{
  "id": "MTOM-0089",
  "title": "Offence treated as proof that truth was spoken wrongly",
  "slug": "offence-treated-as-proof-that-truth-was-spoken-wrongly",
  "url": "https://ai-bible-commentary.com/modern-traditions-of-men/offence-treated-as-proof-that-truth-was-spoken-wrongly/",
  "category": "Love, Judgment, and Correction",
  "severity": "3",
  "summary": "Offence can expose a wrong manner, but it can also expose a proud heart resisting truth. Offence alone is not proof that truth was spoken wrongly.",
  "diagnosis": "The gospel itself offends unbelief, pride, and self-rule. Scripture never lets offence become the final court of appeal.",
  "primary_scriptures": [
    "John 6:60-66",
    "Gal 4:16",
    "1 Cor 1:18-25",
    "2 Tim 4:2",
    "Prov 27:5-6"
  ],
  "key_terms": [
    "skandalon [stumbling block]",
    "aletheia [truth]",
    "elencho [reprove]",
    "parakaleo [exhort]"
  ],
  "related_slugs": [
    "judge-not-lest-you-be-judged",
    "love-homosexuals-do-not-challenge-them",
    "unconditional-love",
    "must-be-nice-as-a-christian",
    "protect-sinners-and-believers-from-offensive-truth",
    "confusing-boldness-with-fleshly-harshness"
  ],
  "translation_tooltips": "NET Bible local tooltip data",
  "status": "published_package_draft"
}