I find that doing of the will of God leaves me no time for disputing about His plans.
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Two things, well considered, would prevent many quarrels; first to have it well ascertained whether we are not disputing about terms rather than things; and secondly, to examine whether that on which we differ in worth contending about.
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The itch of disputing is the scab of the churches.
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Mark 12:28:
One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, 'Of all the commandments, which is the most important?'
(NIV)
Then one of the scribes came up and listened to them disputing with one another, and, noticing that Jesus answered them fitly and admirably, he asked Him, Which commandment is first and most important of all [in its nature]?
(AMP)
And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?
(KJV)
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Those disputing, contradicting, and confuting people are generally unfortunate in their affairs. They get victory, sometimes, but they never get good will, which would be of more use to them.
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Mark 9:10:
They kept the matter to themselves, discussing what 'rising from the dead' meant.
(NIV)
So they carefully and faithfully kept the matter to themselves, questioning and disputing with one another about what rising from among the dead meant.
(AMP)
And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean.
(KJV)
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