"Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do." (Col. 3:12-13)

There are areas in our lives where, in our efforts to be right, we may go wrong, so wrong as to lead to spiritual deformity. To be specific, let me name a few:

1. When in our determination to be bold, we become brazen.

2. When in our desire to be frank, we become rude.

3. When in our effort to be watchful, we become suspicious.

4. When we seek to be serious and become somber.

5. When we mean to be conscientious and become overscrupulous. (From A.W. Tozer)

2 Tim 2:24-25 says, "And a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient, in humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps will grant them repentance, so that they may know the truth..."