Comments on: Criticism

By: Keblo

Keblo — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:13:15 +0000

It is. Not the “self-professed brotherhood watchdog”, just the Keblo. Good stuff by the way. I felt a need to respond more because of Trey’s comments than yours.

By: Doug Young

Doug Young — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:50:06 +0000

Mat…I don’t disagree with you in any way. I don’t doubt that sometimes things are both offered and received in the wrong way either. To me, the “whos” and “hows” of the kind of criticism you’re talking about are both important. For instance, I am going to take what you offer, because of who you are and what I think of you, in a different way than how I would perceive what is offered by a self-professed brotherhood watchdog, who scours blogs and websites looking for dirt. I trust that you have my best interest in mind, but such is not the case for others. There is too much of the latter that goes on in my estimation. Thank you for offering your thoughts brother!

Kevin…Is that you?

By: Mat Cain

Mat Cain — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:27:02 +0000

Doug -

Good point – the message is very true. However, so many of us (when we are critical of one another) do so with the idea or desire to build-up like Paul to the Corinthians. We might be successfull and we might fail miserably. However, the criticism is genuine and honest and out of love. Yet it fails to be delivered properly or the recipient takes it as an attempt to tear down rather than build up. There must be some responsability of the recipient of criticisim to see through the delivery (if delivery was poor or without tact – I realize this isn’t always easy) and do some sort of self-analysis to see if any truth lies in that criticism. Some of us don’t take criticism well (I know I don’t) and we percive all criticism as an attack or out of spite rather than criticism designed to build-up.

By: Doug Young

Doug Young — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:01:16 +0000

To me, what Paul was doing could hardly be considered the “criticism” we are accustomed to using and that I was writing about. Paul is the one who warns of the effects of “biting and devouring one another” (Galatians 5:15).

By: Keblo

Keblo — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:19:36 +0000

and yet… sometimes we must tear down in order to build up!

“Even if I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it. Though I did regret it–I see that my letter hurt you, but only for a little while– yet now I am happy, not because you were made sorry, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you became sorrowful as God intended and so were not harmed in any way by us. Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.” – 2Cor. 7:8-10 (NIV)

By: Lisa Jo

Lisa Jo — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:04:07 +0000

Great way to spread God’s word! Great topics–sound scripture! I like this alot!!!

By: Trey Morgan

Trey Morgan — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:59:24 +0000

Amen to that… The bible is full of verses that say “build one another up…”, and I have still not found one that says anything about, “tear one another down…”

Looking forward to seeing you Wednesday.