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Are you eAsily<br />

oFFended?<br />

One of the biggest problems in the Christian<br />

church today is Christians who are easily<br />

offended. The sad truth is <strong>that</strong> even some<br />

Christian leaders are easily angered and<br />

offended!<br />

The true mark of a mature Christian is a life<br />

<strong>that</strong> is characterized by the fruit of the Spirit:<br />

“love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,<br />

faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control”<br />

(Galatians 5:22-23, nasb).<br />

Many Bible commentators feel <strong>that</strong> love is<br />

the fruit, with the other eight characteristics<br />

listed simply as a manifestation of love.<br />

We read in 1 Corinthians 13:5 <strong>that</strong> love “is<br />

not easily provoked”, which means “not easily<br />

offended.”<br />

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