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God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

The answer is simple: for myself, I do not believe that it is appropriate that I spend my time defending my name. My name is nothing – who really cares about it? And I am not called to waste precious hours and energy in fighting off every person with a laptop who wants to have a pop at me. As a Christian, I am not meant to engage in self-justification any more than self-promotion; I am called rather to defend the name of Christ; and, to be honest, I have yet to see a criticism of me, true or untrue, to which I could justifiably respond on the grounds that it was Christ’s honour, and not simply my ego, which was being damaged. I am called to spend my time in being a husband, a father, a minister in my denomination, a member of my church, a good friend to those around me, and a conscientious employee. These things, these people, these locations and contexts, are to shape my priorities and my allocation of time. Hitting back in anger at those who, justly or unjustly, do not like me and for some reason think the world needs to know what they think of me is no part of my God-given vocation. God will look after my reputation if needs be; He has given me other work to do.
Carl Trueman

Bible – cebuano – Psalms Chapter 15:1-5.

Index: Cebuano Bible

 

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15:1 ¶ Oh Jehova, kinsa man ang magapuyo sa imong tabernaculo? Kinsa man ang magapuyo sa imong bungtod nga balaan?

15:2 Siya nga nagalakaw sa matul-id gayud ug nagabuhat sa pagkamatarung, Ug siya nga nagasulti sa kamatuoran diha sa iyang kasingkasing;

15:3 Siya nga dili magbutang-butang uban sa iyang dila. Ni magabuhat ug kadautan sa iyang higala, Ni magpasipala batok sa iyang isigkatawo;

15:4 Sa kang kinsang mga mata ginatamay ang tawo nga dunot ug kasingkasing; Apan nagatahud siya sa mga nagakahadlok kang Jehova; Siya nga nagapanumpa batok sa iyang kaugalingon, ug siya dili mausab;

15:5 Siya nga wala magapahulam sa iyang salapi aron patuboan, Ni magdawat ug ganti batok niadtong inocente. Siya nga nagabuhat niining mga butanga dili gayud matarug.