In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross are joined by Jacob Varghese (of SAFT Apologetics) to have a conversation about “Rules of Engagement.” How do we interact with gentleness and respect? How can we disagree without being divisive?

0:30 - Obligatory “witty banter”
1:45 - A discussion of Star Wars: what to watch first?
3:50 - Introduction to today’s topic of online engagement/social media
8:05 - Who are we talking to and who is watching?
10:34 - Love your enemies
13:08 - Ken Samples’ post about promoting unity when disagreeing
https://a315.co/3Mgx9nj
16:43 - Are we getting drawn into the “drama”?
20:40 - Building up, rather than being divisive
24:12 - Being labelled according to “camps”
25:00 - You can disagree without being divisive
26:30 - Lack of understanding on how to have healthy disagreements
30:26 - The tendency to want to “win” - win what? Argument or person?
31:34 - Galatians 5:15
32:02 - Should Christians use memes? What about sarcasm?
33:15 - Chad’s view on memes
34:34 - Brian’s view on memes: zingers
37:28 - When is sarcasm legitimate?
45:13 - “Don’t take the bait” - “Don’t feed the trolls” (Prov 19:11)
49:01 - Drawing out some principles for application
* Principle of Charity/Love
* Principle of Edification
* Principle of Prayer
* Principle of Environment/Audience
* Don’t equate the person with the view
* Principle of Understanding
* The foundation of Christ

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