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Albert Mohler on Larry King Tonight
- 01/17/06
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First off, I’d like to take an opportunity to clarify something about the article I posted this morning. My friend Paul Martin posted a comment here and at his blog (and at Justin Taylor’s blog, for that) where he warned against making the issue of watching the film The End of the Spear an issue of clear, biblical right or wrong.
“In issues like this one, it our duty to think in the realm of revealed truth (“true Truth”) and ask of the Biblical text which Scriptures inform our decision as to whether or not to watch the film. Reading through the comments, some Scriptures are mentioned, but there is very little in the way of direct application…”
Paul is right. None of the Apostles took the time to tell us whether or not to watch movies led by homosexual actors. This, as with many areas, requires thought and falls into an issue of conscience.
I sometimes take for granted that people understand this web site to be my reflections on life and the results of what happens when I wrestle with an issue. I did not mean for my article to say, “You are evil if you watch The End of the Spear” or “A good Christian wouldn’t see it.” I merely meant to reflect on some of the deeper issues beyond simply whether or not the movie does a good job of portraying some Christian heroes. If people understand the deeper issues behind the film and pause to reflect on them, I think we’ll all be better for it. I agree with Paul when he says “It seems to me that the worst thing that could happen is that our endorsement or rejection would harm the unity we share in Christ.” We musn’t let peripheral issues like this divide us. At the same time, it does benefit us to consider and wrestle with them.
And now the real reason I posted this afternoon:
Albert Mohler is scheduled to be a guest tonight on Larry King Live (on CNN, of course). He will be discussing the film Brokeback Mountain. According to the show’s description, “The debate over gay love and marriage heats up with “Brokeback Mountain’s” big night. Gays face off with religious conservatives. Tune in at 9 p.m. ET.” Thanks to Justin Taylor for the tip. Let’s pray that the Spirit empowers Dr. Mohler to share the truth and to present the gospel to those who tune in this evening.
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Comments (7)
“None of the Apostles took the time to tell us whether or not to watch movies led by homosexual actors. This, as with many areas, requires thought and falls into an issue of conscience.”
True, but I think it’s rather unfair to use this as an example because the apostles knew nothing about movies and it was almost two thousand years before they were invented. They did, however, know about actors and acting and used it in a manner that suggests to me that they saw acting as a dishonest endeavor. Historically, Christians have avoided theater and myth and to me, the way the Apostle Matthew in the New Testament in the original language used the word ‘actor’(hupokrites) to describe what a ‘hypocrite’ is, is telling. (I shudder to think how many grammatical rules I just broke, lol.) Isn’t it better to use Biblical principle and historical Christian faith to walk our walk in matters that currently seem grey in our age rather than let the fear of being labeled ‘legalistic’ keep us from speaking honestly about what we feel and believe? I’m not looking for a fight and I know before I even post this a lot of people won’t agree with me and may attack me personally although I haven’t attacked anyone personally myself. I can live with that. I just wanted to make others who share my POV know that they’re not alone and that if they feel like the tables have turned and that it’s the Christian who thinks maybe the modern concept of Christian liberty may not in fact be what Paul meant and feels that now THEY need to hide in the closet and not the homosexuals, well, I totally get that. :-)
And for you West Coasters (or other folks who read this late), it’ll repeat at midnight and 3 AM EST.
I reminded you and yet no one was kind enough to remind me. :-)
I turned it on at 9:59, just in time to see Larry King hand off to Anderson Cooper. Guess I’ll have to wait for the transcript!
I would guess by your logic that if you have a gay doctor, plumber, garbage hauler, barber, or whoever may service you in your life—- that you obviously will not be using their services any longer—-right?!?!
Come on stay with Truth but realize “all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God”; are you not a sinner???
Any such distinction between disreputable and respectable sins… Jesus Christ absolutely refuses to allow. In His eyes avarice, pride, refusal to forgive, hypocrisy, are at least as bad as fornication or adultery or violence. … Charles Gore, Christ and Society
Proverbs states, “There are six things the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to him:
17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue”……………
John,
A gay barber isn’t claiming to be a Christian. A Christian film studio is claiming to be Christian organization. I think there’s a difference there. It’s one thing to reach out to others. It’s another thing to accept sin. The statements coming from the production company are very nebulous.
The issue here is homosexuality. Adultery, haughty eyes, etc are red herrings from the topic at hand.
About Larry King,
I think Mohler handled himself very well and in a very Christlike manner this evening. It was almost befuddling when King accused him of being “angry” at one point. That was laughable. It was well worth seeing.
You could really hear the rage when folks called in to question Mohler and the lady on the program.
And Larry King’s continued harping that they couldn’t judge without seeing the film was rediculous and dishonest. You don’t need to eat rotten food to know it tastes bad. I liked that Mohler boldly stated his reasons for not seeing it or even feeling the need.
It was an interesting discussion on Larry King tonight…thanks for making us aware of it Tim! I especially like what Janet Parsons(not totally sure of last name spelling) said but thought both she and Al Mohler did a good job of defending the issues. King is indeed a calculated inquisitor and obviously wanted them to make slip ups several times but it didn’t work for the most part. I was a bit disapointed when Janet admited she had seen the movie “The Bridges of Madison County,” a movie all about adultry I guess, when she was so fervantly opposed to seeing “Brokeback Mountain”(which I think is good) but it did prove that she sees adultry as “less of a sin” when they were talking about what is sinful, etc. Ah well, it was good though.