Christians must shy away from divisive debates
Published:Saturday | November 5, 2011 | 12:00 AM
THE EDITOR, Sir:
It is heartbreaking that for far too long there have always been constant anti-Sunday/anti-Saturday inquisitions. I wish to raise a critical point which the Jamaican community must consider as we seek to move forward.
The fact is, the Sunday-Saturday debate is mainly pursued by Christians. There are many persons who know about the Bible, but they don't have any idea about the methods of biblical interpretation to apply when they read any portion of the Bible.
Many times, instead of allowing the biblical author to give an interpretation of the text, they read their own understanding of a particular situation into the text. And after doing this, they come up with bogus interpretations of the biblical text.
It also goes back to the way in which we have been cultured as a nation. Many persons were cultured to be anti-Sunday or anti-Saturday. Most members of the Christian community who are anti-Saturday or anti-Sunday have only their understanding of certain key doctrines to blame, as well as their spiritual leaders who are supposed to be feeding their members with spiritual food.
Some pastors are downright lazy and don't spend enough time in preparing suitable sermons or Bible lessons for their congregations. Hence, we can conclude that when the members come to church and listen to a sermon, they will gain an incorrect understanding of the message that is being presented.
Shouldn't our goal as a Christian community be seeking and saving lost souls for the kingdom of God, and not raising needless debates? If we don't retrace our steps, we are heading for doom.
NICORDO WILSON
Mandeville, Manchester