Would you like to always have things go your way? Do you want to win every argument? It is very simple: argue for all arguments to end. What this will accomplish is gaining the upper hand on your opponent by silencing them. If you can silence people your voice will remain the loudest. Get people to think any kind of dispute or argument is a bad thing, especially if people get a little heated or passionate when they disagree with you. Tell them it is a sign of immaturity to get angry and hot when arguing a point. If you can convince people of this, you have got them right where you want them. You see, argument can often be a very healthy thing. When an issue is of utter importance, or the consequences of a bad decision could be deadly, good people must raise their voice: "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." (Edmund Burke) And when good men & women's voices are silenced, all manner of behavior is allowed and embraced. The loudest voices these days seem to be the groups who either want unrestrained freedom or total control. And when anyone ever disagrees with them, or puts up a reasonable argument that exposes their error, they push back by scolding, "We need more civility and less argument. People need to exercise tolerance and acceptance, not bigotry, hatred and division. What we need now is unity." What these two groups really want is for good people to "Shut Up!" And let me tell you, they are winning the day! Think about it, in all of life there is a need for healthy restraint: you don't want your kids eating, watching, and doing just anything. You teach them that maturity requires a healthy dose of self-control. Sadly, people who argue for healthy restraint in the public square are more and more labeled with a dark stain, and they are often called "repressive conservatives," "puritanical bigots," "closed minded hard-liners," and "everything phobic." And the most powerful label is to just call people who disagree with you as a "hater," and no one wants to be called a hater! So kind people simply shut up; and as a result all restraint is immediately taken away. The cry to be unified is the cry to be unified under complete and total allowance...no limits, no honest accountability. So really the argument for no argument is the most subtle form of strong arming ever devised When it comes to the church, we now need to embrace any new movement or cool teaching on God so we will be united. The person who howls at the moon, gets glued to the floor, or wants every traditional doctrine turned upside-down to embrace a new perspective and existential interpretation, must be allowed. Politics has the same problem; demanding no argumentation is allowing those in power to push through anything they want without the slightest bit of dispute. Even if we have already buried ourselves in debt, hey, let's keep borrowing -- and if you disagree you hate progress! If you let the truth be told, the desire for no argument opens the door for every sort of demon to have his day. What the world needs now is for a few good men and women to have the guts to push that door back...and keep it closed. I HATE (see I'm really a hater) to tell you, this is no longer easier said than done...but we still must try!
"For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ, being ready to punish every disobedience." (2 Corinthians 10:4-5)
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gina hughes
4/7/2014 02:01:15 am
This is extremely crucial in our day...Fantastic insight!!!!!!
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chris
4/7/2014 03:06:03 am
allright! she's in ....
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