As a Christian, it is very disturbing to me when I see other Christians that do not get along with each other. There should not be any quarrelsome Christians! The truth of God should be in us all as believers. We should not be intimidated or frustrated by other Christians and especially by those who do not accept God's truth.
"And the Lord's servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. Those who oppose him he must gently instruct, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth, and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will." 2 Timothy 2:24-26.
There will be times that others will disagree with us regarding God's Word. Perhaps they will question the way we say God is leading us, or they may challenge our faith in God. When times like these approach it is never helpful for us to argue. We will never debate anyone into the kingdom of God. We will never persuade anyone that God has spoken to us by outarguing them! We need to realize that only God can convince others of the veracity of His word to us. If we would allow God to vindicate us in His time, and in His way, a time will come when the wisdom of our choice will be evident. If we find ourselves often quarreling with others, we should ask God to clearly reveal our motives to us and ask Him to forgive us for our disobedience to His clear command.
Friends, if our motivation for arguing comes from our desire to always be right, or to be exonerated, or to gain the esteem of those listening to us, we need to realize that we are acting selfishly, and God will not honor us. God is not interested in how right we are! He is interested in how obedient we are! God's command to us is not that we win arguments, but that we are kind and forgiving when others mistreat us. We bring God no honor by winning a dispute in His name, but we reflect a Christlike character when we demonstrate patience to those who mistreat us or misunderstand our motives. Arguing will not win people over to our view or to Jesus, but loving them as He does will win us many friends, and win Christ many souls over time!
May God Richly Bless You Today!! H Trent!
"And the Lord's servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. Those who oppose him he must gently instruct, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth, and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will." 2 Timothy 2:24-26.
There will be times that others will disagree with us regarding God's Word. Perhaps they will question the way we say God is leading us, or they may challenge our faith in God. When times like these approach it is never helpful for us to argue. We will never debate anyone into the kingdom of God. We will never persuade anyone that God has spoken to us by outarguing them! We need to realize that only God can convince others of the veracity of His word to us. If we would allow God to vindicate us in His time, and in His way, a time will come when the wisdom of our choice will be evident. If we find ourselves often quarreling with others, we should ask God to clearly reveal our motives to us and ask Him to forgive us for our disobedience to His clear command.
Friends, if our motivation for arguing comes from our desire to always be right, or to be exonerated, or to gain the esteem of those listening to us, we need to realize that we are acting selfishly, and God will not honor us. God is not interested in how right we are! He is interested in how obedient we are! God's command to us is not that we win arguments, but that we are kind and forgiving when others mistreat us. We bring God no honor by winning a dispute in His name, but we reflect a Christlike character when we demonstrate patience to those who mistreat us or misunderstand our motives. Arguing will not win people over to our view or to Jesus, but loving them as He does will win us many friends, and win Christ many souls over time!
May God Richly Bless You Today!! H Trent!
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