January 21, 2024 • Bruce Miller
Christians have been arguing with each other since Jesus ascended. What conversations are worth having, and which ones are a waste of time? Nearly two thousand years ago, the Apostle Paul gave his younger associate, Timothy, wise leadership advice on this very issue: what conflicts to avoid and where to engage.
Paul wrote Timothy a letter to challenge him to guard the gospel courageously. Christianity was not cool in the Roman Empire. The cultural pressure was firmly against the gospel, intellectually, politically, and morally. If you wanted friends and respect, you would not be a Christian. Being a Christian could not only get you canceled and cost you business, but be beaten by the police of the day, thrown in jail, and even killed.
