The world wants us to be as unsure of our opinions as they are of theirs.
When we are confident, sure footed and demonstrate resolve to follow and speak that which we believe, the world will see it as arrogance, because they view confidence in one's beliefs as arrogance.
After all, in the mind of the world, no one can know for sure about anything. Those who think like this want us to use language such as; "I think or I believe." As believers in Christ we can confidently say "I know", as we quote what God said.
I have been in contact with people who have actually raged and laughed at me for saying "the Holy Spirit" tells me things all the time." Those things never violate the Scripture, but the direction for specific life experiences is clear. I know the difference between my own ideas and when it is the Holy Spirit speaking, most of the time.
This thinking and confidence is intolerable for a world full of fantasy and uncertainty. In their minds any expression we have must be framed in "ideas" or "a little doubt."
One of the most irritating things about the sold out Christian is that they know what they know without doubt and even worse they can admit when they don't know something.
The world hates confidence and resolve. They will display much arrogance, but that arrogance is necessary to feel a sense of control since they are not sure of anything. Those who know what they know have no need to feel superior to others, their confidence is in Christ, not their elevated status in life.
The world is deeply invested in feelings more than facts, in expressions of fantasy more than truth. These superficial mentalities serve only to build pride in those that are engaging in the easiest form of expression, that nothing is real unless you want it to be and everything is based on momentary feelings. It validates whatever they want according to their latest emotional sensation.
1 John 2:15-17
"Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions—is not from the Father but is from the world. And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever."
Job 21:11-15
"They send out their little boys like a flock, and their children dance. They sing to the tambourine and the lyre and rejoice to the sound of the pipe. They spend their days in prosperity, and in peace they go down to Sheol. They say to God, ‘Depart from us! We do not desire the knowledge of your ways. What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? And what profit do we get if we pray to him?’"
Because the world thinks they are always right, in their minds, even though they really are never sure about anything, they can easily dismiss their own errors when they are exposed, simply by claiming they never said or did that. These people have very selective memories. Everything is constantly moving and changing, nothing is real and everything can be denied.
The world disrespects those who know what they believe and where they are going. We see this all the time, the more confident we are, the more we are targeted for defeat. Narcissist hate with a passion anyone they cannot control. A confident person sees through the tactics of the narcissist, therefore they cannot be controlled.
When Christ is in control of the believer, then the world cannot control their thinking, this is frustrating to the world, they hate being controlled but want to control everyone else.
Romans 16:17
"I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them."
2 Corinthians 6:17-18 "17 “Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.” 18 And: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”…"
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