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NASB | James 2:8 ¶ If, however, you are fulfilling the royal law according to the Scripture, "YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF," you are doing well. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | James 2:8 ¶ If, however, you are [really] fulfilling the royal law according to the Scripture, "YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF [that is, if you have an unselfish concern for others and do things for their benefit]" you are doing well. [Lev 19:18] |
Subject: Church is kidnapped to Sodom! |
Bible Note: Greetings Meredith! Thanks for the kind words. I wish that I always demonstrated the love of the Lord, but alas, I sometimes get irritable or impatient too! Just ask my family! :-) However, I have long been a firm believer in Prov. 15:1 - "A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger." It seems to me that our attitude, especially when we are trying to reach someone with the truth, should be loving and compassionate. I like what Paul said to the Thessalonicans: "but we were gentle among you, like a mother caring for her little children." (1 Thess. 2:7). That's not to say that one cannot confront error, we must. However, I firmly believe that one can confront the strongest of error in a way which makes it clear that we love the person to whom we are responding. I pray that all of us on the forum remember this. I can't count the number of times that I had typed some witty or biting response to a post and then exercised better judgement and used the backspace key to erase it. :-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |