This is who God is/what God thinks…and no one will convince me otherwise.

Legalism gets in the way. It deters dialogue, which discourages relationships. Being right takes precedence over being respectful. And a much as we believe we are spouting truth, the truth is, God might teach us otherwise.

Faith is about honoring God. As long as we are alive, there is more we can learn about God. We can get closer to Him. We can experience Him, His will, and His world, including people, in surprising ways. We don’t know it all. And we need to accept and embrace that fact. Until we acknowledge we don’t know it all, we’ll limit what we know. We’ll miss out, which is not what God wants for us.

Don’t shut yourself from others, or God, by claiming you know it all. Even when you claim an absolute truth, have respect for others and invite them into dialogue. Who wants to listen to a know-it-all? We even have trouble listening to God at times!