Proverbs 27:17 says : "Iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another." When you rub iron against iron friction occurs. Honest disagreement laid out between believers will result in sharpening. However, weaker iron will not hold up under the stress, exposing its fractures it will splinter, crumble and fail. Such failure generally shows in ad hominem attacks. When you squeeze a sponge and dirty water comes out of it, it is not the pressure that makes the water dirty. The dirt was there before. When a man or woman claims to be of Christ and yet under pressure spew venom and make ad hom attacks instead of factual statements, they expose either their spiritual immaturity or their true reprobate nature. Confrontation is not a bad thing. Neither are debate and argument. All three are valuable things. I praise God for the times I have been in sin and someone loved me enough to confront me. I am grateful to Him for my ignorance being exposed and my mistaken thoughts, misdee...
Musing of a mostly sane, perfectly saved and yet entirely flawed bible believing woman and biblical counselor.