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Corinthians 16:13
Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong.
In our day, religion
may be very precious to some persons, but hardly important enough to cause
division or risk hurting anyone’s feelings!
In all our discussions
there must never be any trace of intolerance, we are reminded; but obviously we
forget that the most fervent devotees of tolerance are invariably intolerant of
everyone who speaks about God with certainty. And there must be no
bigotry—which is the name given to spiritual assurance by those who do not
enjoy it!
The desire to please
may be commendable enough under certain circumstances, but when pleasing men
means displeasing God it is an unqualified evil and should have no place in the
Christian’s heart. To be right with God has often meant to be in trouble with
men. This is such a common truth that one hesitates to mention it, yet it
appears to have been overlooked by the majority of Christians today.
There is a notion
abroad that to win a man we must agree with him. Actually, the exact opposite
is true!
The man who is going
in a wrong direction will never be set right by the affable religionist who
falls into step beside him and goes the same way. Someone must place himself
across the path and insist that the straying man turn around and go in the
right direction.
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