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Spiritual Remnant of God Series
Part 6 – Truth Can Offend
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
When doing some self-evaluation to determine whether you are part of the CURRENT Spiritual Remnant of God and/or your spiritual health as one of the CURRENT Spiritual Remnant of God ask yourself the following question and the answer to this question will tell you a great deal about your spiritual standing.
Which is more important to me, presenting and/or upholding God’s Truth or making sure I do not offend a brother, sister, or spiritual leader in Christ?
I personally would much rather have a person care enough about me, about my spiritual walk with Jesus, about the ministry God gave me, about my life - that they would be willing to offend me in order to keep me out of sin, away from danger, on the narrow path and true to my godly calling and/or purpose - than to allow me to go astray.
What does being offended look like, in this context?
“offend”
According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary
2 : to cause discomfort or pain : HURT
2 a : to cause difficulty, discomfort, or injury
b : to cause dislike, anger, or vexation
3 : to cause dislike or vexation : ANNOY
Synonyms affront, insult, outrage
3 : to cause to feel vexation or resentment usually by violation of what is proper or fitting
OFFEND need not imply an intentional hurting but it may indicate merely a violation of the victim's sense of what is proper or fitting <hoped that my remarks had not offended her>.
I do not know about you but if I am confronted with the need to change, often, my first feeling is “discomfort” because change by its very nature is uncomfortable.
Jesus offended most of the religious people of His day. The CURRENT Spiritual Remnant of God will find whether they intend it or not they will offend most of the religious people of our day. Why? Because they are going to call/cry out for Truth to be honored, Truth being God’s Word and Principles, in a time and religious society where it is not being honored. If they do not call/cry out, they are not at peace with themselves and cannot spiritually be at rest.
Here is an account where Jesus is shown as having offended the religious leaders of His day during His earthly ministry. The religious leaders did not think Jesus had the proper background or credentials and they did not like what He had to say. ....
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Part 6 – Truth Can Offend
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
When doing some self-evaluation to determine whether you are part of the CURRENT Spiritual Remnant of God and/or your spiritual health as one of the CURRENT Spiritual Remnant of God ask yourself the following question and the answer to this question will tell you a great deal about your spiritual standing.
Which is more important to me, presenting and/or upholding God’s Truth or making sure I do not offend a brother, sister, or spiritual leader in Christ?
I personally would much rather have a person care enough about me, about my spiritual walk with Jesus, about the ministry God gave me, about my life - that they would be willing to offend me in order to keep me out of sin, away from danger, on the narrow path and true to my godly calling and/or purpose - than to allow me to go astray.
What does being offended look like, in this context?
“offend”
According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary
2 : to cause discomfort or pain : HURT
2 a : to cause difficulty, discomfort, or injury
b : to cause dislike, anger, or vexation
3 : to cause dislike or vexation : ANNOY
Synonyms affront, insult, outrage
3 : to cause to feel vexation or resentment usually by violation of what is proper or fitting
OFFEND need not imply an intentional hurting but it may indicate merely a violation of the victim's sense of what is proper or fitting <hoped that my remarks had not offended her>.
I do not know about you but if I am confronted with the need to change, often, my first feeling is “discomfort” because change by its very nature is uncomfortable.
Jesus offended most of the religious people of His day. The CURRENT Spiritual Remnant of God will find whether they intend it or not they will offend most of the religious people of our day. Why? Because they are going to call/cry out for Truth to be honored, Truth being God’s Word and Principles, in a time and religious society where it is not being honored. If they do not call/cry out, they are not at peace with themselves and cannot spiritually be at rest.
Here is an account where Jesus is shown as having offended the religious leaders of His day during His earthly ministry. The religious leaders did not think Jesus had the proper background or credentials and they did not like what He had to say. ....
If you would like to continue reading this article, you can find my blog information on my profile page under "contact info".