Theology Rocks Show #29 - "The Gift of Offense"
- Artist: Dan Parsons, Jody Harris
- Title: Theology Rocks Show 029 - "The Gift of Offense"
- Album: Theology Rocks
- Track: 29
- Genre: Speech
- Year: 2006
- Length: 15:57 minutes (3.66 MB)
- Format: Mono 22kHz 32Kbps (CBR)
Is there a 'gift of offense?' Is there a 'ministry of offense?' Given that we all get offended, and given that some of us are better at offending people than others, and given that sometimes we don't hear the word we need to hear until it slaps us in the face, isn't it reasonable to ask the question? We thought it was.... we probably had too much fun asking it, but you'll forgive us for that I'm sure.
What do you think? Does it offend you?
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using gifts in love
The gift of "offense" sounds a lot like the gift of "prophecy" to me. It all boils down to speaking truth to people. It is possible to be more offensive in our truth speaking than necessary. Our primary attitude should be to love the person in a I Cor. 13 way. The love we have for the person will permeate our truth telling and bring home the message in a more constructive and beneficial way. When we speak the truth in love we keep the door open for further conversation. When we toss the truth around without love for one another we burn bridges and scorch the earth. Just my two cents.
yeah....
You know, there's a lot of truth and a lot of love in those words. thanks. Our intention was not to condone the (properly termed) "scorched earth" tact. Beyond that, you pretty much summed it up beautifully.
Thanks, Paul. Love you.
"Offend" ='s "to create
"Offend" ='s "to create anger,resentment or annoyance in.
"Offence is the act of offending"
To tell the truth isn't an offence - A profit is a speaker
of "GODS" words - now that isn't an offence.
If I put someones actions down - that is a correction
not an offence.
What is offensive?
I've talked with many people who find the story of the workers in the vineyard offensive to their sense of fairness. You know the story. It's where the landowner hires some workers at the beginning of the day and contracts a certain amount with them for their work. Then he finds workers at noon and again at 2 and again at 4 in the afternoon and adds them to the work in the vineyard. Then the end of the day comes and the owner pays everyone the same amount that he originally agreed to pay the people who worked a full day. Those full day workers were offended by his actions. The establishment in Jesus' day was offended by it because they recognized themselves as the all day workers. My friends who have a highly developed sense of justice and fairness really struggle with parables like this. I daresay they find them somewhat offensive. It cuts at their understanding of who God is. It redefines God in a light that is less comfortable to them. It might even reveal in them roots of sinful self-righteousness. Very few of us enjoy having our own sin revealed to us by scripture, or by special messenger. Truth can easily annoy a prideful self-righteous person as well as a person living in sinful addiction. Truth has power to set each person free, but it requires some humility from the receiver to work its magic.
uh....
I'm pretty sure I don't agree with you. Many, many, many times in my own experience the deliver of truth results in anger, resentment and annoyance. I know people who won't talk to me because I speak the truth to them (in love) rather than giving them the confirmation (of a lie, or sin or whatever) they are seeking. Generally speaking, people only want to hear the truth when they happen to be doing the right thing. Many times (most?) even gentle, loving correction is resented.