But avoid foolish
controversies and genealogies and arguments and quarrels about the law, because
these are unprofitable and useless. Titus 3:9
Many people love
to argue things about the Bible such as did Jesus really die on the cross or
was Jesus married to Mary Magdalene or did Moses cross the Red Sea. Some of those arguments are major hurdles and
have divisive consequences in our society and schools such as creation versus
evolution.
There are facts
and there are answers to those questions, but people don’t want answers, they
want arguments. Arguments protect their
non-belief and keep them from accepting the truth. Paul in Titus called those controversies “foolish” because
they get people nowhere closer to the answers.
The arguments take up valuable
time.
It’s important to
show someone the answers, but prolong arguments over time, either face-to-face or on
Facebook, really get us nowhere.