It often reminds me of the story of the pharisee (a religious man, to be sure) who stood up and loudly proclaimed, “Lord, I thank you that I am not like other men, cheaters, sinners, adulterers….” Of course, the difference today is we would be more likely to hear a prayer about how we thank God that we are not like those poor fools who dress up in suits and miss the whole point of the gospel.
…What would bring his salvation to question? Well, the American Eagle on his shoulder, of course. We’re not all that far from there today, are we? How many people have their love of God questioned because they prefer to wear a suit and tie on Sunday morning?
What about commitment, sacrifice, honesty… three major ones that I don’t believe have to come back to any of those three. In fact, I would argue that love is a choice based on commitment.
Yeah, Steve,
I pushed hard on some of those types of things and he pushed back on me and finally said, “If there are problems in a marriage, it will come back to one of these three areas.” That is something I think I can get around a little bit more but still not sure if I agree.