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Nelson Boils:
Well said,Ex!

Funny you should speak about sports.In fact,you are right,it is the same.Just last week at work I had a debate,rather mild though,concerning soccer.Me and my co-worker were going at each other and in the end,he didn't accept my view point and I didn't accept his view point either.What a waste of time!

Kat you said,"Thinking about this, that not disapproving to an obvious falsehood that is being directly spoken to you and actually inadvertently agreeing... is that like denying Christ, the truth?"

Good question.It reminds me of:

"If you don’t get any persecution from anybody ever, never for doing the right thing, then you’re living in a closet someplace  Because you will get some flack, trust me. If you haven’t gotten much yet, if you are still alive, then it could be right around the corner." L.Ra Smith

Nelson Boils:
Imagine your friend says:Hey,ex,let's go bury my father."

And you reply,"my man!Let the dead bury their own dead!"

Wonder if any of us have reached that level of righteousness?

Jesus was brutally honest!If it was in his mind,he said it.

Proverb 27:5 "Better is open rebuke than hidden love."

Christ hides nothing!

It is what it is

Kat:

Hi Shechiyn, Jesus was God in the flesh and that every single word He ever spoke was done in the absolute proper manner... I mean we do not see His body language or hear the tone, inflection and strength in His voice by the mere words on the page. We can surmise to a degree, but those things make a big difference, as we can see misunderstandings here on the forum regularly.  Also He knew exactly what was in a person heart and therefore knew how to respond correctly.

We however could make serious mistakes if we tried to speak the same way that Christ did. So I would rather give a person due consideration, at least until I felt certain of their meaning.

mercy, peace and love
Kat

Nelson Boils:
To "surmise to a degree,"I think when he said "let the dead bury their own dead," he was rather mild.Then again whether he was mild or not,I think those words stung the man who wanted to bury his father.

When he referred to the woman as a "dog," I think he was mild too.

But,when he said to peter,"get behind me Satan," I don't think He was mild.

Can you imagine what the man did after hearing Jesus tell him,"let the dead bury the dead."He possibly went to his friends and said,"whoa,guys.You know that guy,Jesus,with miraculous powers?He told me to let the dead people bury the dead."
His friends could've replied:"aahg,leave that Jesus,He is crazy."

After all,his family did think he was crazy.

How we speak may make a difference,at times it may not make a difference.

we live in a world were people get offended,regardless of whichever tone one uses.

lilitalienboi16:
John 2:23-25
23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did.
24 But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men,
25 And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.

The Almighty God in the flesh knew very well the heart of man and indeed knew all men. Take this into consideration when you think about how Jesus replied to those around Him. I do not know all men though I do know that the heart is exceedingly weak and the mind of man deep seated hatred towards God--Not subject to His law. It takes great spiritual discernment to answer accordingly in all situations and we are still learning. Right now, I would rather err on the side of caution, being kind and and gentle in my responses with patience than to retort someone a 'JACKAL' or 'SATAN.'

There are perhaps times when it will be obvious what the response should be but in the vast majority of interactions which 'christians' who are simply blind , I do not believe such strong language would profit them or plead our cause any further.

Jesus also said:

Luke 12:11 And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:
Luke 12:12 For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.

This may be during times of special circumstance but I believe the spirit is always working in us to teach us how we should speak and what we should say.

God bless,
Alex
 

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