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June 21, 2026/in Apologetics, Current Events, Muscular Christianity, Politics/by Bruce Gust

You always want to be explain what you believe and why (1 Pet 3:15). You never want to be guilty of simply “copying and pasting” what someone else said and use that as the basis for your convictions. There’s a lot of that going on today. You’ll hear people rant about policies and personalities, yet […]

The Elimination of Tension

June 20, 2026/in Current Events, Discipleship, Muscular Christianity, Politics/by Bruce Gust

Some in our society today want to define “love” as being the elimination of tension. There’s no confrontation, no correction… …just affirmation. When you trace that line of reasoning to its inevitable conclusion, you have a situation where Law Enforcement (Rom 13:4-5) Discipline (Prov 15:10; Prov 25:28) Education (Prov 4:13; 18:15) Personal Responsibility (Rom 14:12; […]

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There’s a lot of that going on today. You’ll hear people rant about policies and personalities, yet when you look at what they use to justify their indignation, you’re met with what sounds like a script that they’ve just copied and pasted from their favorite news outlet.

There’s nothing wrong with citing a credible resource, but you want to make sure that it’s credible before you refer to it as conclusive.

Fact is, it’s possible to be honest without telling the whole truth.

Some will pose as outraged by a particular behavior, yet are suspiciously silent when that same behavior is exhibited in those they support.
Others are critical of the accomplishments of those they disagree with, yet applaud those same accomplishments when done by those they admire.

It’s more than a double standard, because you have to have a standard to begin with in order for it to be duplicated.

If you’re among those that define an “open mind” as someone who will say things like, “What’s true for you isn’t necessarily true for me,” you’ve declared yourself to be utterly meaningless, because, according to your own logic, a person can accuse you of being a liar and not be wrong.

You want to “evaluate” all of the relevant facts based on their substance and relevance to the issue being discussed. You don’t want to simply “eliminate” those facts that are credible, yet contradict the conclusion that aligns with what you want to hear. However compelling an appeal for pity may sound, it’s revealed as a fool’s paradise when it’s determined that the pain they’re feeling is a result of them having shot themselves in the foot.

If you want to be taken seriously, you want to be able to demonstrate the fact that you have evaluated the facts and not just eliminated the facts you don’t want to consider. You do that by being able to explain what you believe and why you believe it, and that’s not accomplished by simply “copying and pasting” from your preferred collection of resources.

The Elimination of Tension

June 20, 2026/in Current Events, Discipleship, Muscular Christianity, Politics/by Bruce Gust

Some in our society today want to define “love” as being the elimination of tension.

There’s no confrontation, no correction…

…just affirmation.

When you trace that line of reasoning to its inevitable conclusion, you have a situation where

Law Enforcement (Rom 13:4-5)
Discipline (Prov 15:10; Prov 25:28)
Education (Prov 4:13; 18:15)
Personal Responsibility (Rom 14:12; Gal 6:5)
Moral Courage (Josh 1:9; Prov 28:1; 1 Cor 16:13)
and a healthy Work Ethic (Prov 6:6; Matt 25:14-30)…

…are all regarded as detrimental.

Even the concept of God’s Grace becomes toxic because of the way it implies that a person needs to be forgiven (Prov 14:9; 28:26; 30:12; Lk 18:11-12; 1 Jn 1:8).

Love is often manifested as a person’s willingness to endure the tension that occurs when a commitment to another’s welfare is perceived as an assault on their happiness (Prov 27:6; Heb 12:2).

That kind of love is rare, but it’s the only kind that is real (Prov 27:5).

Everything else is a cowardly imitation posing as compassion (Prov 27:6; 29:5; Lk 22:47-48).

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