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NASB | Proverbs 25:11 ¶ Like apples of gold in settings of silver Is a word spoken in right circumstances. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Proverbs 25:11 ¶ Like apples of gold in settings of silver Is a word spoken at the right time. [Prov 15:23; Is 50:4] |
Subject: Christian Tolerance |
Bible Note: "My friend and former colleague Tim Keller says that tolerance doesn't require us to abandon our convictions. Rather, true tolerance is having convictions that lead us to treat our opponents graciously. "For the Christian witness to be taken seriously in an increasingly pluralistic, non-religious society like the modern West, Christians must 1) be true to our convictions, 2) love, listen to, and serve those who do not share those convictions, and 3) consistently do both at the same time. "We find our model in Jesus, the one who welcomed sinners and ate with them. The one who offered friendship to people before they agreed with him and regardless of whether they ever ended up agreeing with him at all. "Paul said, 'Walk in wisdom toward outsiders. . . . Let your speech always be gracious' (Colossians 4:5-6). Not sometimes. Always. "Doesn’t a gracious tone make the most sense for those of us who live under grace? Even when we’re fighting with him, the Father never holds us in contempt. We are forever embraced because of another, who bore Abba’s outrage in our place. This being true, shouldn’t we Christians be the least offended and least offensive people in the world?" --Scott Sauls (2015) |
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