At first, I read the title as “The Lutheran In All of Us” 😆 — but this was better.
Jesus never violated principle for victory—in fact, His victory was only possible because He never violated principle. In a messy world, the temptation to “do evil that good may come” is strong and may sometimes seem to our human perspective the only reasonable choice. This is where Proverbs 3:5 reminds us, “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.” We must imitate Christ.
Of course, the caveat to this is that you have to have the right principles to begin with, and that is sometimes more nuanced than either side (the principled or the pragmatists) care to acknowledge. Discerning and applying the right principles is also a function of imitating Christ.
At first, I read the title as “The Lutheran In All of Us” 😆 — but this was better.
Jesus never violated principle for victory—in fact, His victory was only possible because He never violated principle. In a messy world, the temptation to “do evil that good may come” is strong and may sometimes seem to our human perspective the only reasonable choice. This is where Proverbs 3:5 reminds us, “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.” We must imitate Christ.
Of course, the caveat to this is that you have to have the right principles to begin with, and that is sometimes more nuanced than either side (the principled or the pragmatists) care to acknowledge. Discerning and applying the right principles is also a function of imitating Christ.
Amen!