AKA Ego Warrior; Lord of the Pissing Contest; Pantser of Narcissists.
Are we called to go forworth and win at all costs? Blungeon our neighbor with our opinion about the Truth? Health the wrong with our Right? Harrass the goats with vain reform all the way to Hell? Double down on doctrine over the welfare of neighbor?
Zealous Christians are always ego warriors - cause who’d want to be a snowflake, right?
Christians love to defend the truth; I would love to see more advocate for their neighbor made in God’s image. The Truth can take care of itself - meanwhile our neighbors are getting pummeled.....
We need more Mr. Rogers; less James White
Aspen, have you ever been in a completely dark room where you can't even see your hand in front of your face?
This is an opinion but I do believe Jesus was truth and fought for truth and defended truth with every step He took. How could He not? HE is the light? And as Jesus walked the light hit whatever He encountered. That is the truth. Not a doctrine or knowing the proper interpretation of a verse. Some of my favorite truth moments of Jesus:
John 4:16-18
[16] Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither. [17] The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband: [18] For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly.
John 4:39
[39] And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did.
John 8:4-10
[4] They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. [5] Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou? [6] This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not . [7] So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them,
He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. [8] And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground. [9] And they which heard it ,
being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. [10] When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?
There are so many more. As the light moved He saw who needed healing, who needed freedom. He would tell someone what they love most is money. Even when He stood before those religious leaders and told them their Father was the devil and they steal from the poor. And there was nicodemus seeing the truth that Jesus was THE teacher of truth(light). There was no spite or envying in Jesus, when He told others harsh truth about themselves it was always with compassion. It was always words meant to free them from a prison of dark, not to confine them to it. That is what God does in our life. The light (truth) comes in and illuminates all the ugly that is against God in nature, what we have spent our whole life covering up. Wasted energy and time since God sees what is in the dark. When it is illuminated we run to the truth and willingly embrace it(Christ) and He shows mercy. That same compassion of Christ should be present in us, to want others to be free from the dark and brought into the light of freedom which is (Christ). Truth also keeps us humble; always aware of our state without God and the mercy and grace we depend on; In turn how can we look down on others as if we are any better.
You Understand this light. You speak of this fake outer facade of lies that needs to come off. You call it ego. I call it a prison. It is that old man. That is what battling truth is. It is love in nature. Not to destroy for the sake of destroying but to have a part in setting the captives free. Shining a light(Christ) on the facade (delusion).
