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Originally Posted by MissBrattified
I like what Tim Gill tweeted the other day:
"Telling the truth in anger doesn't diminish truth, just the credibility of the speaker."
There are couple of quandaries that come up when people don't show love to one another--even when speaking *hard* truths. First, those who are trying to appear loving feel pressured to not speak up at all in certain situations lest they be associated with those who aren't speaking the truth in love. Secondly, when you speak the same truth in love that another spoke in anger, you run the risk (again) of guilt by association.
My Dad drilled this into me: If you say you love God, but you don't love your brother, you're a liar. (I John)
If I have to err, I would prefer to err on the side of grace and love than on the side of causing offense or provoking someone to anger.
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MissB, while I agree with this post in principle, when one gets online, the line can become blurry.
I have thought at times people post in anger & that wasn't the case.
The only way one can know for sure is in person.
Another thing is this, my Pastor may seem to be preaching in anger (is that a right term?) but in reality he is angry at the "world system' such as pornography, the gay encroachment in our schools, the fact that people are getting into trouble with drugs & bad relationships.
Would that be considered within the context of that quote?
Just asking for clarification.