WHAT'S YOUR OPINION ABOUT OPINIONS? (10 OF 10)
by Rex Yancey
Scripture: James 1:19
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What's Your Opinion about Opinions? (10 of 10)
Series: Sermon Starters
Rex Yancey
James 1:19
Bill Bullard said, ''Opinion is really the lowest form of human knowledge. It requires no accountability, no understanding. The highest form of knowledge...is empathy, for it requires us to suspend our egos and live in another's world.''
Our society is filled with highly opinionated people. They may or may not have knowledge as to what they are opinionated about, but that does not keep them from offering their opinion.
When I lived on the Mississippi Coast, our local paper carried a ''speak out'' column. Any reader could criticize anyone they wanted to and not be held accountable for it. Several pastors, including myself, asked for a meeting with the editor. We told him of our dislike for this ''speak out'' page because it was causing division in our community. People would say hurtful things about local leaders; and much of what they said was not true. We suggested they keep the ''Speak out'' column but require the critics to sign their names. Of course, that would end the column.
Native Americans would have their ''pow-wows'' in teepees to discuss a situation that required a decision. The chief would sit silently as each brave offered his opinion. As everyone spoke, the chief would take a puff from his pipe to give the indication he was thinking on what every brave said. Inevitably, his comments brought his people beyond their personal opinions and predilecti ...
Series: Sermon Starters
Rex Yancey
James 1:19
Bill Bullard said, ''Opinion is really the lowest form of human knowledge. It requires no accountability, no understanding. The highest form of knowledge...is empathy, for it requires us to suspend our egos and live in another's world.''
Our society is filled with highly opinionated people. They may or may not have knowledge as to what they are opinionated about, but that does not keep them from offering their opinion.
When I lived on the Mississippi Coast, our local paper carried a ''speak out'' column. Any reader could criticize anyone they wanted to and not be held accountable for it. Several pastors, including myself, asked for a meeting with the editor. We told him of our dislike for this ''speak out'' page because it was causing division in our community. People would say hurtful things about local leaders; and much of what they said was not true. We suggested they keep the ''Speak out'' column but require the critics to sign their names. Of course, that would end the column.
Native Americans would have their ''pow-wows'' in teepees to discuss a situation that required a decision. The chief would sit silently as each brave offered his opinion. As everyone spoke, the chief would take a puff from his pipe to give the indication he was thinking on what every brave said. Inevitably, his comments brought his people beyond their personal opinions and predilecti ...
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