Subversive Christian Unity

A fundamental failing in today's moral thought is the inability to separate the concept of "good" from "I want." — Kendal Black (@KendalBlack) November 17, 2014 I wonder how much this widespread moral failing has to do with the rot that that is consuming orthodox, historical Christian teaching. If the gospel is not as you would quite like it, it is tempting to change it. But has there ever been a believer who did not find some or other aspect of obedience to the gospel difficult? The solution is not to smudge or obscure what it really says, but to confront what it is calling for and then admit you are not doing it.

In a previous post I have answered why I do not think I am indifferentist. You may read it if you like ; the short version is that it may well be that some Christians are wrong on some issues. That may well include me. On what issues, precisely, does Christ call us to be unified? It is a visible unity he desires, the text stipulates that, unity visible to the world, so that the world may know that the Father sent Christ... The world, that is, the people we are trying to show this, have no concept of the little arguments in theology, the red herrings, the bunny trails, the fascinating historical developments. If we are to hold to the letter, what we need for Christian unity is unity in the things the world can see and comprehend. Would you, because of Jesus, give a poor man your lunch? You are a Christian. Would you give an Orthodox Christian the shirt off you back? You might, then, be a real Catholic. What the world sees is the coarse and general trend and effect of our actions