2 Timothy 2:23 But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes. Corrections and contradictions kindle fury in the proud heart! So avoid controversy, my friend, as you would avoid the entrance to hell itself. Let others have it their way. Let them talk. Let them write. Let them correct you. Let them traduce you. Let them judge and condemn you. Let them slay you. Let the truth of God suffer rather than let His love suffer. You do not have enough of the divine nature in you to be a controversialist. "He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth" (Isaiah 53:7). "Heal me," prays Augustine, "of this lust of always vindicating myself." Take heed that you are not wheedled into controversy. Prayer Thought: Oh, Lord, give me forbearance to avoid needless controversy!
Posted on: Sun, 07 Jul 2013 13:33:20 +0000
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