do well to learn obedience.
Couldn't hurt you either.
Marvin McKenzie
In the fields
