"...There's not just critics, there's also converts. There's not just ignorance of foolish people, there are people who need Jesus. And what can happen is when the ignorance of foolish people is so loud, you can lose sight of, ear for, heart toward those who do not yet know Jesus. You can waste all your time engaging those who want to criticize you rather than devoting your time to serving those who need Jesus. And what Peter is saying is don't waste all your energy defending yourself, use your energy to serve. To do good. To be a servant. He says to live as people who are free. Free from sin, free to worship. Free from Satan to Jesus. Free from self to love neighbor. Free not to do as we want, but free to do as we ought....What he says is DON'T use your freedom as a cover up for evil. Because we are a minority group, because the world is watching, because how we conduct ourselves speaks of Jesus and his people, we need to be exceedingly careful...."
-Mark Driscoll
http://www.marshillchurch.org/media/trial/submission-to-authority
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