Not sure this 100% comes under moral standards but wanted it open to both genders so here it is.
Understanding the Need for the Last Word
Psychological Insights
People who insist on having the last word often exhibit certain psychological traits. This behavior can stem from:
Low Self-Esteem: Individuals may feel insecure and use the last word to assert their worth.
Arrogance: Some may struggle to accept differing opinions, believing their view is superior.
Aggression: The need for the last word can reflect a desire to dominate conversations, often disregarding others' feelings.
Childhood Influences
The need to have the last word is frequently rooted in childhood experiences, such as:
Middle Child Syndrome: Those who felt overlooked may seek attention by dominating conversations.
Competitive Environments: Growing up in competitive households can lead to a fear of losing arguments, prompting a need to always be right.
Emotional Abuse: Individuals from emotionally abusive backgrounds may develop a fragmented sense of self, leading them to insist on being correct to feel validated.
Communication Dynamics
Insisting on having the last word can hinder effective communication. It often results in:
Shutting Down Dialogue: This behavior can prevent open discussions.
Alienation: The person demanding the last word may alienate others, making it difficult to maintain healthy relationships.
Understanding these factors can help in addressing the behavior and improving communication strategies.
In Christianity and on Christian sites, I think THE BIBLE should have THE LAST WORD.
"What is written?" "It is written...." "It is also written...." "Do not go beyond what is written." "What do the scriptures say?"
There are various movements with various opinions This is an open forum. It is also a Christian site.
"As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another."
Such is now popularly translated, "As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another."
More we are dulling another here.
There is one offense and another. There is mud-slinging and insults.
I'm willing for a truce and I am willing to limit some responses to scripture. But confrontation produces confrontation and the assaults are never ending. I have left the site a number of times because the mud-slinging here. Forums are ruined with insults and go off topic. You won't find that ending. I tend to agree with nomoreusernamesleft on his response to one. Maybe I should fast and pray. But I don't think there'll be any change. Someone is intent on a position. Some just ruin it for others. Some like to make others miserable. Scripture gets discarded. Great if the Bible were not discarded. For us, the Bible should be the last word.
God is the Alpha and the Omega.
God is the beginning and the end.
God is the first and the last.
When all is said and done, in the end, God has THE LAST WORD.
Yep! Many here may have mental illness. One form of mental illness or another.
How many people have their act together that are on this site?
I think wise people don't get on here.
This is a place for flawed people to meet flawed people.
Wow! Excellent Bible subject! Name calling! Thank you, ML for this subject. A great subject. Samson called his wife a "heifer". Jesus called Herod a "Fox" and told others what to tell that fox. Jesus called the Pharisees "a brood of vippers" and "white-washed walls". Paul called the Judaizers "Mutilators of the flesh". Paul also called the Cretans "liars, brutes and lazy gluttons". Nathanuel asked, "Can any good come out of Nazareth?" Excellent subject, ML!
You certainly contribute to this subject.
Jesus said of his disciples, "Are you so dull?
He turned to Peter and rebuked Satan.
Wow! That's a powerful subject. Has Jesus likewise spoken to you?
You must be spirit led with that subject. The names we have for each other. But right now, I'll call you "daughter" and I'll call you "sister" and I'll reserve some other names that a few of us have come up for you. Yet there are some other Bible names that do apply for you, but why speak the obvious.
Israel was called "stiff-necked" That surely applied to Israel. "Hardened" is a frequent one. Yep! There is no end to name calling. An excellent subject!
Thanks, Moonlight, for such a great subject!
I hope THE LORD will give you victory over your tongue.
You are pretty venomous!
You spew much poison with those fingers of yours in what you type on here.
Nonetheless, sister, you are our sister in creation, and I hope our sister in the hope we share in Christ, though I sometimes wonder about that with the things you type here.
Stab! Stab! Stab! is what you are most frequent to do. May THE LORD give you victory over that.
Nothing is too hard for God. Surrender to him ML. Let him change your heart.