Misusing Scripture
Timotheos at Balaam's Ass just posted this bit of "wisdom" from eminent ethicist Stanley Hauerwas advocating the removal of the bible from the hands of the laity.
I read this in a book on counseling techniques:
They go on to talk about how Babe Ruth was the strikeout king as well as the home run king and how it took Thomas Edison a long time to find a proper filament. The point was adequate (not altogether groundbreaking, but useful in some circumstances). Two problems here. One: the equation of sin with failure to succeed rather than transgression of law. Even sins of omission are sins because the law required activity and I was inert. Two: where is this 'quote' to be found? Perhaps the authors are working directly from the Latin...?
I read this in a book on counseling techniques:
Many people assume that, because they have failed, it makes them failures. However, a distinction must be made between the deed and the doer. In a theological vein, St. Paul admonishes us, "Judge ye the sin, not the sinner." One can fail at a task (we all do every day) and still not be a failure. [Emphasis mine (Mosak & Maniacci, 1998).]
They go on to talk about how Babe Ruth was the strikeout king as well as the home run king and how it took Thomas Edison a long time to find a proper filament. The point was adequate (not altogether groundbreaking, but useful in some circumstances). Two problems here. One: the equation of sin with failure to succeed rather than transgression of law. Even sins of omission are sins because the law required activity and I was inert. Two: where is this 'quote' to be found? Perhaps the authors are working directly from the Latin...?
posted by Kletos Sumboulos at 9:16 AM
1 Comments:
He probably thinks Paul said "God helps those who help themselves," too. And maybe that Moses said, "Cleanliness is next to godliness."
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