The Evangelical Christian world seems to be filled with “truth-telling” without love.
What does God’s Word—our ultimate authoritative source of Truth—say about our heart attitude and relational demeaner when we speak the truth?
Speaking the Truth in ______________
From Twitter feeds, Facebook updates, and Evangelical blog posts you would think that Ephesians 4:15 says:
“But speaking the truth in vitriol, disrespect, anger, demeaning words, venom, bile, bitterness, sarcasm, hatred, and snarkiness…”
But, of course, Ephesians 4:15 commands us to speak the truth in love.
Refuting Error in ______________
Based upon how many of us speak against others, you’d think that God’s Word says we are to refute error in anger.
But, of course, that’s not what the Truth says about speaking truth.
It’s interesting that so many truth-tellers want to quote parts of God’s Truth out of context.
For example, truth-folks will often quote Ephesians 5:11.
“Have nothing to do with fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.”
But somehow they/we miss the context for this truth. Such as:
“Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant
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