Ryan Dobson
Autore di Be Intolerant: Because Some Things Are Just Stupid
Opere di Ryan Dobson
To Die For 1 copia
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Sesso
- male
- Relazioni
- Dobson, James C. (father)
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Recensioni
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 12
- Utenti
- 514
- Popolarità
- #48,284
- Voto
- 3.7
- Recensioni
- 6
- ISBN
- 16
- Lingue
- 2
So opens this small book which caught my eye. Dobson's observations would be amusing if it wasn't so tragic and if life and death issues weren't at stake. I certainly recognised several of the phrases and stock words in this introduction and I expect you do as well. The message is one that all people claiming to be Christians need to hear and take seriously. Unfortunately, the delivery in this book may end up irritating people.
Dobson argues that we are living in a society in which moral relativism rules and where tolerance is the order of the day. Truth is unfashionable and absolute truth unheard of. He points out that sadly Christians are going with the flow rather than bucking the trend. He encourages us to stand up for what we believe and to tell people that they are blindly walking towards a cliff and that they will die if they don't listen. He suggests that accountability in Christian circles is non-existent as people don't want to offend their friends--but which is more loving, to confront or to allow them to reap the consequence later?
Dobson's arguments are sound and I agree with him. I have previously blogged about the issue of absolute truth (http://christianmissionaryuk.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/what-is-truth.html)
However, Dobson's frustration with society's apathy is only thinly veiled and that kind-of cuts across his message. What he says is true and necessary but the way he has said it could be improved. He needs to remember that we should be speaking the truth in love and to give a reason for the hope that we have with gentleness and respect. I have no doubt that he displays these characteristics in person but unfortunately the narrative comes across as a bit of a rant. I'm not arguing here that he should have been more tolerant or that his message is wrong, just the way he has expressed himself.
Having said all that, I would recommend this book to all Christians. It is not especially well written but the message that Jesus is the only way and that truth is found in the Bible and is not relative is so important that I have to rate this highly. More so because not many are willing to even enter into this area, we are all busy hoping someone else will do it!… (altro)