[FONT="]So, you want to speak more about how we shouldn’t be submissive? That’s kind of boldness?[/FONT]
But it is not really about boldness mentioned in the Bible.. I think.
Its more about our personality.
Maybe little bit about way how we were raise by our parents. And much much more to do with culture we are living at. There are things you cannot talk about or be honest with others in some culture because it would be perceive as really rude behavior… so
sorry for en
I don’t really see that much of connection between me being honest and telling somebody what bothers me (I hate your …nose, I hate when you are staring at me, you smell like dead dog, if you come one step further I will throw up, don’t touch me, stop asking me about my ex, no I don’t like this food etc etc) and between boldness mentioned in the Bible. Examples I have used, were purely illustrative ….
If we talking about telling the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth (so help me God) then we have to talk about borders, what is appropriate and when it (truth) is just hurtful and not helpful at all …
If we take Jesus as an example, he was bold enough to tell truth for example to the Pharisees that they are like unmarked graves, but he did not say to Lazarus that he smell really bad, or to leper that they look … like zombie …. hmmm..
I don’t find it right telling somebody for example.. “I really hate your shoes”.. even if it is truth, it is just hurtful information, so…
And about that other example what you’ve mentioned (you are dying in sin example) I would say this: If I have no love for the person, that I rather shut up about him dying in sin. Because it would be same as scribes did, imho.[FONT="][/FONT]