Posted on

Avoid this because God hates it!

In Proverbs 6: 16-19, the scriptures reveal seven things that God hates. They are an abomination to Him. It is most ironic that three of the seven can be seen among Christians. They are: A lying tongue, a false witness who lies about a fellow Christian, and one who sows discord among the brethren. There are those who “catagorize” sins. They think that adultery and stealing are bad sins. But they have no problem lying, bearing false witness about a fellow Christian, nor thinking that fomenting division among the brethren is any big thing. Let me remind them that God hates these things. They are an abomination to God! This will bring judgement to whoever practices this kind of evil. If someone comes to you to gossip, or to bring any accusation, or foments division, get away from that person right away. Don’t have anything to do with that. Walk in love. Walk in forgiveness. Walk in the light of God. Darkness will have to flee when exposed to the light of God’s love and grace!

Proverbs 26:20 (AMP) “For lack of wood the fire goes out, And where there is no whisperer [who gossips], contention quiets down”

Posted on

This is what will stop contentions!

There is much debate in this nation as to how words can stir up anger, hatred and strife. This is such a powerful truth. Proverbs 15:18 (AMP) says: “A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, But he who is slow to anger and patient calms disputes.” Another version (AMPC) says: “he who is slow to anger appeases contention”. When we let anger take over our mental and emotional states, it removes the logical and common sense filters that allow us to “think before speaking or acting”. We then go on a word or action tirade, and once it’s finished, the damage is done. We have probably hurt others with our words or actions, and might even have destroyed relationships. In some cases, people can lose their job, their spouse, a friend, and in some cases, even land in jail for hurting or even killing someone in a fit of rage. Ephesians 4:26 (EHV) says:“ Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry”. It’s not a sin to be angry. What is a sin is if you allow your anger to control your actions, thoughts and decisions, thus causing you to do things that are sinful in nature. Anger can be used constructively. You can break a bad habit if you get angry enough to begin the process of breaking the habit. In many cases, people will not do anything about a problem until they have had it and they can’t take it any more. Anger is a good servant but a bad master. So instead of immediately  giving in to anger, be slow to anger. Let patience have it’s work in the midst of the challenges of life. In doing so, you will be known as the person who can appease or calm potentially dangerous contentions and disputes. This way, issues will be resolved instead of relationships being destroyed. God is the God of peace, not of dissension and contention! We are His people, so let’s flow with His nature!