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Where Is Cancel Culture Headed?Matthew 10:16
Excerpted from: Have You Become an Example to All Who Believe?This is not a gentleness born of naivety and or weakness, but one that stands with principled strength, like the innocence of doves paired with the shrewdness of snakes. Jesus gave such a commission to his apostles.
Serpents are interesting because they kind of have a contrast within them. Serpents have long been associated with wisdom and cunning. And what Christ likely intended His followers to imitate in the serpent was its caution and discernment in avoiding danger. Few creatures match the serpent's swiftness and skill in escaping harm, and this, it seems, was the message Christ sought to impress upon His disciples.
He instructed them to live with caution and wisdom in a world that would seek to shape their lives. At the same time, He commanded them not to harm or provoke anyone nor to stir up anger in others.
Doves have long been a strong symbol of innocence. And while many people might instinctively destroy a serpent, even a harmless one, few would show such cold indifference toward a dove. Doves carry a simplicity and gentle demeanor characterized by a natural unpretentious grace.
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