RE”: The goal is that they — and we — agree with what is true."

Is agreement with what is true an end in itself? What ultimate benefits and blessings might we hope will result?

With respect to conversation among believers, the Bible addresses:
• What we say — “speaking the truth” (from Eph.4:15, which the author cites).
• How we say it— “in love.”
• Why we say it — so that we “grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ.”

With respect to how we are called to interact with our wayward world, Jesus said to his disciples, “You are the light of the world” (Matt. 5:14). Disciples are, by definition, learners. So to the degree that we, by God’s grace, can more fully grasp and humbly shed light on the truth — concerning human nature, the way the world works, and how God works in it — we might be more instrumental in being a blessing to others, to God’s glory (John 15:8) and our own joy (John 15:11).

“For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him” (John 3:17).