9/14/12

The "Great" debate



First, let me say that the title of this picture is a misnomer.  Does it really matter which way you place the toilet paper on the roller?  As a guy, I don't think its important, but my wife does and that is what really matters.  So, to please her, I always choose "B".  More importantly than this choice is making sure there is paper in the bathroom!!!  When you really need it and its not there, THEN YOU HAVE A PROBLEM!!!  As a result of thinking about this, I naturally consider about priorities and this passage comes to mind...

Romans, Chapter 14
1 Now accept one who is weak in faith, but not for disputes over opinions.  2 One man has faith to eat all things, but he who is weak eats only vegetables.  3 Don’t let him who eats despise him who doesn’t eat. Don’t let him who doesn’t eat judge him who eats, for God has accepted him.  4 Who are you who judge another’s servant? To his own lord he stands or falls. Yes, he will be made to stand, for God has power to make him stand.

  5 One man esteems one day as more important. Another esteems every day alike. Let each man be fully assured in his own mind.  6 He who observes the day, observes it to the Lord; and he who does not observe the day, to the Lord he does not observe it. He who eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives God thanks. He who doesn’t eat, to the Lord he doesn’t eat, and gives God thanks.  7 For none of us lives to himself, and none dies to himself.  8 For if we live, we live to the Lord. Or if we die, we die to the Lord. If therefore we live or die, we are the Lord’s.  9 For to this end Christ died, rose, and lived again, that he might be Lord of both the dead and the living.

This passage from Romans does not teach that its OK to do anything you want doctrinally.  To believe that is the same as the "do your own thing" from the 60's era.  What it does teach is understanding and consideration for one's brother and coupled with love and a correct doctrinal stance, will yield correct actions in all circumstances.  Love, understanding and doctrine apply to everything, whether it be food or even something as mundane as the direction of the flow of toilet paper. Think it doesn't matter... ask your wife!!!!

ps. Personally, if I lived alone I would choose "A" because its easier to grab the paper.  But, really, who cares?