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| Stay Away from the Gray -- or is that Grey? |
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 Some Christians believe that there are no gray areas. To them everything is either black or white, sin or righteousness, good or evil. Now that is actually a rather difficult expectation to have from the Christian life or even from the Bible. It would have to mean that the Bible spells out every situation in life with such detail that we are in no doubt as to how we should act. But, that is not the real world.
Paul dealt with a grey area, when he wrote of the "meat offered to idols" situation in 1 Corinthians 8. He said that it is not wrong to eat, after all it's just meat. But then he said, under certain circumstances it may cause offense or a stumbling block. It was, in short, a judment call.
We don't often run across meat offered to idols today but there are similar dilemmas. Dancing, television, gambling, alcohol, investing in stocks, music tastes, abortion, voting, clothing styles, going to war or not, and a whole list of other things, can fall into gray areas.
Some churches ban dancing alltogether. The Bible does not, but there may be a time or type of dancing that a Christian might judge to be sinful. Some churches ban TV alltogether, but most of us use our judgment, and we even disagree among ourselves on what is fit to watch.
Some churches ban gambling, alcohol, investing and rock-n-roll. The Bible does not. But there are examples when they are wrong, and we could discuss that until the cows come home.
We probably all agree that abortion is normally evil. However, there is a time when even the most conservative Christian, might support it. For example, if the choice was either the baby's or the mother's life.
So, yes, there are definitely gray areas. We must choose, and no amount of church rules invented by all of the elders on earth will ever cover every situation.
Maybe that's why grey can be spelled two ways. We have a choice to make. |
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| Great post! There are many gray/grey areas......and I'm sure we all have stories of those areas...I saw several in my life just in your post. Thanks! |
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Janie |
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May 15, 2008 at 11:13am |
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| thanks Grant - good post |
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Another good one, Man's rules are man's rules, but know this..............
God Rules ! |
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Gray or grey -- it DEPENDS ON THE SITUATION!!! lol |
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Kathy |
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May 15, 2008 at 2:17pm |
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| Amen, Grant! Great post! |
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If everything were black and white we would not need the Holy Spirit to guide us. |
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| I live in the grey areas...wouldn't have it any other way...means God has to be real... |
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Grant |
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May 15, 2008 at 6:33pm |
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| Thanks folks! As I turn grey, I leave behind the childish notion that everything is black and white. LOL. |
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Deb |
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May 15, 2008 at 7:15pm |
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| Very interesting blog! |
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Thanks for your blog, well written and made me stop and think! I love it!
I've always stayed away from "GREY" areas... as far away as I could get. I don't even like peering over the edge of a cliff... too close for comfort. I am not fearful, nor am I timid... however, I was made to see that the problem was that God could not use me in certain situations. I didn't want to 'get dirty' or 'get too close to sin' or 'get too involved with... (fill in the blanks)'. I realized that listening to the voice of the Spirit was all that mattered; this is how the "GREY" became 'white' with instruction.
If He wants to send someone into a dark place to rescue a lost soul I will be the first to volunteer. If He wants me to climb this mountain, or jump over this creek... fly around the world to help a pastor, or simply take food to a less privileged neighborhood... I will obey.
Nothing stops me now... nothing shocks me now... nothing is too difficult for God (or me) when it comes to obeying an instruction from the Holy Spirit. So those old "GREY" areas have become WHITE as God-inspired instructions.
Now if we are talking about legal or illegal... I REMAIN forever as far away from the cliff as possible, for there are no GREY areas here. Bless you for this blog... loved it.
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