Tuesday; October 6
How do we defend our faith? Most of us know that, as believers, we have a need to stand up for what is right – however, do we understand the perimeters of what this entails? You see, it is tempting to prove our rightness in a way that others won’t forget it. Our reasoning is that if we are confident in what we believe and forceful in defending our beliefs, we win. The question is “what” do we win? Do we gain respect or just a reputation for being hard nosed and hard to endure? A little earlier, I purposefully used the word “rightness” not “righteousness”. You see rightness is knowing the answer while righteousness involves doing the right things. I believe we can have the right answer, but if we combine that with the wrong attitude, we won’t be good influences. We might win the argument, but lose points in the game of life. Years ago, the early Christian leader, James, observed, “And the seed whose fruit is righteousness...