Gracious Ways to Disagree

Keep the Heart

Francie Taylor

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 22 August 2024

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Disagreements with people are nothing new, but we are seeing an increase in the contentious nature of the disagreements. This is mainly because our culture is promoting a mentality that you must agree with only one line of thinking or you are automatically wrong and therefore intolerant. That’s a two-way street. Expecting people to agree with us 100% of the time is unrealistic. How did we get here? The answer is as old as the Old Testament. Listen to this verse from Judges 21:25: "In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes." This verse is our clue. We are facing a reenactment of Judges 21:25. This results in people making up things and then insisting that their way is right. How can we disagree without the mudslinging and labeling? Let’s consider three suggestions for walking in wisdom when handling disagreements. Apply: Living What We Learn by Francie Taylor NEW! What Do I Have to Lose: Losing My Way and Finding God's by Janice Wolfe NEW! Far Above Rubies: A 31-Day Devotional by Melissa Hedrick NEW! Encouragement for Young Women: A 30-Day Devotional for Teens by Charity Berkey & Team Sister Friends by Francie Taylor--Same book NEW LOOK Minerals for the Mind: A Study of Romans 12 by Kathy Ashley The Mirror of God's Word: A Biblical View of Physical Beauty by Robin Parton Fret Not: Peace of Mind in Perilous Times by Tim Zacharias Follow Keep the Heart on Instagram Like Keep the Heart on Facebook

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0:00.0	Welcome to Keep the Heart. I'm your host, Francie Taylor. And today's Bible application segment is on
0:05.9	gracious ways to disagree. You know, disagreements with people are nothing new, but we are seeing
0:12.3	an increase in the contentious nature of the disagreements. Now, this is in part because our culture
0:18.2	is promoting a mentality that you must agree with only one line of
0:23.1	thinking or you are automatically wrong and therefore intolerant. Well, that's a two-way street.
0:35.8	Welcome to Keep the Heart podcast with Francie Taylor. Francie is an author, teacher,
0:41.9	and conference speaker known for sharing biblical insights that are practical and inspiring.
0:49.2	Now back to today's valuable study. We know that sharp disagreements happen, and they're very common. But expecting people to
1:02.5	agree with us 100% of the time, now that's abnormal. How did we get here? The answer is as old as
1:09.9	the Old Testament. Listen to this verse from
1:12.5	Judges 2125. It says this, in those days, there was no king in Israel, and every man did that which
1:20.7	was right in his own eyes. Uh-huh. This verse is our clue. We are facing a reenactment of judges 2125. This results in people making up things as they go along and then insisting that their way is right. How can we disagree without the mudslinging and labeling. Let's consider three suggestions,
1:45.1	and then you can pray and ask the Lord to give you even greater insights
1:48.5	for walking in wisdom in this world.
1:51.5	First, avoid the word war.
1:55.2	Why do we keep talking when we can tell a conversation
1:58.7	is becoming overheated?
2:04.0	One key reason is this. We are being contentious. We want to prove our point, so we'll keep hammering away, even rudely talking over the other
2:11.5	person. And the winner of the contest is the loser. It may feel rewarding for a few minutes to win an argument,
2:19.9	but it's not so great to lose a relationship. But what if it's not a personal relationship? What if
2:27.0	you're actually having a debate with someone who's just an acquaintance or someone you don't even
2:31.6	know? We need to be so careful with people we don't know.
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