Curious

[NW Pastor]

Originally Posted by pastorswife

Conservative?? Moderate?? Liberal??



What type of a yard stick do we use to measure who is in what group??

All of those terms are only valid by comparison. It varies by situation, society, culture, historical context and many other ways.

However, the only valid comparison which should be made is to the word of God. Those who compare themselves by themselves are not wise.

Originally Posted by NW Pastor

All of those terms are only valid by comparison. It varies by situation, society, culture, historical context and many other ways.

However, the only valid comparison which should be made is to the word of God. Those who compare themselves by themselves are not wise.

These terms are used on a regular basis on this forum. It makes me wonder...

[NW Pastor]

Originally Posted by pastorswife

These terms are used on a regular basis on this forum. It makes me wonder...

Regional comparisons can be deceiving, but this is the basis of many when the use "liberal", "conservative", and "moderate".

A moderate in Ohio would be classified as a ultra-liberal in California, and a liberal in Mississippi might be seen as moderate in Tennessee.

It is my opinion that the labels we use serve only to divide us. None of us can really define what the buzz word labels mean, but we group up under the banner of one label or the other and declare that the others are barking up the wrong tree.

Perhaps we should just call ourselves Christians, as they did in the New Testament.