I always regret a fight that started with anger, whether on my part or in my reaction. Some folks can’t seem to make it through life without some kind of fuss going on. I don’t need fusses. They don’t help. I keep reminding myself of 2 Timothy 2:24-26 and my need to be gentle and reasonable.
In some of my online debates in the 1990s, I learned that if I ever get ugly or angry, I always lose. Even if I am right, I am wrong for the attitude and lose the respect of the lurkers. I vowed to let my opponents say anything ugly they wanted; I wasn’t going to act that way. I was going to be nice and respectful. I could win respect, even when I could not convince others of the truth, by my attitude. My deepest regret was when I fell to treating my opponents the way they often treated me.
Alonge Emmanuel and 
Richard Mansel 2:49 pm on April 19, 2010 Permalink |
I’ve learned a lot through the years on discussion groups. Now, I just let things go, rather than keeping up the attack. I now see that it is often pointless and I have better things to do.
Alonge Emmanuel 7:26 am on December 8, 2011 Permalink |
brother Phil,
your line of reasoning is right and scriptural. I pray God to help me to do same always