January 14, 2009
Today @ This is the way...
Greetings friends,
”Stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry,” Samuel said (1 Samuel 15:23).
Clyde and Dee Kilough
Obstinacy: Not a Virtue
Some hold extreme points of view in religion, business or politics. Their points of view, however, in one sense are not as objectionable as the fact that extremists are often unwilling to hear the other side.
We all arrive at certain points of view, and the path there may include errors that will be corrected in time. The real problem arises when a person takes a stance so strong that other information is not even considered. Those with new facts or information are viewed as enemies.
“A fool has no delight in understanding, but in expressing his own heart” (Proverbs 18:2). Closed-minded arguments are often a mask for foolishness.
Further Reading:
Becoming More Like God
For rebellion is like the sin of divination,
and arrogance like the evil of idolatry.
Because you have rejected the word of the LORD,
he has rejected you as king."
1 Samuel 15:23
A fool finds no pleasure in understanding
but delights in airing his own opinions.
Proverbs 18:2
Iniquity – great injustice or unfairness
Obstinate – refusing to change your mind or stop what you are doing / hard to deal with
Virtue – behavior showing high moral standards / a good or useful quality
Stance – the way in which someone stands / an attitude or standpoint
Rebellion – an act of rebelling / opposition to authority or control
Divination – the use of supernatural means to find out about the future or the unknown
Arrogance – behaving in an unpleasant way because you think that you are better than other people
Airing – expressing an opinion or complaint publicly
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