Decide today...

ARGUMENT

• A reason given in proof or rebuttal
• Discourse intended to persuade
• A coherent series of statements leading from a premise to a conclusion

QUARREL

• To find fault
• To contend or dispute actively

BICKERING

• To engage in a petulant or petty quarrel
• To move with a rapidly repeating noise

In looking at these three definitions we can determine that each is a form of disagreement. The question I pose to you, which is the most constructive? There is a time and a place for an argument.  To simply find fault with another is to quarrel and if no instruction for correction is offered, what is the point? To some, the one who speaks the loudest or most repeatedly wins but isn’t this all just pettiness?

Arguments both in ancient times and now were based on proof which is a truth or fact. This requires knowing the facts and presenting them in a coherent manner that leads to the end of the argument. At the end of the day, most times we cannot even recall the “cause” of the argument simply because emotions get in the way. If you must argue, know your facts and present yourself in a way that reflects Christ in you. In the letter to the Romans the following was advised:

• Accept anyone who is weak in faith, but not for the purpose of arguing over differences of opinion. ~ Romans 14:1 ISV
• Therefore, let's no longer criticize each other. Instead, make up your mind not to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother. ~ Romans 14:13 ISV

Decide today whether you will be a part of the problem or a part of the solution. ~ Kim