The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.

‭‭Romans‬ ‭15‬:‭3‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Take a stand on something and haters are gonna hate. Choose one side over another and be prepared for vigorous arguments from those actually seeking truth and nasty personal insults from those who aren’t.

I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them. For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of naive people.”

‭‭Romans‬ ‭16‬:‭17‬-‭18‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Be ready for spins and half-truths, put downs and shut downs, and a relentless perseverance of the fight to be right over the path to knowledge and understanding.

And most of all, take peace in knowing the battle is not with you but with the One who sent you.

Be engaged, but not enraged.