Grey Areas

During yesterday's leaders' meeting in church, just the youth, we had a heated discussion about grey areas. It was exciting, because youth leaders like us have the tendency to just keep quiet when Ps Aaron speaks, forgetting we have a mouth and an opinion each.

Grey areas,especially for Christians, are tricky aspects about life which we have no hard and fast answers for. WE all know we shouldn't have pre-marital sex, no murdering and the like. But what about drinking (just a TEENY bit?), movies (you don't expect us to watch only Pixar animations) and even something artsy but wrong? In June, i watched this live performance at Esplanade called Blue Love... this is the shocking part: there was a nude scene. OK, to explain myself, i didn't really take note of the warning which said 'some nudity, not for those aged below 16' when i bought the tix. Neither was I concerned about the 16-year-old limit, cos I'm 18! In the midst of Blue Love, therefore, i had to cover my eyes. (I loved the show btw)

My opinion about grey areas is everyone is free to do what he wants, but with freedom comes responsibility and the desire to honour God in every way. Preaching and teaching our sheep ultimately have their limits, every Christian must grapple with these issues themselves. Oh, don't forget too that there's also the Holy Spirit who will quicken our spirits to do what's right.