1.Have the right spirit. Don’t be judgmental toward others who are either more or less strict than you. “Do not adopt a critical spirit, a condemning attitude,” to quote D. A. Carson.12 As a general rule, be strict with yourself and generous with others. 2.Have the right proportion. Keep disputable matters in their place as third-level issues. Don’t treat them like first- or second-level issues. And don’t become preoccupied with them or divisive about them. They shouldn’t be so important to you that it’s all you want to talk about. They shouldn’t be the main reason that you choose what church
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