Living God’s Way: Our speech and conduct toward others
Carlton McPeak
Guest Columnist
Our speech and our conduct may influence others more than we think; people are watching. Paul provided some inspired guidance regarding our speech and conduct toward others (Colossians 4:5, 6).
Paul said our conduct toward outsiders should be with wisdom. When mentioning “outsiders,” he was probably speaking about those who were not members of the church Jesus built, and maybe more precisely, those who were not members of a local congregation of Christians.
A result of using the proper conduct toward outsiders will afford us opportunities to do good things for them and to influence them in spiritual matters. Paul said Chris
