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Romans 12: 18
18. If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
Can a person live this Bible principal and still find actively fault with others?
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Yes. If that fault will lead them to hell, I should try to correct them. I am not, however, responsible for how they react (as much as it depends on me). I think God would be far more concerned that I correct your errors and present to you the truth than He would be if we could go out and talk baseball over coffee.
What if your wrong? Or is that not possible?
No.
I dont see how one could live a peaceful life by constantly looking for fault in everyone. I dont think Jesus did that and I dont think we should.
1 Corinthians 4:5
Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
James 5:9
Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.
1 Corinthians 2:
10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.
A couple lessons come to mind from the OT about this. One is when Shem and Japheth covered Noah while walking backwards with the sheet , and the other was when Jonah was boasting about Nineveh being destroyed. Both show that we are to not to humiliate others, even when they may be wrong, and are not to boast about Gods judgement, for such boasting is Gods alone.
Both of these agree with the way Jesus told us how to act and should be part of our character.
And then again, I rather think that I am not.
Ah, I love context. Here it is:
14. Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
15. Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
16. Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.
17. Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
18. If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
19. Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
20. Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
21. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
I find the last verse especially telling. "Overcome evil with good."
I plan to come back later and take a look at the verse you posted in context.
That's really irrelevant since I don't think I'm wrong.
It is relevant. We seek truth, not "it's what I think". There is no harm with input. But just make sure the beam isn't in your eye.
Unbelievers will hate us for exposing that works of this world are evil even if they don't look evil in plainsight, not by tolerating worldly ways and most certainly not by participating in it:
John 15:19
If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.
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It seems that the majority of the responses indicate that we cannot live peacefully with others while we are finding fault with them. I agree with that. Other than another response to the verses Timewerx posted it looks as if this discussion is done.
Is what you're saying here the truth?
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