Secondary Issues that Distract from the Gospel?

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Ijiwaru Sensei

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Over the last several decades, what secondary or tertiary issues have become central in some fundamentalist camps, issues that work more to distract from the work of the Gospel than to emphasize it?

Or put another way, when we think of the basic tenants of the faith, what contemporary issues/concerns have displaced or minimized more historical ones?
 
So not quite on topic, but something that I think detracts from the declaration of "the full counsel of God" is topical preaching. I much prefer sermon series that run through an entire book of the Bible. Makes less room for pet topics, or equally insidious, the avoidance of others.
 
Yeah, I think Christians of many stripes have a tendency to take peripheral issues and center on them--Ruckman with his translation issues, Phelps with his fixation on homosexuality, Hamm with his interpretation of creationism, Falwell with politics, the folks pushing purity balls. All of these issues are worthy of careful and sustained dialog, but none of them are central to the Christian faith.  None of them should be used as litmus tests for who is and isn't a Christian.

When we dig in on these issues and stridently act as if they are primary, we cause harm to the body. We should be able to share different viewpoints without being condemned by brothers and sisters in Christ. The Gospel is offensive enough for the unconverted; we shouldn't be finding our identity in second or third tier issues that only distract from the Gospel.
 
The Rogue Tomato said:
Wimmins shud not ware pants.
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And they shouldn't wear paint unless they are a barn.
 
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