I don't know if you are responding this way because you believe my comment about disingenuous behavior was an attack on you, if so I apologize. But I was just answering your question about if God actually had a problem with pot. I personally don't do it but I know many fine people who do and I know many fine people who don't for a variety of reasons. I know some Christians who believe it to be a sin and I know some who don't. So what I mean by disingenuous is agreeing with a peer group in one area that it is harmful and then engaging in it with another peer group whom says it isn't. Again I apologize if my statement could have been construed as an attack on you.
Zoolander, must every post that nitpicks a spouse be hers?? I thought this one was safe because it's "him" posting!
I am currently a house husband. A major in English does not quite pay the same dividend as one in Geology.
Oh dear...
We belong to a very progressive congregation that stresses true faith over fundamentalism. we believe that the 10 commandments have been replaced with the 2: love God and love each other. But that being said we believe that it's more important to truly know why it's important to not steal, not lie, not murder, than it is to actually refrain from stealing, lying, or murdering (the why being because it is in my heart to Love God and Love others). Therefore we don't judge some one for say slipping up and telling a lie or slipping up and stealing or even slipping up and committing a murder. Of course there are consequences both spiritually and temporally for the act but those are left to those who are vested with that authority. What we would do is pray for and council the person to give unto God the underlying reason for their transgression but that is it. However we would have a lot of concern for some one who doesn't in their heart want to do what's correct out of love for God. And that concern is out of a desire for every one to be saved.
This is why I think it is questionable what my wife's supervisor allows this, especially since that company did a round of layoffs in September. So it would have been one thing if this was something the company allowed . But you are right, companies generally don't allow expenditures like this. So it is obvious that this was something of a buddy buddy situation that flew under the radar. My wife is a Geologist so she travels a lot for work, that coupled with the fact that the head office of her company is international it is relatively easy to bury some additional travel expenses into a monthly report. And for the record she technically "worked" on Christmas and new years day too. She signed in to the office sat at her desk for an hour and a half answered two emails from one of their operations in the middle east so for what her work was concerned she "worked". I don't think it is on the up and up hence my concern for the fruits which her spirt displays. I don't think what she did was illegal but oersonally I think it's immoral.
May I ask then what is the purpose of this forum if not to discuss specifics of Christian marriage ?
Absolutely not. The marriage is great, what I am concerned about is if the fruits of her spirit are good fruits or not. I don't know if she does what she does as a result of peer pressure or if she is acting from her true hearts spirit. Like I said I realized she acts slightly different at home than when she is traveling for work. If peer pressure while traveling to Canada is causing her to act a bit more wild that's not really a huge huge deal. That just means she knows in her heart of hearts what's right but as an imperfect human she is just going in the path of least resistance. I believe God does forgive that. However, if it is peer pressure at home that is causing her to "behave" her self better than that is a cause for concern since that would mean she is only acting Christian to make me and our church friends happy and that's not true faith. Without true faith she is rejecting the gift and that makes me very very sad for her.
I think that she is very lucky that this corporation has vested so much trust in her that they do not question her and her supervisor's use of their department budget. The company isn't willing to foot the bill for a vacation she and her manager deceived the higher ups into thinking this is work related. I personally think it is unethical. Hensel my concern about fruits of the spirit.
I never said fake. Because you are right you can't fake 24/7. What I am talking about is societal pressure.here is an example our pastor likes to use. Say a person really really wants to kill another person for some odd reason. However he never does because he is scared of being arrested and thrown in jail not because he knows it is wrong since we are called to love each other. He goes his whole life without killing anyone but at the end of his life God condemns him for committing the sin in his heart. You wouldn't say he"faked" not being a murderer his wole life but since God could see into his heart he is condemned for it all the same. That is am bit of hyperbole but that is my drift.
