Choosing to See No Iniquity in Israel

[aron]

Originally Posted by Freedom

I had to post the excerpt [post #11], because I remembered coming across it years back when I was reading the LS of Genesis. At the time, it struck me as a bit peculiar...

Lee knew that there was a bit too much "dung" surrounding his ministry, and he needed a way to insulate himself from that. What better way than to tell everyone not to worry about the feathers and bones? Generally speaking, people are often willing to ignore the bad for the greater good of things. Lee knew that, and he took advantage of that.

Paul wasn't willing to ignore the bad for the greater good, in writing the Corinthians. "What is this I hear concerning you...?"

Nor in his letter to the Galatians. Paul was willing to see iniquity in Israel, and to address it for what it was.

Likewise James was willing to note partiality among believers, in receiving others according to social status. And James was willing to call it out for what it was.

Actually in the NT record, the greater good seemed to involve pointing out the glaringly obvious. But if someone thinks that the greater good requires people to say, "I'm proud to be an ostrich with my head stuck in the sand", what kind of church is it that they're protecting?