"A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle." Proverbs 18:19
They get offended so easily, which is a sign of immaturity (Proverbs anybody?), if only they would listen to logic inspired by the Holy Ghost!
I think it is better for us to argue to win a person, rather than just win the argument. How can we best win the hearts of our brethren over without appearing to be overdogmatic? Wouldn't it profit us greatly to argue constructively rather than forcing fellow believers into a corner?
By the way, sting, I am not criticizing your method of arguing at all, I think it was done with meekness and fear (I Peter 3:16). I am only asking all of you for ways to argue so that we may win believers over to the truth, which may be more effective than just arguing viciously and attacking them. Let us destroy and tear down their argument, but build up the brother in truth and in Christ, which gives truth.
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