Enemies of the Truth

Matthew 10:34-36 “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35 For I have come to turn “‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter- in-law against her mother-in-law— 36 a man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.”

Matthew 10:34-36 “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35 For I have come to turn “‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter- in-law against her mother-in-law— 36 a man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.”

1 Corinthians 13:4-5 “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.”

So What?

So What? 1. “Judge” Correctly and Speak Up!

Matthew 7:1-5 “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2 For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. 3 “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4 How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.”

John 7:24 “Stop judging by mere appearances, but instead judge correctly.”

Ephesians 4:25 “Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body.”

So What? 1. “Judge” Correctly and Speak Up! 2. Be Angry in the Right Way

Ephesians 4:25-26 “Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body. “In your anger do not sin”

Two Questions 1. Is This Legitimate Anger?

Two Questions 1. Is This Legitimate Anger? 2. Am I Expressing This Legitimate Anger Legitimately?

So What? 1. “Judge” Correctly and Speak Up! 2. Be Angry in the Right Way 3. Say “No”

Matthew 8:18 “When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side of the lake.”

“We have equated the word Christian with the word proper, commitment with compromise, love with sweetness, servanthood with insipidness, and sensitivity with banality. Niceness has replaced love.” -Steve Brown, Scandalous Freedom