The world is a diverse place, and this diversity can be an amazing thing. However, it can lead to some significant disagreements.
How should Christians handle disagreement? Christians should handle disagreement, between both Christians and non-Christians, with respect, humility, and the fruits of the Spirit. They should not allow anger or frustration to govern their actions but allow their life to bear the good fruit of walking with Christ.
Since I arrived at college I had to learn a lot about handling differences of opinion. While there is unity in the important things, there are also some stark differences in theology amongst my friends and teachers.
In this post, I hope that I can pass on some of what I learned from my research and life experiences to help you handle disagreement in a way that glorifies God.
Disagree vs. Dislike
One of the things I learned this year is the difference between “disagree” and “dislike.” In its simplest form, to disagree with someone requires you to have a line of reasoning. It requires a person to be well researched on what they believe to be true.
If you can’t answer why specifically, that the other person is wrong, there is a chance that saying you disagree with them would be irresponsible because you have no line of reasoning.
You can dislike what they are saying, but until you can point out specifically what you disagree with and why, it will remain dislike, not disagreement.
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