Re:Verse reading–2 Corinthians 10 (day one)
It is a false idea. More powerful because it is close to the truth.
Christians never get angry. False. Christians must always be careful with anger because it can (often does) lead to sin. True. See Ephesians 4:26.
In 2 Corinthians 10, Paul is over the anger, but he is very assertive.
Having won the majority (2 Corinthians 2:6) Paul now sends a warning to the minority (those who still spread rumors, still work against him night and day) not to underestimate his resolve or courage. “I am a warrior”, he says in v 4. My weapons are not worldly, but it would be a great mistake to think that I do not have weapons, or am reluctant to use them.
Are Christians always passive? Are we always nice? Ask the money changers in the temple. Ask the opponents of Paul.
Even though it calls for extreme caution, sometimes anger (assertiveness) is exactly what God wants from His soldier/children.
