55 Quotes by Criss Jami about Discernment
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The Christian should never have to put others down in order to feel good about himself. Instead, he can simply check out the media's insistent portrayal of Christianity and feel grateful that he isn't as deceived as the masses who really swallow the garbage. Ignorance is ultimately how people put themselves down, and the mere Christian who knows what entails the mere Christian is ultimately free from such.
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Treat people like people. Beware of pity and patronization because in them, you can't see when you're unashamedly looking down on someone.
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They call good evil and evil good. There are those who are so easily offended that they lose their ability to ever discern any truth, and this is often derived from a sort of frenzy by way of their own masked prejudice.
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To be more precise about it, it is neither close nor open-mindedness but wisdom, discernment, and a pure heart that God wants.
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It often seems as though the silent, humble servant is secretly wiser and more discerning than the haughty master; yet through dutiful (and sometimes insecure) surrender he continues to serve and carry out petty orders in loyal acquiescence.
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When I look at a person, I see a person - not a rank, not a class, not a title.
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Tolerance never exists without negative judgment. It is the sentiment of having a negative opinion about something yet still putting up with it.
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The most important part of discernment is pinpointing the forces to be reckoned with, both the constructive and destructive.
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God gives His deepest discernment and sharpest marksmanship to men who aim to expose His truth before an enemy's lies.
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