Proverbs 10:24 English Standard Version (ESV) What the wicked dreads will come upon him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

Romans 7:18 English Standard Version (ESV) For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out.

The desire to be right does not make us right.

Paul points to our abilities to do right but in order to do right one must first know what is right. Only God is perfect in knowledge and performance. We are human, made of flesh and while we may not have the inclination to sin we still have the capacity to sin. Being wrong is not a sin but can lead to certain kinds of sin. 1 Corinthians 13 says love does not insist on having its own way. We can be very insistent on being right. That affects how we treat each other.

What is of such value within this life we live that we must be insistent on being right? What can we allow to differ in opinion because the relationships is more important than having our own way? There are some absolutes and there are things that are just not worth discussing. Which are the ones that we should be unyielding in believing? Which ones do not matter?

Allow the Holy Spirit to lead us in truth for He is the one who communicates pure truth.

Here is one truth that leads us to perhaps a better understanding. Are you still in the same church you were raised in as a child? Did you begin in a major denomination or a non-denomination? The truth is this, the teaching of doctrine varies slightly from one denomination to another but the basic unwavering absolutes remain the same.