The tension between good and bad

In bible study while partly listening to the person leading it, I was also praying. I knew I was going to have to have a difficult conversation later, one I didn't want to have, so I tried to pray for the right words and attitude.

But there was also a bit of me (multi-tasking at its worst) wanting to slap someone.

There are some people who, whatever the question or indeed whatever the study is about, will come up with a verse from the bible. Now that's probably fair enough: I am a Christian after all and should believe that it contains all the answers. But it's not always that simple.

To just spout out some scripture and say, 'that's all you've got to do,' isn't  ... well, realistic in my experience. But I suspect the main culprit secretly has doubts about my suitability for leading a study when I am so obviously lacking in faith.

A good study though with an interesting contribution from an occasional visitor. He said that Greeks and Hebrews taught in different ways and that we - I think he meant our education system - tend to follow the Greek way. The Greeks give answers while the Hebrews ask questions. I found that fascinating.

By the way the difficult conversation was bad but there was no physical violence so that's a plus.