Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him who reproaches me. -- Proverbs 27:11
I just have time for a
quick verse of the day. Too many
meetings and my granddaughter will be here later.
This proverb reads as an admonition of a father to a son to
live wisely, circumspectly and lawfully so as not to bring reproach upon the
family or the father’s name. It reminds
me, as well, that Satan is called the “accuser of the brethren”. I believe that the devil is a being, a fallen
archangel perhaps, and a real person, but that’s not a belief that is necessary
to understanding the reproach which unwise living can bring upon us and, by extension,
upon Christ and the Father.
The Adversary has plenty of proxies in the world ready to
heap accusations upon anyone who names the Name of Christ whether or not
warranted. A few years ago, in a rather
heated conversation, I quoted someone else using the word “hell”. Later it was reported that I had used
language too vulgar and profane to be repeated by the chaste lips of my
auditor.
We live in a world where taking offense and being a victim
is practically a career path. It is
manipulation and a rather nasty form of witchcraft. We can’t and shouldn’t live our lives
according to the dictates of the professional “weaker brother”. However, the genuinely weaker brother is a legitimate concern. We do not need to adopt
his conscience as our own, but we should help bear his burden and do our best
not to offend him or cause him for whom Christ died to be led astray.
2 comments:
Hmm, my first comment didn't take. No doubt a result of the new Net Neuterality.
Anyhoo, you can imagine my shock that you said the h-e-double-hockey stick word.
However, your point is well taken.
That censor is going to get a work out.
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