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Originally Posted by Igzy
At the same time some are called to teach to others. . . .
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And I think that in that on short sentence it is summed up pretty well. If the problem is about what is the right thing to teach, then most of us really don't have that much problem. I do hope that the ones' whose calling is to teach get the help they need, whether from schooling, experience, a mentor, or the independent leading of the Holy Spirit. (And the Holy Spirit is presumed to be behind all of the other sources.)
As for what is the right way to live, it seems that there is less directly written on the specifics and therefore the need for some consideration beyond some kind of "it is written" analysis. And that is where most of us really need leading. Whether from some kind of sense, or from others who have gone before. Of course, a good framework or yardstick is always helpful. But it doesn't cover everything.
WWJD
In voting in the 2016 election. (There's good one. The possibilities are endless.)
In his manner of discussion of LGBT issues, including marriage, in the public arena (not in the church — though there is debate on even that).
On immigration policy.
On attitude toward Moslems in general. Or as neighbors living and working in my neighborhood. Or as potential immigrants to my country.
On a rational solution to guns.
On the idea that the basic U.S. constitution is a fixed document with clear meaning that cannot be questioned or altered.
That having the "when they pry it from my cold dead hands" position actually represents Christ.
On whether the church should encourage publicans and sinners to come and see. (And in this is part of the debate on whether the meeting of the church is for the body or for evangelism. I lean toward the former but with understanding that it is not exclusive and that evangelism should never be MIA.)
Maybe we need some leading from the Spirit in these matters. A leading that will turn us to consider the basic "rules" in the Bible that might expand to answer these questions. An "aha" in every one of them.