Mark apologizes, here, for comments made here.
We have alot to learn from his post. Let me highlight a few things that I see as evidences of grace:
1. His joyful submission to leaders and elders at his church. All good leaders should also be followers and surrender their authority to human godly voices that have the permission to speak to the leader as they see fit.
2. His willingness to SEEK review and correction from these people. Most people would say that they have accountability, but do that honestly persist in asking for admonitions? I think there is a key difference there that should be brought out.
3. His response in humbly asking for forgiveness from those he may have offended.
4. His desire to leave a legacy of sound theology and church planting and his awareness that comments that he may have made were potentially distracting from that goal.
5. His understanding that HOW we say things is sometimes even more important that the content of what we are saying.
For those interested, Brian McClaren posted a response to those who attacked his piece on homosexuality. Though I probably would not agree with much of his theology, I think he has some very sage advice in terms of our behavior as Christians. To read it click here.
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