A Colorful Argument
A New Jersey appeals court ruled against the town of Voorhees, which had waged a nearly three-year battle with a businessman because it disputed the shade of paint he had used on his restaurant. Town officials said it wasn't "sandy" (the required color for buildings in that particular shopping center), but rather "creamy yellow." The town spent $20,000 in legal fees to argue their case. (A bargain to the $70,000 the owner spent.) I'm not sure about the citizens of Voorhees but I'm sure the town has more important problems that the taxpayer funds could have been spent on!
It shows us how any argument can grow into something we never expected it to be. Jesus told us in Matthew 5:25, “"Make friends quickly with your opponent at law while you are with him on the way, so that your opponent may not hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.” I have seen arguments over the most trivial matters divide siblings, ruin marriages and split churches. We must be wise enough to solve the “less weightier” matters quickly before they develop into real problems.
It shows us how any argument can grow into something we never expected it to be. Jesus told us in Matthew 5:25, “"Make friends quickly with your opponent at law while you are with him on the way, so that your opponent may not hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.” I have seen arguments over the most trivial matters divide siblings, ruin marriages and split churches. We must be wise enough to solve the “less weightier” matters quickly before they develop into real problems.
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