Obedience is hopelessly out of fashion. The very word obey carries with
it ridiculous notions of ancient kingdoms, stupid henchmen, or marital
imbalance. Even among parents, the idea that we should teach our
children to obey doesn't sound quite right--who are we to demand
mindless obedience?
Disobedience has always
existed, but the idea that our actions should be determined by someone
else is passé among North Americans of all kinds: believers and
unbelievers alike.
Isaiah dwelt among a people of unclean lips. We dwell among a people of an independent spirit.
Our distrust of obedience flows from our fear of the other--the one whom we are to obey . . .
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