One of the fun things about blogging is calling people heretics. It can be funny. Let's be honest, I've had a track record of making fun of people, and I'll own that.
Last week I went to Poets, Prophets, and Preachers conference with Rob Bell. Bell is controversial to some. I had heard all of the accusations concerning his theology. I attended the conference because I was curious, and he's a great preacher regardless of his theology and I knew I could learn something about the art of the sermon.
I walked away from the conference with no ill thoughts at all. Perhaps I have been sucked in, but I doubt it. And even when I disagree a little, I'm not willing to label him a heretic.
But what if I did? I know of heretics. Some of them I would like to hit in the head with a bat if I could. I'm so evolved, full of the peace of Jesus.
Then it dawned on me - heretics help us to solidify our faith because we know what we believe. So let the heresy go on. I'll call it out and reaffirm.
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Heretics
I'm trying to move away from calling people "heretics," or any other connected byword. Because nobody that I've ever met has said all wrong things all the time. They may have an inaccurate thought in a certain area, "missing the mark," as it were, and be labeled by some (former Jonesy's and Brittons) as "heretics."
But I've got heretical thoughts. We all do, in somebody's perspective.
We can't even agree on what's NOT heretical. Much less WHO's heretical.
Maybe you're in the same spot, but I'm getting sick of it. I'm getting tired of holding everybody up to a non-heretical standard that I myself don't even reach.
It gets so tiring, criticizing people. I don't see how folks do it on a full time basis.
Rob Bell says some good things. He might say some things that I don't agree with. I don't know. But he's not a "heretic" any more than me. So who am I to judge that?
Glad you enjoyed the conference.