“But refuse foolish and ignorant speculations, knowing that they produce quarrels. The Lord’s bond-servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all, able to teach, patient when wronged, with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God may grant them repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth…” [1]
“A man who [can communicate sensitively] is a person who is not in bondage to himself. Rather, his true identity in Jesus Christ has enabled him to be in control of his mind and emotions.”
“A man who [can communicate sensitively] is self-controlled and convinced that the Word of God is true, but also understands the Scriptures sufficiently to be ‘able to both exhort in sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict’ (Titus 1:9)”
Do you think the reluctance of most Christian men in our culture to communicate sensitively the truth of Christ is the reason that it all seems to be falling apart?
Would you agree that we have relegated teaching to an act of the prepared, polished, and positioned in our culture?
Challenge: Consider the “Points of Action” and “Thinking and Growing Together” on pages “93-97.”
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