Excerpt 1, 2 Corinthians (Preacher’s Commentary) …

From my many years in the ministry I have observed that the church of our day admires the spiritual courage of leaders such as Paul but it falls far short of copying their style of dealing with serious problems. We have such an anemic picture of Christian love that we avoid writing or saying anything that might upset someone or hurt his or her feelings. So concerned are we to avoid any issue which creates tension that we bury our heads in the sand and don’t even bother to learn what the issues are. And our pathological fear of taking a firm and loving stand for Christ and His church has given us such finely tuned instincts for arbitration that we are deluded into thinking that we can reconcile any people or any ideas.

Chafin, K. L., & Ogilvie, L. J. (1985). 1, 2 Corinthians (Vol. 30, p. 30). Thomas Nelson Inc.