Jesus calls His followers to humbly serve people. If you feel like you have to put people down in order to lift up and defend your opinions, perhaps you are insecure about what you say you believe.
Be polite. People are more important than your opinions. People are made in God’s perfect and eternal image. Your opinions are made from your flawed, self-focused, and short-term perspective.
True Christianity causes Christ-followers to radically love others. It motivates them to speak the truth in love, to bless those who curse them, and even to love their enemies. You will recognize genuine Christians by the fruits of their compassionate lifestyle.
Sometimes we all need to say no. Life requires that we all set boundaries. If we stay open to everyone and everything, we will be swept into inner and outer chaos. However, true Christians are called to say no with kindness and humility — to set boundaries that are saturated with compassion and mercy.
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