Relationships & Peacemaking

Warnings Against Quarreling

Pastor Anyabwile has a worthwhile read over at PureChurch:

A Brief Compendium of Paul’s Warnings Against Quarreling

In it, he asks us if we know how many times Paul warns against quarreling in just three pastoral epistles (1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, and Titus).

Can you guess before you click over? I gave a guess and was WAY off. It’s really striking to see them all there, one after the other. As Pastor Anyabwile says, they really drive home what Paul said in Galatians 5:15:

“If you keep on biting and devouring each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.”

 

So sad. But so true.

May we speak according to Ephesians 4:29 today! This is truly my prayer this morning. I can’t help but wonder what my day would be like if every single word I said today (and every single tonal inflection and supporting language via body language) was edifying and not quarrelsome. Hmmmmmmm … I think my family would have a much better day to say the least.

Prayerfully,
Tara B.