It is a real conundrum. You don't want people without integrity and good character to be in such positions, but, you don't want to do it yourself. You don't want to do it yourself because you know your own weaknesses and fear the eternal weight of what you might do in error given an authority that is beyond the simplicity of your person.…
It is a real conundrum. You don't want people without integrity and good character to be in such positions, but, you don't want to do it yourself. You don't want to do it yourself because you know your own weaknesses and fear the eternal weight of what you might do in error given an authority that is beyond the simplicity of your person. Should the roles and system be considered at fault? Is it human limitation and sinfulness that is at fault? Should we urge ourselves to take on roles, even knowing that they are beyond our ability to fill without the sure danger of weighty error and harm? Or is the influence of the bad apples so disproportionate that if we could somehow neutralize harm resulting from the worst of people, maybe things would roughly work in a healthy and positive way?
It is a real conundrum. You don't want people without integrity and good character to be in such positions, but, you don't want to do it yourself. You don't want to do it yourself because you know your own weaknesses and fear the eternal weight of what you might do in error given an authority that is beyond the simplicity of your person. Should the roles and system be considered at fault? Is it human limitation and sinfulness that is at fault? Should we urge ourselves to take on roles, even knowing that they are beyond our ability to fill without the sure danger of weighty error and harm? Or is the influence of the bad apples so disproportionate that if we could somehow neutralize harm resulting from the worst of people, maybe things would roughly work in a healthy and positive way?