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Gentleness, Correction, and Hate Speech
How are we to communicate with one another? Ironically, in an age where technology has connected people from all across the planet the practice of deep conversation seems to be more absent than ever. Cries of “hate speech” toward anyone who expresses disagreement have been levied to such an extent that the fear on the part of many toward expressing any kind of dissenting opinion has been amplified to an infinite degree. If a man is acting like a woman and you refuse to call him a “her” then you are labeled with being overly disagreeable and hating him. Perhaps someone has a different political persuasion than you do, so you begin to strike up what you think is a friendly conversation about the issues at stake. However, the conversation quickly turns on its head with the other person blowing up at you for your beliefs. Communication is indeed difficult even in a day when we are more connected than ever.
Delighting in God’s Revelation
In the pages of Scripture we read of one of the grandest truths, that God reveals Himself to humanity. Perhaps this is one of the most profound blessings of grace we can all to quickly glance over. He is not obligated to allow us to know Him in any way, yet the heavens shine forth His praise and the Word of God testifies to who He is, allowing us to know Him by the power of His Spirit through Christ. We know that the greatest spectacles of creation testify to something greater than merely their own existence. They put within us a yearning after the Creator, a longing to behold the fullness of His glory. Especially as Christians, we see the natural beauty of the world and it delights our souls that He would make it this way.
Is Abortion A Limited Government Issue?
Similarly, we are also against the abdication of responsibility. Christians have rightly been addressing the problems with men jumping ship and fleeing their duties instead of shouldering them well to His praise. Many homes are shattered, communities lack Christian influence, and churches have a leadership gap because men have tossed aside their responsibilities. Therefore, as Christ-followers we have called on men to pick up the mantle by His grace and run well knowing God is with them. There is a fine line between abdication and overreach which takes the power of wisdom to discern. For government officials to steal from the people is overreach, but for them to fail to punish the thief is abdication. It is the Word of God that serves as our light to see this matter clearly.