Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Titus 3:2
…Speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people.
Loving others means showing them respect, both when you’re with them and when you’re not. Speaking badly about someone and then wrapping it up with “but I love them, they’re great,” isn’t constructive criticism, it’s gossip. There’s a fine line between addressing a problem with the help of others and “speaking evil” for the enjoyment of it. Jesus loved His enemies in life and in death; He wasn’t afraid to call out evil when He saw it, but He was also the perfect Son of God, and if anyone had a right to point out sin, it was Him.