Is there a Godly way to offend people?

[chesed]

My take on the question: (Actually not mine, but Jesus' take).

Is there a Godly way to offend people?

Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying? But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
(Mat 15:12-14)

Otherwise...

 

 

 

 

Edited August 14, 2022 by chesed

[chesed]

15 hours ago, johann pretorius said:

I notice a pattern here @chesed a lot of quotations from the gospels, seldom on the 13 epistles of Paul. Corrrect me if I made a wrong assumption here...

Admittedly, I haven't read through this whole thread and even though I quoted Matthew, I am quite Pauline in my theology.

[chesed]

On 9/20/2022 at 3:43 AM, johann pretorius said:

I notice a pattern here @chesed a lot of quotations from the gospels, seldom on the 13 epistles of Paul. Corrrect me if I made a wrong assumption here....

Also notice I said in the post at the top of this page I said ‘My take on the question: (Actually not mine, but Jesus' take).

..Thus quotes by Jesus.

Actually, as I grow in God’s word, I find much of Paul’s teachings embedded in the words and actions of Jesus. I always run with the conviction that there are no contradictions between Paul and Jesus.

[Bluedragon]

On 4/26/2020 at 5:49 PM, Daniel Marsh said:

Jesus is love, did he offend anyone?

Yes he did .....I suggest rereading his actions in the Temple when the money changer tables were overturned ......

[AnnaGrace]

Absolutely. The word of God, handled purely and correctly, is perhaps the most scandalous and offensive word known to mankind. Jesus was the word, and the hearers were so offended by Him that they crucified Him. 

[Big Boy Stan Murf]

On 3/29/2020 at 4:38 PM, Brother J said:

Is there a Godly way to offend people?

Why yes there is.  Just say what the Lord's Word says and they'll be offended and you'll be right by quoting the Lord.

 

On 3/29/2020 at 4:38 PM, Brother J said:

this woman harshly put that if you can't focus on one thing you will get nothing done. Which is a lie

Actually they have studies that show people who focus on one task before going to another do better work and end up being more efficient than those trying to multi-task

So this is not a lie... it's subjective and your opinion is that multi-tasking works great which it might for you but it does not for most.

 

[Big Boy Stan Murf]

On 1/28/2023 at 5:20 PM, Bluedragon said:

Yes he did .....I suggest rereading his actions in the Temple when the money changer tables were overturned ......

And people think we should always live on egg shells and never ruffle any feathers.

If we're going to do that then we may as well not be Christians!