in fact
this is the last i wanna say for this one, i felt in the Spirit to write this.
this is not meant for anyone personally, but as a ''I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness''
because i see in this site, and youtube, and other platforms where brothers and sister, get heated and even get mad at each other, some directly some passively.
its just an encouragement , if you can use something of it, then Hallelujah.
Romans 12:18
If it be possible, as much as lieth in you,
live peaceably with all men.
Hebrews 12:14
Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
Paul wants us to seek peace with all men, that means unbelievers too, when you seek peace, you don't try to belittle someone, passively or directly, you try to avoid anything that can cause a problem, even if it means you stop completely.
many times people think passive aggression is okay but it isn't, its actually worse, its like you are deceiving the other person.
Thats why Paul says to avoid strifes and debates, and tumults that comes from questions or answers that doesn't produce good fruit, or peace but strifes.
2 Corinthians 12:20
For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be
debates, envyings, wraths,
strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings,
tumults:
1 Timothy 6:4
He is proud, knowing nothing,
but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy,
strife, railings,
evil surmisings,
2 Timothy 2:23
But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender
strifes.
So.
1. peace and love is before all things, if you can avoid strifes and heated arguments and debates you should, even if it means you didn't get to finish the conversation. a good relationship with brethren is more important than being right.
we need to pray for others, because in the end The Holy Spirit will lead everyone to the truth.
Rom 14:1 As for the one who is weak in faith,
welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions.
Rom 14:13 Therefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer,
but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother.
Rom 14:15 For if your brother is grieved by what you eat, you are no longer walking in love. By what you eat,
do not destroy the one for whom Christ died.
Rom 14:17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
So that means if you can avoid a brother or sister to stumble because your opinion is different you should do it, otherwise you are not walking in love anymore, in the case represented above its above food, but it can be applied to anything, Peace and Joy in the Holy Spirit is the most important, and with that no quarrelling or heated arguments or even passive aggression will present itself, but peace and love.
Rom 14:5 One person esteems one day as better than another, while another esteems all days alike.
Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind.
MAY OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST BE WITH YOU ALWAYS AMEN![/QUOTE]
May I suggest you shut down all Christian forums then?
When it comes to debating over doctrine?
There must be what we see until it's resolved.
"As iron sharpens iron,
so one person sharpens his friend." Proverbs 27:17
When iron sharpens iron? You get what?
Iron sharpens iron through friction, heat, and sparks that are created when two iron blades rub together.
This process makes the edges of the blades sharper, making them more efficient for cutting and slicing.
If you can't handle the heat?
Stay out of the kitchen...
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