“If you have enemies whose weapons are intended to attack the truth, there are indeed times to go on the offensive. It is a good thing to oppose those you mean to oppose, depending upon how you oppose them.”
(Aaron Edwards – Clear Truth Media) It’s generally a good idea for Christians to be gentle, kind-hearted, and upbuilding to one another. After all, this is what Paul explicitly calls us to do in Ephesians 4, and many other passages in the New Testament. Within the context of everyday Christian fellowship, this should be our default posture towards one another. Even to unbelievers who personally attack us we should “patiently endure evil” and correct our opponents “with gentleness” (2Tim. 2:24-25). However, this call to gentleness can easily be misunderstood. As Paul well knows, there is a need to speak sharply and even “offensively” to others.
Christians often need to do this for various reasons: to win our opponents (or their hearers) away from sophisticated deceptions; to win them to the truth of the Gospel and its moral implications; or even to show that God really means business when He talks about judgement; to show he “is not mocked” (Gal. 6:7). Christians are starting to realize that such moments are becoming increasingly necessary as the free expression of Christian convictions is increasingly eroded in our time, paving the way for an increasing assault upon such convictions.
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