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He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is careful to discipline him. – Proverbs 13:24 Christian love is firm. Jesus was not unloving when He rebuked the Pharisees for their hypocrisy in Matthew 23. Nor was Christ unloving to warn men of the fire of hell (Matthew 5:22 and 18:8). It would have been less than kind to leave men with the impression there are no consequences for their sins. Jesus manifested a firmness of love in expelling the money-changers from the temple in John 2:16. Love need not be soft to be kind, “because the Lord disciplines those he loves, and he punishes everyone he accepts as a son.”(Hebrews 12:6) Fathers are to love their children by bringing them up in the training and instruction of the Lord (Ephesians 6:4). In fact, not to discipline is not to love. Love, it will be remembered, does not mean doing what people want; it means to do them the good they need. It was the loving concern which caused the Corinthian Christians to expel an immoral member (1 Corinthians 5:5). It was love which restored that member after repentance (2 Corinthians 2:6). Love is forgiving but it is also firm. Love is not naïve and sentimental; it is realistic and strong. We should be thankful that they are people around us who guide and discipline us when we have done something wrong so that we can improve to be better. Amen? Selected – “The Christian Ethic of Love” by Norman L. Geisler. This Week @ Detonate: He has been around in our church for quite some time and we are very pleased to have him to share with us the Word of God. Let's us come together and hear what he has for us. Don't miss this one a blue moon opportunity. See you this Saturday at 4.45pm. Prayers and Fasting from the Body: This day, 12 Oct 2009 at 00:00 am, as we deny ourselves and fast till the end, a 3:16 movement, we gonna get down to our knees to pray for the people that we will be inviting for the 3:16 event on 12 Dec 2009 at 06:30 pm. We gonna trust and believe God to open the hearts of those in our generation to recognise God in their lives! Let us encourage each other along the way. Amen! URGENT! PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR YOUR FRIENDS, AS YOU FAST FROM YOUR FOOD ITEM Fast a day keeps the devil away. Fast a day save your friend today. Fast a day keeps you awake.  |
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