Comments on: Missions As An Instrument of Self-Righteousness and Racial Superiority http://blog.iamnotashamed.net/2008/02/13/missions-as-an-instrument-of-self-righteousness-and-racial-superiority/ Thoughts on the Journey Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:44:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Richy http://blog.iamnotashamed.net/2008/02/13/missions-as-an-instrument-of-self-righteousness-and-racial-superiority/#comment-45427 Richy Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:38:48 +0000 http://blog.iamnotashamed.net/2008/02/13/missions-as-an-instrument-of-self-righteousness-and-racial-superiority/#comment-45427 Yeah I hear ya. As a recovering YWAMer myself I am always interested to see how different ppl process their time there. Great post and great blog btw! Yeah I hear ya. As a recovering YWAMer myself I am always interested to see how different ppl process their time there.

Great post and great blog btw!

]]> By: Ariah http://blog.iamnotashamed.net/2008/02/13/missions-as-an-instrument-of-self-righteousness-and-racial-superiority/#comment-45381 Ariah Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:13:37 +0000 http://blog.iamnotashamed.net/2008/02/13/missions-as-an-instrument-of-self-righteousness-and-racial-superiority/#comment-45381 Richy, Thanks for stopping by, I might share some thoughts at some point. It would be wise to dig up my old journals for some clearer reflection. Of course, amidst all of it I was meeting my future wife, which might have clouded some of my vision, and taken up most of my journal space... Richy,

Thanks for stopping by, I might share some thoughts at some point. It would be wise to dig up my old journals for some clearer reflection. Of course, amidst all of it I was meeting my future wife, which might have clouded some of my vision, and taken up most of my journal space…

]]> By: Richy http://blog.iamnotashamed.net/2008/02/13/missions-as-an-instrument-of-self-righteousness-and-racial-superiority/#comment-45336 Richy Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:13:05 +0000 http://blog.iamnotashamed.net/2008/02/13/missions-as-an-instrument-of-self-righteousness-and-racial-superiority/#comment-45336 Ariah, Care to insert relevant personal experiences/reflections regarding your past in YWAM? Ariah,

Care to insert relevant personal experiences/reflections regarding your past in YWAM?

]]> By: Ariah http://blog.iamnotashamed.net/2008/02/13/missions-as-an-instrument-of-self-righteousness-and-racial-superiority/#comment-30803 Ariah Thu, 14 Feb 2008 02:59:10 +0000 http://blog.iamnotashamed.net/2008/02/13/missions-as-an-instrument-of-self-righteousness-and-racial-superiority/#comment-30803 Kevin, Good point. No, I don't think we should feel bad about doing good things. I believe God created us to love our neighbor (i.e. doing good things) so I think we should probably feel most complete when we do good things. I do think there is a big difference between that and the sense of self-righteousness that sometimes infiltrates are 'doing good' Kevin,
Good point. No, I don’t think we should feel bad about doing good things. I believe God created us to love our neighbor (i.e. doing good things) so I think we should probably feel most complete when we do good things.

I do think there is a big difference between that and the sense of self-righteousness that sometimes infiltrates are ‘doing good’

]]> By: josh http://blog.iamnotashamed.net/2008/02/13/missions-as-an-instrument-of-self-righteousness-and-racial-superiority/#comment-30799 josh Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:39:09 +0000 http://blog.iamnotashamed.net/2008/02/13/missions-as-an-instrument-of-self-righteousness-and-racial-superiority/#comment-30799 dude. not to get creepy, but you are the man. brilliant as always. dude. not to get creepy, but you are the man. brilliant as always.

]]> By: Kevin http://blog.iamnotashamed.net/2008/02/13/missions-as-an-instrument-of-self-righteousness-and-racial-superiority/#comment-30796 Kevin Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:26:15 +0000 http://blog.iamnotashamed.net/2008/02/13/missions-as-an-instrument-of-self-righteousness-and-racial-superiority/#comment-30796 Should doing good things make us feel bad? Is there a difference between feeling self-important, and just feeling important? I would think that doing good, and realizing that you have done good, will give you a sense of Joy, and oneness with God, that will "lift you up." Give credit were credit is due, even to yourself. Should doing good things make us feel bad?
Is there a difference between feeling self-important, and just feeling important?

I would think that doing good, and realizing that you have done good, will give you a sense of Joy, and oneness with God, that will “lift you up.”

Give credit were credit is due, even to yourself.

]]> By: Nashville is Talking » Serving others http://blog.iamnotashamed.net/2008/02/13/missions-as-an-instrument-of-self-righteousness-and-racial-superiority/#comment-30795 Nashville is Talking » Serving others Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:44:41 +0000 http://blog.iamnotashamed.net/2008/02/13/missions-as-an-instrument-of-self-righteousness-and-racial-superiority/#comment-30795 [...] Are you closer to God by serving others than you are sitting in a church pew being told you should be serving others? Does church attendance get your lunch ticket to heavan punched faster than skipping it to serve others, or does it serve to simply validate and strengthen your belief among peers? If we are honest with ourselves, it is very likely that just under the surface of our facade of humble service, there lies a deeply embedded air of self-righteousness to much of our serving others. I know I am extremely guilt of this, often subconsciously considering my time serving others as somehow exempting me from the need for prayer and confession. I think this is an area that needs to be dealt with much more from the pulpit and throughout the service projects of the church. There needs to be a recognition that much of what we do is ‘justice’ work, not charity. Much of the service that is needed, from soup kitchens, to tutoring, to building homes and more, is needed because of injustices that exist, they are not mere undeserved acts of charity. [Missions As An Instrument of Self-Righteousness and Racial Superiority - Trying To Follow - 02-13-08] [...] [...] Are you closer to God by serving others than you are sitting in a church pew being told you should be serving others? Does church attendance get your lunch ticket to heavan punched faster than skipping it to serve others, or does it serve to simply validate and strengthen your belief among peers? If we are honest with ourselves, it is very likely that just under the surface of our facade of humble service, there lies a deeply embedded air of self-righteousness to much of our serving others. I know I am extremely guilt of this, often subconsciously considering my time serving others as somehow exempting me from the need for prayer and confession. I think this is an area that needs to be dealt with much more from the pulpit and throughout the service projects of the church. There needs to be a recognition that much of what we do is ‘justice’ work, not charity. Much of the service that is needed, from soup kitchens, to tutoring, to building homes and more, is needed because of injustices that exist, they are not mere undeserved acts of charity. [Missions As An Instrument of Self-Righteousness and Racial Superiority - Trying To Follow - 02-13-08] [...]

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