2 Timothy 2:23
Posted on Fri, Feb 12, 2010
Don't have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels.
Words... they mean things. Words are use to describe people, places, and things. We use them to tell what, when, where why, and how. They have meanings. When we use words in certain combinations we create sentences. And with these sentences we express ideas. For the most part the bigger our vocabulary is the better we can emote (state) our thoughts and feelings. If we have enough words at our disposal we can say or discribe just about anything. But whether we use great big fancy words, or just little one syllable ones. Many or just a few. We need to watch how we use our words. All that we know was SPOKEN into existence by God. And we are made in His image so our words can also be used to create or destroy. We are reminded in several places in the Bible to be mindful of our tongues (words). Both the words, word and tongue is compared to a sword in the Bible. They can be harmful. Which brings us back to this weeks scripture. Don't have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels. Now before going on any further let's define argument. ARGUMENT: A discussion in which disagreement is expressed; a debate. In otherwords to talk in a civilized manner even if the parties invovled do not agree. This verse does not say "Thou shall not Argue". It says not to get invovled in a foolish or stupid argument. Now I will not sit here and try to define what is a stupid or foolish argument is because I believe that would be getting into one. Each of us must seek that answer for ourselves through God and His Word. With that being said we may not need to look much further than the second part of this verse. A foolish and stupid argument will produce quarrels. Quarrels: An angry dispute; an altercation. While a person may argue with passion I believe they need to be aware of how the other person is preceiving this passion. Are they thinking this is a personal attack? A character assassination? Could it cause this person to lash out in such a way as to make any further attempt to talk foolish and stupid? The only time I can recall, in the Bible, it being ok to argue with someone, to push them to the point of getting physical was when it dealt with Salvation. Jesus, Peter, Paul, Stephen, all pushed (argued) to the point of producing quarrels (death) when the salvation of those that they were talking to was on the line. So choose your words carefully. Will you use them as a sword? Or use them to bring life?
In His Majesty's Service
~Kingschyld~
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