You’ve put your finger on something with the online busybodies idea. It’s a particular brand of keyboard warrior. The test of a “manly prophet” ought not be whether or not he says controversial things online but whether he can speak difficult truths from the pulpit in a congregation of people with whom he has to do life 7 days a week.
1. Envy is dangerous, and can creep up unnoticed. People are all different, and if i feel tempted to envy, it makes as much sense to run away as if a woman was tempting me.
2. If I think somebody's doing something wrong, I should ask them first, before I admonish them or try to solve it.
Every thought an interesting one!
You’ve put your finger on something with the online busybodies idea. It’s a particular brand of keyboard warrior. The test of a “manly prophet” ought not be whether or not he says controversial things online but whether he can speak difficult truths from the pulpit in a congregation of people with whom he has to do life 7 days a week.
I liked two ideas here, in particular:
1. Envy is dangerous, and can creep up unnoticed. People are all different, and if i feel tempted to envy, it makes as much sense to run away as if a woman was tempting me.
2. If I think somebody's doing something wrong, I should ask them first, before I admonish them or try to solve it.