Saturday, February 20, 2016

Teach me that I might teach (part 2)

And basically God through His word and in our lives tells all of us that we are big boys and girls and that what we learn we learn when we are receptive and wise to listen and learn. If we are not receptive we will not be open to correction. Which means that when we correct someone, we have to determine whether or not those people are open to our correction (and therefore wise). If they are not then our correction is useless and love cannot exist between us and those we choose to rebuke simply because the one rebuked doesn't get it, (Proverbs 9:8) On the other hand when we go humbly and speak truth in love and speak truly then we will be loved by many but especially the Lord. (Proverbws 16:13; 18:21) And of course the expression of that love comes when we realize that His blessings come from the love He has for us and that He wants us to join Him. And that we must teach one another. (Song of Solomon 1:3,4) Above all, He wants us to teach and show each other what the good is: as Micah 6:8 spells out for us, “He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?


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