May 29, 2023
Daily Devotion:
"Issues and Various Viewpoints"
1 Corinthians 12:12
The human body has many parts, but the many parts make up one whole body. So it is with the body of Christ.
In every disagreement, there are the same two ingredients: an issue and various viewpoints. The issue is usually objective and involves principles. The viewpoints are subjective and involve personalities. And therein lies the sum and substance of a clash, which could be defined as a disagreement over an issue because of opposing points of view. I will be candid with you: Every time we have those two basic ingredients in the midst of a disagreement, keep calm and think clearly. When we have forgotten them, almost without exception, I have failed to negotiate my way through the clash with wisdom.
Furthermore, we have regretted something we said in the heat of verbal exchange. Those two simple ingredients have never failed to help keep cool. Why? The next fact will explain.
