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Truth is health and life, not pain. When people say that "the truth hurts", it is misleading. What hurts is when you realize you are wrong. And frankly, it is not the error itself that hurts, but the pride when you believed you were right. The Truth sets us free, but error keeps us in bondage.
So why make this thread? Because political correctness infects the Church. Many Christians are so afraid of hurting someone's feelings or causing some kind of offense, that they do not speak the Truth or skirt the Truth. We rationalize that we are to speak the Truth in love as though the word "love" means not offending. But that is a lame excuse. Please do not misunderstand me. I am not saying that we are to be abrasive and deliberately offensive, but, honestly, the Truth is always offensive to those who cherish their lies. When Jesus said that he came to bring a sword and to divide family members, he simply acknowledged the truth that causes division from lies.
This is true in this forum. I respect the rules of not flaming and goading others. We are not to incite conflict, but conflict is inevitable when truth and lies clash. I have been reprimanded several times because the moderators often view any offense as flaming and goading. When appealed another moderator determined that there was no willful intent to flame or goad. I appeal to the moderators not to be politically correct in your perceptions. Take the time to read the whole thread before judging comments as flaming or goading.
Again, I agree with the rules. I have no intention of willfully inciting an offense, but I have every intention of speaking the Truth.
So why make this thread? Because political correctness infects the Church. Many Christians are so afraid of hurting someone's feelings or causing some kind of offense, that they do not speak the Truth or skirt the Truth. We rationalize that we are to speak the Truth in love as though the word "love" means not offending. But that is a lame excuse. Please do not misunderstand me. I am not saying that we are to be abrasive and deliberately offensive, but, honestly, the Truth is always offensive to those who cherish their lies. When Jesus said that he came to bring a sword and to divide family members, he simply acknowledged the truth that causes division from lies.
This is true in this forum. I respect the rules of not flaming and goading others. We are not to incite conflict, but conflict is inevitable when truth and lies clash. I have been reprimanded several times because the moderators often view any offense as flaming and goading. When appealed another moderator determined that there was no willful intent to flame or goad. I appeal to the moderators not to be politically correct in your perceptions. Take the time to read the whole thread before judging comments as flaming or goading.
Again, I agree with the rules. I have no intention of willfully inciting an offense, but I have every intention of speaking the Truth.