I watched some of the Nightline debate regarding the existence of Satan. Pastor Mark Driscoll did a fantastic job turning the discussion to Jesus. The topic of the debate was about Satan but the topic of the conversation was Jesus.
However, there is something else I want to commend Driscoll for. A small detail that could go unnoticed. In the 5th segment, Pearson makes a point about reading the Bible litterally. In his point, he refers to the 1 Timothy passage that says women should not have braided hair and wear nice clothes. As Pearson makes this point, he seems to be pointing at Annie Lobert (who was on Driscoll's side for the debate). I think Driscoll took Pearson's comments as a slam on Annie.
Driscoll immediately spoke up and said something to the effect of, "Don't judge her, she might have shopped on sale." The crowd laughed, but I don't think Driscoll was just trying to be funny. He was defending her. He was not going to allow the only woman on stage to be degraded.
Men, God is glorified when we fulfill our God-given task of protecting and defending the women around us.
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Dallas and I watched the debate too. I don't think I saw that part of it though.
After watching the debate, I left feeling frusterated. I am glad that Driscoll was able to take a stand for truth- but when you have debates like this, it almost puts all that is said on the same level. We know that Driscoll was speaking with the authority of scripture- but to the rest of the world, did it appear to be nothing but opinion vs. opinion?
One thing though did shine through was the level of humility in trusting in the Lord and His truths- and the pride of seeking worldly wisdom. just some thoughts.
What do you think?
Amen, Justin.
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