Becoming Unoffendable预览

Over the past three days, we focused on not taking offense. Today, we will focus on not giving offense. When an offensive comment or action is produced in a situation, one person takes offense, and the other gives offense. Living unoffendable also involves us not giving offense as well.

2 Corinthians 6:3-4 (KJV) says, “Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed: But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;”

Again, we see that a spiritual purpose is attached to Paul’s admonishment about not giving offense. In this case, we should not give offense because we want to reveal Jesus Christ to others and we do not want to be the reason someone else lives in unforgiveness. We are ministers of God, and revealing God’s heart or love to others should be at the core of our actions. 

Even in difficult circumstances which Paul presented and experienced (imprisonments, afflictions, etc.), the question should be: how can I reveal God in this situation?, or what would Jesus do?

In practice, not giving or taking offense entails treating others the way we want to be treated (Luke 6:31). 

Philippians 4:13 (KJV) says, “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” We can apply this truth to our perception of becoming unoffendable.

The ability to not take or give offense is humanly impossible, but it is possible with God (Luke 1:37).

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