Sometimes when people are debating an issue it
becomes clear, at a certain point, that they are not interested in
understanding the truth. Instead, they are interested in arguing for the
position they currently hold—whether that position is correct, or not. In fact, I have literally seen people admit
that their position is logically false and yet insist they will continue to
hold the position, anyhow. (I’m not kidding. I have experienced this,
firsthand.)
Followers of Jesus should be more interested in
understanding the truth than we are in winning the argument. This way of
behaving may sound like I am being idealistic or, perhaps, even unrealistic
however it is not unrealistic. It is
achievable, with God's help.
For those of us who are Christians, consider this:
we claim to follow the One who says He is “the Truth.” So, recognizing and embracing the truth
should always matter to us more than winning the argument matters to us.
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