Comments on: The reality of the appearance of evil http://bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/16/the-reality-of-the-appearance-of-evil/ A Mormon Blog Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:31:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Tia Lynn http://bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/16/the-reality-of-the-appearance-of-evil/#comment-91678 Tue, 12 Jun 2007 13:27:23 +0000 http://www.bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/the-reality-of-the-appearance-of-evil/#comment-91678 I don’t know you guys, but I enjoyed reading this discussion. I just want to throw my two cents in which is this: There is a difference between appearing evil and stumbling someone. One must remember that Jesus appeared evil all the time, especially to religious people. He turned water in to wine for people who had been drinking all day to keep a wedding party going, he hung around with prosititutes and tax collectors, was alone with the woman at the well, and violated the man-made traditions of the sabbath. The problem with always trying to cater to various people’s view of evil is that one, it is impossible and two, it usually backfires. We end up creating a disconnect between who we are in public and who we are in private, creating the plastic “put together” Christian image that makes us completely unrelatable to the very people we are trying to reach. The stumbling warning is not an to suggest we make a sercret of our innocent behavior, as if to lead others to believe we can never have a drink, dance, play cards, or whatever. To stumble someone would be if you had a friend that struggles with being a drunk. You don’t have the hide the fact that you drink in moderation, but when he’s over for dinner, do not have alcohol so you don’t tempt him. We don’t have to cater to people’s judgmentalism, but to our brothers and sisters weaknesses. Big difference. When we hide our behavior and actions in the name of “avoiding the appearance of evil” we break down unity, transparancy, and accountabily (not to mention honesty) in the body of Christ.

]]> By: Times & Seasons » Who cares what the neighbors think? http://bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/16/the-reality-of-the-appearance-of-evil/#comment-91677 Fri, 18 May 2007 14:35:23 +0000 http://www.bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/the-reality-of-the-appearance-of-evil/#comment-91677 [...] at BCC, Norbert has posted a useful clarification of the familiar language in Thessalonians 5:22: “Abstain from all [...]

]]> By: MCQ http://bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/16/the-reality-of-the-appearance-of-evil/#comment-91676 Thu, 17 May 2007 23:29:13 +0000 http://www.bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/the-reality-of-the-appearance-of-evil/#comment-91676 Amri: Hmm. Not having immediate access to a copy of “Some Kind of Wonderful” (and if I did I wouldn’t admit it) perhaps you could dispel the last shred of mystery and describe that particular piece of body art and its location.

It sounds like you are (or were) an MSM fan. I have to admit to being deeply intrigued by her when I saw that Sean Penn movie (“At Close Range”?). I didn’t actually get a tatoo after that, but I started dressing a lot like Sean Penn.

Steve: I love how you embrace your sexual ambiguity. Solidarity, brother! I mean, sister, sorry.

]]> By: Thomas Parkin http://bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/16/the-reality-of-the-appearance-of-evil/#comment-91675 Thu, 17 May 2007 21:26:58 +0000 http://www.bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/the-reality-of-the-appearance-of-evil/#comment-91675 “it’s more of a man-purse.”

I think the correct word is “satchel.”

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An ever man oughtta have un.

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]]> By: amri http://bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/16/the-reality-of-the-appearance-of-evil/#comment-91674 Thu, 17 May 2007 21:23:27 +0000 http://www.bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/the-reality-of-the-appearance-of-evil/#comment-91674 MCQ–I wish there were something interesting to say. After I got my first one, I thought oh crap, I’m gonna take some crap about this at church. But no one cars. No one notices or comments. Nothing.
I have three. One like Mary Stuart Masterson’s character in Some Kind of Wonderful (I got bc of that movie I’m a geek what can I say?)
One on the second joint of my ring finger and one on my achilles tendon.

I wish there were something cool to say but they’re all small, and I guess not very noticeable. No one seems to care. Except for maybe my siblings, whose children I influence for ill. SMB came home once to his kids having drawn “pictures” all over their bodies so they could be like Amri. I doubt however they’d ever get real tattoos.

]]> By: Ray http://bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/16/the-reality-of-the-appearance-of-evil/#comment-91673 Thu, 17 May 2007 21:08:07 +0000 http://www.bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/the-reality-of-the-appearance-of-evil/#comment-91673 MCQ, do we have to choose between the two?

]]> By: Steve Evans http://bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/16/the-reality-of-the-appearance-of-evil/#comment-91672 Thu, 17 May 2007 20:58:11 +0000 http://www.bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/the-reality-of-the-appearance-of-evil/#comment-91672 MCQ, I’d take either.

]]> By: MCQ http://bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/16/the-reality-of-the-appearance-of-evil/#comment-91671 Thu, 17 May 2007 20:55:52 +0000 http://www.bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/the-reality-of-the-appearance-of-evil/#comment-91671 Amri, you’re giving up an opportunity for a truly landmark bloggernacle post, and I’m deeply disappointed.

On a related note, it kinda sounds like you and Ray are calling Steve a metro-sexual or a lady.

]]> By: amri http://bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/16/the-reality-of-the-appearance-of-evil/#comment-91670 Thu, 17 May 2007 20:46:10 +0000 http://www.bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/the-reality-of-the-appearance-of-evil/#comment-91670 MCQ–a lady’s got to keep her secrets.

Just as Steve Evans should have kept his man-purse ownership a secret.

]]> By: Ray http://bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/16/the-reality-of-the-appearance-of-evil/#comment-91669 Thu, 17 May 2007 20:09:00 +0000 http://www.bycommonconsent.com/2007/05/the-reality-of-the-appearance-of-evil/#comment-91669 Speaking of man-purses and a complete tangent, (Please ignore my example and refrain from commenting.) but an incredibly funny side note I found recently: If it weren’t for his conservative religion, Mitt Romney would be the first metro-sexual presidential candidate in the history of the U.S.

Now back to your regularly scheduled program …

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