How does one speak truth with love? Today I’m going to share some wisdom from Psalms and Proverbs about the words we use to engage people thoughtfully, lovingly, and purposefully.
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Speak the Truth in Love
“Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ.” Ephesians 4:15
Here’s what I gather speaking truth in love means in this Scripture:
Speaking truth in love is about maturing in Christ, growing up in our faith and knowledge of the truth of Christ so we are deceived, so we aren’t tricked by human cunning or bad doctrine, or schemes of wicked men.
Speaking truth in love is about making Christ the head - He’s the authority. Not me, not man.
Speaking truth in love is about maturing so we can be united, equipped, and working properly so the body of Christ can grow and not just be a big family, but a big family that loves.
“There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilizations - these are mortal, and their life is to ours as the life of a gnat. But it is immortals whom we joke with, work with, marry, snub and exploit - immortal horrors or everlasting splendors.” -
CS Lewis The Weight of Glory
Morning and Evening - Charles Spurgeon
"Grow up into him in all things."
Ephesians 4:15
Many Christians remain stunted and dwarfed in spiritual things, so as to present the same appearance year after year. No up-springing of advanced and refined feeling is manifest in them. They exist but do not "grow up into him in all things." But should we rest content with being in the "green blade," when we might advance to "the ear," and eventually ripen into the "full corn in the ear?" Should we be satisfied to believe in Christ, and to say, "I am safe," without wishing to know in our own experience more of the fullness which is to be found in him. It should not be so; we should, as good traders in heaven's market, covet to be enriched in the knowledge of Jesus. It is all very well to keep other men's vineyards, but we must not neglect our own spiritual growth and ripening. Why should it always be winter time in our hearts? We must have our seed time, it is true, but O for a spring time yea, a summer season, which shall give promise of an early harvest. If we would ripen in grace, we must live near to Jesus in his presence ripened by the sunshine of his smiles. We must hold sweet communion with him. We must leave the distant view of his face and come near, as John did, and pillow our head on his breast; then shall we find ourselves advancing in holiness, in love, in faith, in hope yea, in every precious gift. As the sun rises first on mountain-tops and gilds them with his light, and presents one of the most charming sights to the eye of the traveler; so is it one of the most delightful contemplations in the world to mark the glow of the Spirit's light on the head of some saint, who has risen up in spiritual stature, like Saul, above his fellows, till, like a mighty Alp, snow-capped, he reflects first among the chosen, the beams of the Sun of Righteousness, and bears the sheen of his effulgence high aloft for all to see, and seeing it, to glorify his Father which is in heaven.
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