Ungracious Hairsplitting Nonsense

There’s a story* told by a Grace Believer who met another Grace Believer in the middle of the Golden Gate Bridge. He said:

“I was standing in the middle of the Golden Gate Bridge admiring the view when another man walked up alongside of me. I heard him say quietly, ‘What an awesome God.’

“I turned to him and said, ‘Are you a Christian?’

“He said, ‘Yes, I am a Christian.’

“I said, ‘So am I,’ and we shook hands. I said, ‘Are you a liberal or a fundamental Christian?’

“He said, ‘I am a fundamental Christian.’

“I said, ‘So am I!’ and we smiled at each other. I said, ‘Are you a Covenant or a dispensational, fundamental Christian?’

“He said, ‘I am a dispensational, fundamental Christian.’

“I said, ‘So am I,’ and we slapped each other on the back. I said, ‘Are you an early Acts, mid-Acts or late Acts, dispensational, fundamental Christian?’

“He said ‘I am a mid-Acts, dispensational, fundamental Christian.’

“I said, ‘So am I’ and we agreed to exchange Christmas cards every year. I said, ‘Are you a pre-trib, mid-trib, or post-trib, mid-Acts, dispensational, fundamental Christian?’

“He said, ‘I am a pre-trib, mid-Acts, dispensational, fundamental Christian.’

“I said, ‘So am I,’ and we decided to exchange kids for the summer. I said, ‘Are you a 12 in or 12 out, pre-trib, mid-Acts, dispensational, fundamental Christian?’

“He said, ‘I am a 12 out, pre-trib, mid-Acts, dispensational, fundamental Christian.”

“I said, ‘So am I!’ and we made vacation plans together. I said, ‘So, on the Gap Theory, are you for a Gap between Gen. 1:1-2 or against it?”

“He said, ‘I am a pro-Gap, 12 out, pre-trib, mid-Acts, dispensational, fundamental, Christian.’ And I said, ‘You heretic,’ and pushed him off the bridge!”

* This is a variation of a story of unknown origins that was published here.

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  1. John Wesley’s Dream

    “Being much concerned about the rise of denominations in the church, John Wesley tells of a dream he had. In the dream, he was ushered to the gates of Hell. There he asked, “Are there any Presbyterians here?” “Yes!”, came the answer. Then he asked, “Are there any Baptists? Any Episcopalians? Any Methodists?” The answer was “Yes!” each time. Much distressed, Wesley was then ushered to the gates of Heaven. There he asked the same question, and the answer was “No!” “No?” To this, Wesley asked, “Who then is inside?” The answer came back, “There are only Christians here.”

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