Try not to offend!

Good and true Words from the Lord:



Proverbs 18:19



19 A brother offended is harder to win than a strong city,

And contentions are like the bars of a castle.



As Christians we need to do our very best not to offend people. Let me be clear about this. We should NEVER waiver on our beliefs and stand strong in our walk with God. In saying this though there are many areas we can offend people that we need to watch very carefully. The first and most obvious is our mouth. Watch what we say to others. The Bible speaks volumes about our talk. We need to speak words of love. If we don't have anything nice to say then we don't need to say anything. Another way we can offend is our body language. Many times we don't have to say a word...just roll your eyes, or turn your back on someone. Jesus is our ultimate example, Even when He did not agree with people He still treated them with love and listened to them. What we need to keep in mind is what this verse is teaching. If we offend someone it becomes almost impossible to win them to the Lord. Our contentions become like bars on a window and keep folks out! But again remember if we offend with the scriptures we should not feel bad for that as God's Word will cut and the lost must come to the Lord to be healed!



So let's watch our talk and body language and love folks not offend folks!



Tom