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Samurai (bushi), Ancient Japan’s military elite, would
\nrather die in battle than get caught and bring dishonor to their master. In
\nsome cases, this death would come by their own sword by performing seppuku, a
\nritual suicide by means of cutting the abdomen not reserved for the Battlefield
\nbut not restricted from it either. The Samurai, while following the Bushido, lead
\na life of respect, honor, loyalty and ethical conduct so falling on their sword
\nwas a sign of extreme honor. Or so they said. They were people after all and
\nsometimes people get funny.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

I don’t know how often Samurai got together to talk things
\nover back then: sitting around the rock garden and sipping on saki tea. Maybe
\nthey would talk about good fights they’ve had or what the Merchant Class is up
\nto or maybe, in sibilant whispers share some juicy gossip about their masters.
\nInevitably, in my dream scenario, they’d look at their Master and consider why
\nthey’d fall on their sword for him.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Like what if some gaijin
\nwent and talked bad about him. Would you do it then?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153No\u00e2\u20ac\u201dI’d just cut off
\nthe guy’s tongue. No, I fall on my sword for the essentials.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153What are the
\nessentials?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/em><\/p>\n

Yeah Christians, what are the essentials of our Christianity?
\nNot the historic branch of your denomination\u00e2\u20ac\u201dbut what is foundational to The
\nFaith? What would you die for?<\/p>\n

Now, I’m not thinking that because we’re willing to die for
\nsomething that it makes our cause right or justified. Plenty of people have
\ndied for bad causes, false causes or no-causes; um that reads wrong. Heck, I’m
\nnot even saying it’s wrong to be convicted of things: I’m just wanting us to
\nlook at what is fundamental and would you die for it?<\/p>\n

The King James Bible is the only Bible: would you die for
\nthat? Saved by grace through faith: die worthy? Your understanding of that last
\nbit: die worthy? All of history is divided into dispensations: would you die
\nfor that? There was a covenant in the garden: would you die for that? Real wine
\nor grape juice: die worthy? Guitar, pianos or choral: die worthy? Statues and
\ncandles\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6would you die for them? Big stone buildings: Die worthy? Jesus is God
\nmanifested in the flesh: die worthy? Your pastor or priest\u00e2\u20ac\u201dwould you die for
\nhim (or her)? Rock music or classical music: die worthy?<\/p>\n

Jeremy made a great point when I asked him this question (in
\nreference to the reasons he might leave a church<\/a>): \u00e2\u20ac\u0153When you say serious heresy are you saying something that’s been
\njudged as such in councils or something that you perceive as against the very
\nfundamentals of our belief ie: Jesus is God; Jesus literally died and rose
\nagain, etc.?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/em><\/p>\n

He answered: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I mean
\nthe basic fundamentals that the scriptural authors themselves showed concern
\nfor. I don’t mean nitpicky little things that depend on which of several dozen
\nthings you could mean by the word ‘nature’. Most of the creedal formulations
\nthat people have debated depend on things like that, and I have no concern at
\nall for the fine details of philosophical positions that take so long to
\nformulate that it’s hard to tell what the person is even saying.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/em><\/p>\n

And we do so go in circles about things. I doubt anyone
\nwould write in\u00e2\u20ac\u201dbut what would you fall on your sword for? What is your sine que non<\/em>? Did I even spell that
\nright? It seems to be begging for an accent mark\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n

Crossposted on my personal site. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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