(September 1, 2015)
I had
two, relatively quick, thoughts from here.
The first was that bidding God speed to someone engaged in wickedness
makes you a partaker in the evil deeds they perform. I think, in our desire to avoid conflict (in
part because of our lack of confidence in our own relationship to the truth),
we are permissive or encouraging of behavior contrary to the will of the
Lord. I thin, as with saying God speed,
this makes us partakers in the evil around us – at least, in my life, this is
something I need to repent of.
Secondly,
so many people (in and out of the Church) attempt to turn the Grace of God into
lasciviousness. This can happen both
literally, or metaphorically. Literally,
Grace is the enabling power of the Atonement and if we are not being changed
for the better we are not partaking of Grace.
So to excuse lasciviousness with Grace is foolishness.
Figuratively,
we sometimes think that because we are in the right Church (or because we have
a particular calling) we must be righteous and on the right track (even as we
are uncharitable, or dig a pit for our neighbor, or whatever else we happen to
want to do). Being a member of the Lord’s
Church does not justify unrighteous behavior, but rather demands more exacting
behavior – where much is given, after all.
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