DON’T ARGUE ABOUT WHAT’S RIGHT OR WRONG Posted on December 23, 2018 by ilmaarts <img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" src="http://www.ilmaarts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/badlands-fall2012-157-300x248.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="248" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1608" srcset="https://www.ilmaarts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/badlands-fall2012-157-300x248.jpg 300w, https://www.ilmaarts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/badlands-fall2012-157-363x300.jpg 363w, https://www.ilmaarts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/badlands-fall2012-157.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>December 23________________________________________<br /> Accept other believers who are weak in faith, and don’t argue with them about what they think is right or wrong. – Romans 14:1 (NLT)<br /> DON’T ARGUE ABOUT WHAT’S RIGHT OR WRONG<br /> A poem and essay by ILMA<br /> A true believer understands those who are weaker in faith<br /> They lead an example that can witness and change their fate<br /> Christians must never engage in arguing what they think is right<br /> They let the word of God lead others to truth to reveal the lies.<br /> Arguing is impeding with the works of the Holy Spirit<br /> Leading them to Scriptures will let them see it<br /> Engaging in proving that you’re right is carnal and futile<br /> It only fuels the enemy to make you more volatile.<br /> ________________________________________<br /> When I was an English teacher in high school level, I taught English Conversation Fluency and Logic. The foundations of Logic gave the students a foundation to be good in Debate and Public Speaking in their senior year. I started the groundwork so that they will be good debaters and speakers and have the skill to persuade others with application of Logic. I literally taught them how to prove some ideas persuasively even though they were not all true. After all, this was how Philosophy and Logic worked.<br /> When I became a born again Christian, Scriptures revealed to me that we shouldn’t engage in human reasoning. Arguing is a form of reasoning. Jesus never argued with anyone. He spoke the truth instead.<br /> ________________________________________<br /> PRAYER<br /> Lord, show me whenever I have a tendency to engage in reasoning and defending myself.<br /> REFLECTION<br /> Why is arguing a futile activity?<br /> For more testimonials about God’s word, please go to YouTube and type ILMA’s poem devotional or go to www.ilmaarts.com posts. 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I had this wrong notion that if I prove them wrong and persuaded them to look at it my way, I had a good chance of winning the disagreement or argument. I did not know that it was pure whining. Who are we to question a god who knows everything and can see simultaneously all things at the same time?<br /> The bible talks about how God named a place Massah ( which means test) and Meribah (which means argue) because the people of Israel argued with Moses and tested the Lord by saying “Is the Lord here with us or not? They questioned his omniscience and omnipotence because they wanted to prove something.<br /> PRAYER<br /> Lord, teach me never to question you about anything.<br /> REFLECTION<br /> When was the last time you argued with God or any authority figure?<br /> For more testimonials about God’s word, please go to YouTube and type ILMA’s poem devotional or go to www.ilmaarts.com posts. 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