The one who corrects a mocker will bring dishonor on himself;
the one who rebukes a wicked man will get hurt.
Don’t rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you;
rebuke a wise man and he will love you.
Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still;
teach a righteous man, and he will learn more.
Proverbs 9:7-9
Something Christians must learn to develop in love, is timing. I’ve found we usually tend to fall into one of two catergories:
1.) We never say anything because we are afraid of offending someone and/or not being accepted ourselves, or,
2.) We don’t know when to not say something, sticking our foot in our mouth up to the kneecap.
How do you handle these situations? What other factors might there be? Post some comments/questions, and I’ll add more to this tomorrow.
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