I Corinthians 2:1-16
For I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified. (v. 2) Carol and I were on the road in North Carolina when I wrote this, but I am just now able to post it. Sorry for that megadelay! We just left some very dear friends, deeply committed Christians. We had been important in their coming to the Lord so they continue to look to us for guidance. The wife, Tammy comes from a Catholic background, and the rest of the members of her extended family remain very Catholic. They constantly want to talk to her about details of their Catholic faith, items which she no longer embraces. It easily becomes argumentative. She was asking for my advice as to how to respond to those issues. My advice to her was the verse I copied above. Focus on what’s important, what we believe in common. That other stuff, really, just doesn’t matter!!
See also: April 18 / I Cor. 2:1-16