10.9- A verbal gunslinger.

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 10.9-

A verbal gunslinger.
Just enough knowledge to be dangerous.
Some us get involved in community settings and get frustrated at how things are being done.
We do a little research then we are ready go spout our "well researched" answers.
The attitude, we have and the attack on our fellow man and even our content can be wrong and out of context.
Don Mcglaughlin said this so well,
"Early in ministry I fell into the temptation of believing that I am an expert in Biblical exegesis and interpretation. When someone came to a conclusion different than mine, I assumed they were bending the text to support their false notions and covering their deception with fine sounding arguments.
As I matured I came to the realization that even when others understand a Biblical text differently than I do, we can both be devoted disciples of Jesus and committed students of the word, pursuing truth with all our hearts. I learned to take seriously the New Testament command to honor others above myself, making every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit and the bond of peace."
I need these words more than anyone I know.

Philippians 2.
2 Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any [a]affection and compassion, 2 make my joy complete [b]by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose. 3 Do nothing [c]from [d]selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility consider one another as more important than yourselves; 4 do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others. 5 Have this attitude [e]in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, as He already existed in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be [f]grasped, 7 but [g]emptied Himself by taking the form of a bond-servant and [h]being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death: death [i]on a cross. 9 For this reason also God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

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