Appropriately “courageous and bold”

By Ralph C. Hancock · November 10, 2014

To be appropriately “courageous and bold” without being contentious or overbearing will require of us rare qualities of intellect and of character. Readiness to repent and to forgive must accompany all our efforts to see clearly and to reason cogently and courageously.

We must open ourselves to the genuine concerns of others, even when we are inclined to think they are mistaken, and constantly strive to rid ourselves of self-serving motives such as intellectual vanity as we seek to articulate a perspective in which true fellowship in the common pursuit of life-giving truth can prosper.

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