Ouch!

Proverbs 22:10 (KJV) Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.

At our Wednesday night service I spoke up when I heard some things that didn’t add up.  It became clear to me that the pastor had not done his homework.  It could’ve just been the fact that he’s been sick lately and his mind isn’t clear yet.  Either way what he said did not make sense.  All you had to do was a little digging yourself and you didn’t need any commentaries or any charts or graphs.  Things were clearly presented in scripture.

That itself is not the issue.  What I ask myself when I read verses like this is, “Should I just sit and be quiet when nonsense is spoken?”  I don’t really have an answer because I am wrong often enough that I can’t get too arrogant.  Would it be best if I “cast” (1644) myself out as a skeptic?  Would that really help the body to grow stronger?

So?  Someone once said if people are talking about the crazy member of the family and you don’t know anybody in your family that fits that bill then it’s possible that you are the crazy member of the family.  Apply that to scorners.  Self examination is very valuable.