It is not a force for good when those who claim to be Christians bash each other (often nastily) over differences they may have.
People can take something good (like the Gospel) and use in a way that is inappropriate. I would rather see people sharing the good Christ is doing in their lives...such will build up the Body of Christ and be a great encouragement. We are all going to need this encouragement in the days ahead.
How would a person use the Gospel in an inappropriate way?? What IS the Gospel?
....”I would rather see people sharing the good Christ is doing in their lives”....
FR has some wonderful devotional and ‘other’ threads where folks do just that...... Open forum allows for the passion and humanity that comes with convictions and truth when it’s being distorted or abused....along with the frustrations when the truth is clear and concise, the willingness to see and hear that continues to be resisted.
Walls do not always come down with a blast of dynamite....rather a few bricks at a time....but there are times when it’s necessary to let the light in.
So give us an example of using Scripture to correct both what you consider “bashing” and “not bashing”.
Because when someone says that the Catholic church is wrong because Scripture teaches thus and they are accused of “bashing” then there’s nothing left to do but not use Scripture and I’m pretty sure that’s just what the enemy would like.