>>>This is not to say that Christian art should not disturb us,
but that seeking to give offense is wrong>>
>I'd have to disagree here. I think there is a specific verse that
>applies. Galations 5:11 suggests that the cross, itself, is an
>offense.<
>To give offense without cause is probably wrong; to give offense to,
>say, an atheist (by a witness), ...is something else.<
Actually, we are in agreement on the basic point. Seeking to give
offense is wrong, giving offense through faithfulness to the Gospel
should be normal experience. I Peter 2:19-20 has an appropriate
admonition along this line. This principle also relates back to the
issue of good work being a better witness than ostentatiously
"Christian" components to the work.
Dr. David Campbell
Old Seashells
University of Alabama
Biodiversity & Systematics
Dept. Biological Sciences
Box 870345
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 USA
bivalve@mail.davidson.alumlink.com
That is Uncle Joe, taken in the masonic regalia of a Grand Exalted
Periwinkle of the Mystic Order of Whelks-P.G. Wodehouse, Romance at
Droitgate Spa
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