Preach Jesus

It would be very easy for me to spend my energy refuting errant teaching.

I could argue from scripture, call out poor interpretive practices, and criticize exegesis.
I could point out scriptures missing from the "proofs" put forward for the doctrine being presented.

I could.
It would be easy for me to become absorbed in that sort of thing.

If I did, I might well be right, but I'd be miserable.
I wouldn't sleep well. I'd be grouchy and curmudgeonly.
I'd suffer debilitating stress.
I'd have an unsettled and messy mind.

I don't want that.
Father doesn't want that for me.

There are some He has designed to do it in gracious and godly ways, but that's not me.

I think I'll set my mind on the Lord Jesus and how to make Him better known, more tangibly real to people.

Paul said it well, "For I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified." (1 Corinthians 2:2 NASB20)

That's my aim. So, if you see me wandering off course, if you notice me getting a little snarky, I'll sure appreciate it if you'll gently encourage me to pause and quiet myself and listen for that gentle Voice within.

I hope maybe you'll join me in this. Let's not be known as argumentative. Let's be known for our gentleness and love.

One caveat though.
The way that fits me may very well be too loose or too tight on you.
So, you do it in the way Father has designed you.
The way that's tailor made for you and your personality.