"It is Finished: The End of Score-Keeping"--David Zahl #liberate2015
Commercial for FitBit-It is a lifestyle device not just fitness device Quantify all of our daily life Data is used for self-justification What does it look like to keep score? Chart ourselves or others We love quantification because we love control. If I know where I am headed, I have the power to control it. If I score high enough, I will be alright. The Law (10 Commandments, Sermon on Mount) keeps score The law (world) keeps score, as well as the voice inside We always lose when we keep score. All have fallen short of the glory of God, but that hasn't stopped us from comparing distances. Scorekeeping hits home in our marriage, parenting, friendships, work. The moment a good work becomes public it loses its goodness. This is why Christ told us to keep it quiet. We are addicted to scorekeeping and Christians deal with this just as much as anyone else. Moralism has crept into our food choices. Do we only rest to work better? What about scorekeeping with ...