"like chewing leather" :tearsofjoy:
It's just that people tend to get a bit confused about what love is.
You refered to 1 Corinthians 13, earlier.
[Love] does not rejoice over unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth. (1 Corinthians 13:6)
Examples:
Lessons:
True love, does not hold back...
@Seeker of White Light a few scriptures came to mind.
Not everyone appreciates the wisdom of these texts, but millions have experienced their superior value.
(Proverbs27:6) . . .The wounds inflicted by a friend are faithful, But an enemy’s kisses are plentiful.
Some people prefer kisses from...
On, and this actually comes to mind:
The wounds inflicted by a friend are faithful, But an enemy’s kisses are plentiful.-Proverbs27:6.
If a person is reprimanded for doing wrong by a friend it is for their good, even if it hurts. But it is for their good. Your enemies may heap you with...
"Which is the sin, the wounds of a friend or the kisses of an enemy? " You ask. Of course, as the Golden Rule is concern the wounds of a friend. The point is that you don't understand the Golden Rule by definition. It does not matter, even if you turned the other way around. The person whom you...
נֶאֱמָנִים פִּצְעֵי אֹוהֵב וְנַעְתָּרֹות נְשִׁיקֹות שֹׂונֵֽא׃
I hope I pasted that right (Proverbs27:6 for the rest of us).
Here is what Matthew Henry has to say on Pro 27:5-6
1. It is good for us to be reproved, and told of our faults, by our friends. If true love in the heart has but zeal...
You give what others think about you too much attention on the level of paranoia.
You need to learn the difference between one who sees you as bad with no desire to help you and one who sees you do bad and desires to help you. A shepherd who corrects you because he loves God and who loves you...
8. The Bible student must understand OLD TESTAMENT PARALLELISM. In parallelism, one part of a verse explains and/or amplifies the second part. Proverbs is filled with this type of thing, but it is also a prominent feature of other parts of the Old Testament. For example, Exodus 22:28 says...
I'd don't see how it's harsh, but regardless, sometimes people need some harsh words. People need to take responsibility. Heaven isnt a given, you didn't earn it. Are you going to say that God should let you in because you didnt sin as many times as this other person? Jesus uses the...
Lol, blessed are the peacemakers.
WHat I am saying is that it along with all other religions has deadly error in it's teachings - if I did not believe that I could happily become a muslim. why not if it won't do me any harm?
As a Christian you must believe it is the gospel that saves...