Forcing Your Convictions and Stumbling the Christian Sibling is NOT the Only Outcome of Precise Instruction for the Soul
It's wrong to stumble your Christian sibling. If she thinks that smoking is sinful, don't smoke in front of her. If he thinks that a demonic practice is held in the local butcher's shop, don't eat meat in front of him, because his conscience will be hardened, and you will have stumbled your brother. That's from the the Bible, in Romans. It's been said from the pulpit that you cannot force feed a Christian to cause growth. You cannot replicate your convictions in your sibling due to this principle. But that saying has grown too wildly out of proportion and taken on new meanings in the fervent telling. We can and should tell our Christian sibling about the benefits of capturing every thought and forcing it to obey Christ! And we can do at least as much as you allow with a therapist, to track down the cause. Just don't be like the naturalist therapist and try to hide the guilt somewhere invisible. Remove the cause, and the effect will go away. We know this. We ...