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The Wood is Missing

26 Tuesday Oct 2021

Posted by Ron Thomas in Uncategorized

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For lack of wood the fire goeth out; And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth (Prov. 26:20, ASV).

It is hard for people to stop talking. It is no less hard when it involves Christians. People enjoy talking, and this may include talking about others when others ought not to be talked about.

Sometimes when Christians talk about other people, they stoke the fire. Fires stoked, wounds are deep, and memories are long. Separation occurs and other problems are generated.

Remove the wood from the fire, the fire dies, and the problems begin to move toward a resolution. Maybe not on its own, but certainly not if wood is thrown on the fire.

Can’t Stop It

23 Thursday Nov 2017

Posted by Ron Thomas in Bulletin Article

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build up, encourage, gossip, tear down

Do you build up, or tear down? It’s not likely you will answer this as one who tears down, but it is possible you might do both. Consider whether or not you talk to a person about your aggravation or disagreement about a third person. “Do you agree with what she did! Certainly, she had to be out of her mind to do that.”

For what good reason would you say anything like that? Is it because you want a person not privy to the situation to know how you feel, you who also happen to be unfamiliar with the specifics of the situation? No good is accomplished when you talk to someone about another person or situation, though much bad can begin to get a hold and travel much faster than anyone can do to stop it. In matters like this you actually tear down. You not only negatively affect yourself, but you negatively influence the one to whom you are speaking, when you speak about someone else. Rather than doing such things, employ the words of Jesus in the Gold-Rule: do unto others as you would have them do unto you (Matthew 7:12).  You can build up, then, much faster than anyone can stop, or even desire to stop. RT

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