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How to Speak Truth in Love While Practicing Biblical Discernment
Show: Contending for the Word Q&A Host: Dave JenkinsShow Summary
In this episode of Contending for the Word Q&A, Dave Jenkins answers a question that often creates tension for believers: How do we speak truth in love while practicing biblical discernment? Drawing from Ephesians 4:15, Galatians 6:1, and Colossians 4:6, this episode explains how Scripture binds truth and love together as marks of spiritual maturity—and calls Christians to contend for truth with courage while speaking with humility, gentleness, patience, and genuine love.Audio Player
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Key Scriptures
- Ephesians 4:15
- Galatians 6:1
- Colossians 4:6
Episode Highlights
- Why biblical discernment must never be harsh, cold, passive, or compromising
- How truth and love are joined together as marks of maturity in Christ
- Four pillars for speaking truth in love while guarding the gospel
- Why tone, posture, and motivation matter when correcting error
- How discernment should aim at restoration, not humiliation



