You Can Win Every Argument And Lose Your Family

The Pharisees told a man Jesus had just healed, "It is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed." And you know what? They were right. Nehemiah says don't bring a burden through the gates on the Sabbath. Jeremiah says the same thing. Letter of the law, dead on.

They were also completely wrong. The man wasn't carrying a burden. His burden had just been lifted. He was walking in obedience to the Lord of the Sabbath himself. The Pharisees had the letter that killeth without the spirit that giveth life.

I think about that a lot with marriages and families. A man can prove his wife wrong for years. A wife can win every single argument with her husband. Parents can be harsh and cruel correcting their kids, and be right about the rule every time. Congratulations. Here's your certificate. You've ruined your home.

Being right was never the goal. Obeying God in the right spirit was the goal. You can win the argument and lose your wife's heart. You can enforce every rule and lose your children's trust.

Next time you're in a disagreement with somebody you love, stop and ask which one you're actually after. Because a lot of the time, being right and giving life aren't pulling in the same direction.

If you've been given fresh life in Christ, don't turn around and use it to beat people down. It was given to you to lift burdens off people, not pile more on.

If this hit close to home, the full sermon digs even deeper into what it costs to be right and lose what matters. Give it a listen below.

Pastor Fortunato
Founding Pastor & Preacher of the Word.
Pilgrim Baptist Church — Cookeville, Tennessee

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