US pop sensation, Katie Perry, was on Channel 7’s Sunrise and The Morning Show this week. She performed her number 1 smash hit, “I Kissed A Girl”, on Sunrise and later on she had a chat to Larry and Kylie on the Morning Show.
She was introduced as the daughter of two church pastors and who started her singing career in gospel music. So of course Katie was probed with questions regarding her parents approval of what she is doing.
Kylie Gillies seemed especially surprised to hear that Katie’s parents are supportive of her in whatever she does. Her father even wanted to go to Mexico to see her perform at the up coming Latin Video Music Awards.
It’s as if Kylie expected Katie’s parents to disown her since she is singing pop music with somewhat risqué lyrics and with a dress sense that could be considered provocative, especially to the overly conservative.
It is very understandable for individual Christians not being fans of her music and her videos, even her dress sense. But for parents it is a different story.
How good is it to hear that two Christian leaders have not gone down the overly legalistic route. Instead they have chosen to support their daughter no matter what. Banishing her for her choice in music would have been the easy thing to do. Supporting and loving her despite her misgivings can be hard. Yet it is what God does for us every single day.
The conclusion that Kylie Gillies came to is a typical one in the wider community, especially in the media. That Christianity is all about rules that must be adhered to at all times. Even though some pockets of Christianity live up to this expectation it is still an ignorant view. They forget that all of us, even Christians, fall short of any set of rules.
That is of course why we need Jesus.
She was introduced as the daughter of two church pastors and who started her singing career in gospel music. So of course Katie was probed with questions regarding her parents approval of what she is doing.
Kylie Gillies seemed especially surprised to hear that Katie’s parents are supportive of her in whatever she does. Her father even wanted to go to Mexico to see her perform at the up coming Latin Video Music Awards.
It’s as if Kylie expected Katie’s parents to disown her since she is singing pop music with somewhat risqué lyrics and with a dress sense that could be considered provocative, especially to the overly conservative.
It is very understandable for individual Christians not being fans of her music and her videos, even her dress sense. But for parents it is a different story.
How good is it to hear that two Christian leaders have not gone down the overly legalistic route. Instead they have chosen to support their daughter no matter what. Banishing her for her choice in music would have been the easy thing to do. Supporting and loving her despite her misgivings can be hard. Yet it is what God does for us every single day.
The conclusion that Kylie Gillies came to is a typical one in the wider community, especially in the media. That Christianity is all about rules that must be adhered to at all times. Even though some pockets of Christianity live up to this expectation it is still an ignorant view. They forget that all of us, even Christians, fall short of any set of rules.
That is of course why we need Jesus.
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Thanks Tim... helpful. You can extend this idea out to things like how we as Christians treat someone in our church who for example falls pregnant out of wedlock. Whilst we want to disapprove of the sin that has been committed, we want to still love and accept the person, which is as you said the way we have been treated by Jesus - Grace.
I guess we just need to watch that this does not relax to a culture where sin is seen to be 'accepted' by Christian.
Did touch on the situation of marrying a non Christian (unequally yolked)
http://onehammer.blogspot.com/2007/12/fine-line.html
Plus I did create a Pres on abortion for my small group if you want to check that out. It's all along the similar vein of loving and supporting the person while accepting that we all sin.
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