Posts with the tag: quarreling

Are Believers “Sheep”?

  A man who was an absolute pacifist wrote me arguing: ‘Jesus called his followers sheep. A Christian is a sheep. Sheep don’t fight. Never!’ This is an example of going to unbalanced extremes. He took the biblical symbolism of believers being sheep and carried it to extremes, ignoring other relevant passages of Scripture, which […]

What if You KNOW a Confrontation Will Turn UGLY?

When people offend you, confrontation & correction is a biblical solution to the problem (Matthew 18:15-17), but there are seven common sense guidelines for rebuke, especially if you want the correction to be successful. Yet what if the individual that needs confronted is known for being difficult (with you, if no one else) and so […]

Is NAME-CALLING Ever Appropriate?

While some believers think that name-calling is inherently mean-spirited and never appropriate, there are examples of righteous name-calling in the Scriptures.