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Originally Posted by Igzy
I have no idea what this means.
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When you preach the gospel it is not merely about the truth, it is also about your testimony. How you walk.
Let me give you an example which should make this very clear. I spent a lot of my life on swim teams and swimming. When not in practice we often dunked each other. Once I was dunked rather viciously by several kids right before a swim meet. I didn't realize it at the time but later figured out that the goal was to keep me from going so that their friend would be able to swim. At the time I could not figure any way to counter this attack.
Years later I was in a pool and went to dunk some kid and instead of fighting back he submerged. His response caught me by surprise and I took a mouth of water and came up choking. He merely swam away from deep under water. From then on I learned how to counter the dunk.
So, if you preach all truths and make all mysteries known, but you don't have love, what is the point? Likewise if I can demonstrate to others your lack of love and patience, then who cares what your argument is, I have proven that your gospel is empty.