Criticism is inevitable. At certain times we will all face another
person’s analysis or rebuke of our behavior. The best kind of criticism
comes from friends, from those who know us and love us best. “Better is
open rebuke than hidden love. Faithful are the wounds of a friend;
profuse are the kisses of an enemy” (Proverbs 27:5-6). In his little
book True Friendship,
Vaughan Roberts offers three tips for responding to criticism, and
especially this kind of criticism—the kind that comes in the context of
friendship, of iron sharpening iron.
Expect It
We should expect criticism. We should expect criticism because we are
sinful, so far from the holiness God requires and so far from the
holiness we desire. If anything we ought to be surprised that we receive
so little criticism. Continue at Tim Challies
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