Comments on: Because We Can, We Should? http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/10/because-we-can-we-should.html Looking for the 1st century Church in 21st century America Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:30:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: MattCleaver.com » The Next 50 Years of Youth Ministry: Becoming Theologians http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/10/because-we-can-we-should.html#comment-42405 MattCleaver.com » The Next 50 Years of Youth Ministry: Becoming Theologians Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:32:41 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/10/because-we-can-we-should.html#comment-42405 [...] absolutely excellent example of how to think theologically about something can be found on Dan Edelen’s blog Cerulean Sanctum.  His timing with this post is impeccable.  Instead of me giving some poor examples of how to [...] [...] absolutely excellent example of how to think theologically about something can be found on Dan Edelen’s blog Cerulean Sanctum.  His timing with this post is impeccable.  Instead of me giving some poor examples of how to [...]

]]> By: Reading Red Letters » Christian music simply isn’t my favorite - not even close! http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/10/because-we-can-we-should.html#comment-24124 Reading Red Letters » Christian music simply isn’t my favorite - not even close! Sun, 21 Jan 2007 21:56:06 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/10/because-we-can-we-should.html#comment-24124 [...] Dan over at Cerulean Sanctum makes a point that I fully agree with - just because something is a possibility doesn’t mean that is should be done. Dan says: “One of the most worldly concepts you’ll find in our culture is this idea that ‘because we can, we should.’ Name a moral failing or a political ambition and I’ll bet ‘because we can, we should’ empowers it . . . Christians are not immune to this mistake. In fact, we rationalize a lot of ‘because we can, we should’ under the guise of redeeming things. Kids love Saturday morning cartoons? Well, let’s make Christian cartoons! Your son wants an action figure? Why not give him a brand-spanking new Jesus action figure complete with a whip to drive out moneychangers and a glow-in-the-dark sword that springs out of his mouth to slay the wicked?” [...] [...] Dan over at Cerulean Sanctum makes a point that I fully agree with - just because something is a possibility doesn’t mean that is should be done. Dan says: “One of the most worldly concepts you’ll find in our culture is this idea that ‘because we can, we should.’ Name a moral failing or a political ambition and I’ll bet ‘because we can, we should’ empowers it . . . Christians are not immune to this mistake. In fact, we rationalize a lot of ‘because we can, we should’ under the guise of redeeming things. Kids love Saturday morning cartoons? Well, let’s make Christian cartoons! Your son wants an action figure? Why not give him a brand-spanking new Jesus action figure complete with a whip to drive out moneychangers and a glow-in-the-dark sword that springs out of his mouth to slay the wicked?” [...]

]]> By: The Open Door » Because We Can, We Should? http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/10/because-we-can-we-should.html#comment-9678 The Open Door » Because We Can, We Should? Wed, 01 Nov 2006 08:12:01 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/10/because-we-can-we-should.html#comment-9678 [...] Here’s a post at Cerulean Sanctum a while back that I wanted to write on, except…well, I hadn’t made the decision to start a blog then.  Now I have.  So here goes. One of the most worldly concepts you’ll find in our culture is this idea that “because we can, we should.” Name a moral failing or a political ambition and I’ll bet “because we can, we should” empowers it. Abortion and fetal tissue cultivation are the sick offspring of that thinking. You can probably come up with a million more. [...] [...] Here’s a post at Cerulean Sanctum a while back that I wanted to write on, except…well, I hadn’t made the decision to start a blog then.  Now I have.  So here goes. One of the most worldly concepts you’ll find in our culture is this idea that “because we can, we should.” Name a moral failing or a political ambition and I’ll bet “because we can, we should” empowers it. Abortion and fetal tissue cultivation are the sick offspring of that thinking. You can probably come up with a million more. [...]

]]> By: Janet’s Journal » Recommended Reading 10/26/06 http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/10/because-we-can-we-should.html#comment-9381 Janet’s Journal » Recommended Reading 10/26/06 Fri, 27 Oct 2006 02:42:49 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/10/because-we-can-we-should.html#comment-9381 [...] Because We Can, We Should? “Christians are not immune to this mistake. In fact, we rationalize a lot of ‘because we can, we should’ under the guise of redeeming things. Kids love Saturday morning cartoons? Well, let’s make Christian cartoons! Your son wants an action figure? Why not give him a brand-spanking new Jesus action figure complete with a whip to drive out moneychangers and a glow-in-the-dark sword that springs out of his mouth to slay the wicked? “Almost all ‘Jesus junk’ hatches from ‘because we can, we should.’” HT: Amy [...] [...] Because We Can, We Should? “Christians are not immune to this mistake. In fact, we rationalize a lot of ‘because we can, we should’ under the guise of redeeming things. Kids love Saturday morning cartoons? Well, let’s make Christian cartoons! Your son wants an action figure? Why not give him a brand-spanking new Jesus action figure complete with a whip to drive out moneychangers and a glow-in-the-dark sword that springs out of his mouth to slay the wicked? “Almost all ‘Jesus junk’ hatches from ‘because we can, we should.’” HT: Amy [...]

]]> By: David Riggins http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/10/because-we-can-we-should.html#comment-6881 David Riggins Wed, 11 Oct 2006 17:20:57 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/2006/10/because-we-can-we-should.html#comment-6881 1 Cor 10:23 "Everything is permissible"--but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is permissible"--but not everything is constructive. Which is followed with a instructive piece of advise: "Nobody should seek his own good, but the good of others." And finally, "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery." Are we as Christians so enamoured of this world that we feel we must copy their music, their business practices, and their morals in order to draw people into our churches? If so, then what salvation will they find there? 1 Cor 10:23 “Everything is permissible”–but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible”–but not everything is constructive.

Which is followed with a instructive piece of advise: “Nobody should seek his own good, but the good of others.”

And finally, “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” Are we as Christians so enamoured of this world that we feel we must copy their music, their business practices, and their morals in order to draw people into our churches? If so, then what salvation will they find there?

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