Fighting

From: CareLines: Volume 4 By: Paul J. Pascoe

PRO 25:8⁸Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbor hath put thee to shame. (Proverbs 25:8) 2TI 2:24²⁴And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, (2 Timothy 2:24)

Go not forth hastily to strive. The servant of the Lord must not strive.

Proverbs 25:8⁸Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbor hath put thee to shame. (Proverbs 25:8); 2 Timothy 2:24²⁴And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, (2 Timothy 2:24)

“Strive” means “to fight, to quarrel (argue), to dispute.” Are you the Lord’s servant? Then don’t be a quarreler. It takes much more maturity to turn away and close your mouth than it does to try to prove that you are right and the other person is wrong. The Lord Jesus NEVER argued.

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