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I can see that the world situation weighs on you. That you hunger and thirst for righteousness. As Jesus said this: "Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness; for they shall be filled." That there is a grieving like that mentioned in Romans 8 - "Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the sonship, the redemption of our body."
I would only say this, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees -- for they were the ancient examples of the modern phrase: "Do as I say and not as I do." The strongest correction and most effective correction is to be the living example. Living a life constituted with Christ should be the biography of our leaders (as Paul writes us as his autobiography in the book of Corinthians II.) They should be leading us to turn to Christ that we who are not leaders may also do as Paul did and admonishes us to do: "But we all with unveiled face, beholding and reflecting like a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory even as from the Lord Spirit." Otherwise, we may giving correction in the form of the law to no effect, as Paul writes earlier: "Indeed unto this day, whenever Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart; But whenever the heart turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away."
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Posted 11/12/2006 09:40am
Author: brokenreed
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While I agree with you that love might include correction I don't believe that it is all that can be said about love - far from it. Does a father love his child if all he thinks about is correcting his child?
"Love suffers long and is kind..." 1 Corinthians 13:4
The answer to the horrors of this world is definitely love, but love is not correction alone.
Grace to you,
Vince
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Posted 11/13/2006 05:32am
Author: clayonmyeyes
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No, of course correction is not the only component of love, but it is the one that is most needed. By correction I used the example of a father to his child to show what is meant. What is missing from many Christians daily life is the standing up to wrong and speaking out (correcting) those who would lead people to believe that wrong is right. I will use abortion as an example, in 1970 in the United States 25000 abortions were performed, Children were killed. From 1971 to 2005 over 40 million innocent babies, children of God, were murdered by abortion. How could this happen in a Christian land?
Only a handful of people spoke out. In the US there are more people that profess to be Christians than non-Christians. If we are more than them, how are THEY able to have the power? We, The silent Christians gave power to them. Our silence, our lack of correction, enabled the enemies of God and man to accomplish this horror.
That is but one example of what is meant by correction. I hope you and others understand and hopefully work to correct all wrongs.
RevDonald
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Posted 11/13/2006 06:39am
Author: revdonald
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[bible]Ephesians 6:1-9[/bible]
I often have to turn back to this passage and apply it not just to my children, but to each person I come in contact with, saved or unsaved. Before there is correction there is love, compassion, and understanding. Yes and then there is correction. And then there is again love.
My heart breaks when I recall the story of the little boy who is told by his father to not go around the side of the house, but the boy does anyway. He is corrected and the instruction is repeated. Again he goes around the side of the house. The father becomes frustrated as he again and again applies correction. Finally the boys simply sets down and his tears turn to spirit broken weeping. The father seeing that the boys spirit is broken, asks him why he kept disobeying. The boys response is, "what does go around the side of the house" mean?
We need to understand where they are at before we begin to apply judgement and correction. Else we be as the father and assume they understand what we are saying and why we are saying it.
YBIC,
GreyBear
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Posted 11/13/2006 06:42am
Author: greybear
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