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Hello, brothers.
For someone who is (hopefully) seeing his final days of the so-called "cage stage," I was convicted and challenged in my Scripture reading today by this passage:
"A fool’s displeasure is known at once, but whoever ignores an insult is sensible."
—Proverbs 12:16 (HCSB)
As someone who is perhaps the only Reformed Christian among my family and friends, I have found it hard to not be quick (and sometimes aggressive) to respond to opposition. Especially on social media, I always feel the need to respond to everything I read, to the point of literally spending hours arguing with people who will probably never agree with me. Of course, this passion comes from the fact that I really see Reformed theology as the purest representation of the gospel (and, consequently, all other systems as a perversion). However, many times this passion also comes from my fallen desire to be right and prove others wrong.
Anyway, this passage challenged me. It will be a topic of prayer in the coming days and weeks.
Thank you all for your continued contention for the truth.
For someone who is (hopefully) seeing his final days of the so-called "cage stage," I was convicted and challenged in my Scripture reading today by this passage:
"A fool’s displeasure is known at once, but whoever ignores an insult is sensible."
—Proverbs 12:16 (HCSB)
As someone who is perhaps the only Reformed Christian among my family and friends, I have found it hard to not be quick (and sometimes aggressive) to respond to opposition. Especially on social media, I always feel the need to respond to everything I read, to the point of literally spending hours arguing with people who will probably never agree with me. Of course, this passion comes from the fact that I really see Reformed theology as the purest representation of the gospel (and, consequently, all other systems as a perversion). However, many times this passion also comes from my fallen desire to be right and prove others wrong.
Anyway, this passage challenged me. It will be a topic of prayer in the coming days and weeks.
Thank you all for your continued contention for the truth.
