"Is Silence GOLDEN, or is Silence CONSENT?"

Sometimes, two old sayings COLLIDE and say two totally different things on the same general subject.

Example?? How about "Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today" and "Tomorrow's another day"?

Or, "He who hesitates is lost" and "All things comes to he who waits"?

Then, there's two old sayings about the area of our SPEECH which, in my opinion DO contradict each other....but don't HAVE to.

I speak of "SILENCE IS GOLDEN" vs. "SILENCE IS CONSENT."

There are certainly times when Silence is Golden...when it's best to shut up.  I mean, it's good to express our opinions (that's what this blog is ABOUT....expressing my opinions,  Lol) and it's good to let OTHERS express THEIR opinions....but we don't always have to AGREE with others, nor do we always have to let others know when we DON'T agree. The older I get, the more I'm learning that POLITICS is not worth arguing about...I say what *I* think on my Facebook page, but I avoid lengthy discussions trying to convince OTHERS on THEIR Facebook pages. It's just not worth it, very few people are persuadable. In THOSE cases "Silence is Golden," you see.

BUT.....

If we remain silent when sin which GOD defines as sin in Scripture is publicly promoted, then THAT (most often, not always) is "Silence is CONSENT."  But if we choose to stay quiet when OPINIONS are privately expressed and it might lead to profitless ARGUMENTS, well, THAT'S when "Silence is GOLDEN."

Again, I refrain from commenting on many FB posts simply because someone is expressing their OPINION, because even though I disagree with them, that's possibly only MY opinion.

Other issues "HAVE" to be addressed, but they are relatively rare....and I do it on MY Facebook page, or here, or in a Letter to the Editor, perhaps.

The Bible says "there is a time to speak, and a time to remain silent" and THAT is the infallible Word of God, not anyone's opinion!!

Some of us, especially during this election season, need to know when to speak (so that it's not "Consent") and when to simply "agree to disagree" in our minds, and not be so ready to FIGHT.

Save the "FIGHT" for things worth fighting FOR!! THAT is when Silence is Golden.






Check out my letter on page 7....https://issuu.com/micromediapubs/docs/2020-05-30_mt?fbclid=IwAR27nQ6L211SNgplRJgyPZr1iAfMbPrKJi3201kmiqDdjYCi5xv6EWeSQfI