Questions?

Why do some of us consider ourselves "Soldiers of Jesus", and others barf at the mere mention of soldiers?

Can we really not get beyond the cultural implications to understand the metaphor?

And how come I never hear any "Emergent types" talking candidly and openly and honestly about spiritual warfare? Am I just ignorant to it? Is it going on and I just don't notice people talking about it?

It seems we accept that there is evil in the world, and that is as far as we're comfortable taking it.

We are quick to say, "Yes, human beings have been given a spiritual component, and that spiritual component allows us to experience God in beautiful ways."

We are not so quick to say, "Yes, human beings have been given a spiritual component, and that spiritual component is as vulnerable as our physical beings to the ravages of sin and evil."

And speaking of evil, who talks about Satan anymore? Have we moved past that? Can we name this evil, this enemy, this oppressive being that sets up man to worship himself?

Do we need to discover a new way to frame this dialog? Do we need a newer framework in which to hang the idea that we are, in fact, fighting against something malevolent in this universe?

Or are we content to simply go along acknowledging all the sin and oppression and evil in the world, and not talk about the source of the evil?

I should go to bed.


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