Question of the Week: Should Christians never offend anyone?

 

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In this issue . . . Q&A: Should Christians never offend anyone? Video On Demand: The Code of Life, Part 3 (Sidebar) Ken's Blog (Sidebar) News to Note Quick Look Biblical Authority Devotionals Answers ... with Ken Ham After Eden Network with Us! Job Opportunities at Answers in Genesis (Sidebar) Q: Should Christians never offend anyone? A: In this current world, offending someone seems rather easy. We probably have all offended or hurt someone's feelings, whether it was intentional or not. Is the belief that Christians should never offend anyone a biblical guideline? This supposed guideline could be a result of ideas like the following: We need to avoid offending our weaker brother. We should not offend non-Christians because we might lose the opportunity to witness. Paul stated that we should never offend anyone: "We give no offense in anything, that our ministry may not be blamed" (2 Corinthians 6:3). After close examination, we will not only find the guideline of never offending anyone to be unbiblical, but we will also find the supposed biblical ideas used to support it are unbiblical. Taking Scripture out of context to support an idea can be very easy to do, so we must carefully examine all ideas with Scripture. Continue reading to see from Scripture why never offending anyone is not a biblical guideline. News to Note Quick Look Ain't nobody home: Amid the feverish search for extrasolar planets that could harbor life, a scientist at the Harvardâ€"Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics has spoken up about what seems obvious to us: the earth is uniquely suited for life. Read more. Creepy crawly evolution?: Don't let the bedbugs bite—or evolve. Read more. Also: Odd non-man out Evolution: mistake after mistake? No place like this home And Don't Miss . . . Biblical Authority Devotionals What if a Fellow Christian Refuses to Repent? What Is This Mystery, and Why Is It Great? Why Does Scripture Correlate a Husband and Wife with Christ and the Church? Where Does God Live? How Is the Church Christ's Body? Answers ... with Ken Ham radio program An evangelist—destroyed by millions of years! Intelligent design—an intelligent solution? Creation in schools—no Bible, no problem? Western nations—they're like the Greeks! School textbooks—they're outdated! After Eden Network with Us! Answers in Genesis Answers in Genesis Creation Museum Creation Museum Ark Encounter Ark Encounter Answers Magazine   Note: Facebook and Twitter are both social networking sites with user-contributed content. Children should not visit the sites without parental supervision.  Free app for iPhone / iPod Touch / iPad	This Week . . . Feedback: Is It Wrong to Interfere with the Pain of Childbirth? (Jan 28) Prominent Clergyman Opposes the Ark Encounter on National TV (Jan 27) Chapter 7: The Fossil Record (Jan 27) Beyond Distant Starlight: Next Steps For Creationist Cosmology (Jan 26) Christians Should Never Offend Anyone (Jan 25) Letter from Ken, January 2011 (Jan 24) Best Seat in the House (Jan 23) Video On Demand The Code of Life, Part 3 Watch Video Ken's Blog Teaching Sunday School and Child Abuse CNN Debate Last Night Who Said This? Wisconsin Gets A Triple Dose of AiG AiG Wins NRB Award Previous entries Prayer Requests View the current prayer requests to keep track of and pray for current ministry needs. Also, please consider if God would have you commit to pray for AiG. Thank you! Resources Gold Rush VBS: Super Starter Kit Answers Magazine Subscription: United States Gold Rush VBS: Student Guides Demolishing Supposed Bible Contradictions More current bestsellers Upcoming Events Wisconsin Answers in Genesis Conference, January 30–31 Wisconsin Northland International University 2011 Heart Conference, February 1 Tennessee Answers in Genesis Conference, February 12 Tennessee Sunday Morning Service, February 13 Tennessee Answers in Genesis Conference, February 13–14 More events Job Opportunities Constituent Data Administrator (CDA) Food Service Assistant Manager Guest Services Coordinator Public Safety Console Operator Senior Database Administrator (Senior DBA) Video Editor/Animator/VFX Web Developerâ€"Python Zoo Keeper
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