Page 262 - The Glad Tidings of the Messiah

260 The Glad Tidings of the Messiah (pbuh)

Torah

Words from a wise man's mouth are gracious, but a fool is con-
sumed by his own lips. At the beginning his words are folly; at the
end they are wicked madness—and the fool multiplies words.
(Ecclesiastes 10:12-14)

AVOIDING ARGUMENTS

When you see people engrossed in mockery of
Our Signs, turn from them until they start to
talk of other things... (Surat al-An'am, 68)

... More than anything else, man is argumenta-
tive! (Surat al-Kahf, 54)
They retort: "Who is better then, our deities or him?"
They only say this to you for argument's sake. They
are indeed a disputatious people. (Surat az-Zukhruf,
58)

Gospel

Do not have anything to do with foolish and stupid argu-
ments, because you know they produce quarrels. (2 Timothy
2:23)
But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, arguments, and
quarrels about the Law, because these are unprofitable and use-
less. (Titus 3:9)
And the Lord's servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be
kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. Those who op-
pose him he must gently instruct, in the hope that God will
grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the
truth. (2 Timothy 2:24-25)