II Corinthians 4:5-7
"For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake. For God, Who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us."
July 11th
"Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbor, and not suffer sin upon him." Leviticus 19:17
CORRECTING is our duty; howbeit, with love in heart.
Neglecting such steps in RIGHTeousness, becomes SIN, and calls down a severe penalty.
YOU "are your brother's keeper"!
"The elder shall serve the younger!"
When in this you default, you are building doubly for your tomorrow's woes!
But you want happiness, peace, and prosperity. Then straighten out your flabby spine; stiffen your upper lip and to the task bend your back, that the young and willfully errant shall "be brought to justice" at the earliest possible hour!
When you were a youngster at school, putting off the learning of your lessons worked against your best interest. Today, if you have a son at school, how would you react to learning that his teacher had granted him the right to loaf and play instead of learning the scheduled lessons? Might you not even be tempted to secure the teacher's dismissal for flagrant neglect of duty? HE would deserve the lash!
Yet today multitudes have been spiritually emasculated by the seditious gushing of a spineless "love" from our pulpits (devoid of righteousness).
This ever remember: that "love" which neglects RIGHTeousness, is a monstrosity out of the Pit.
Stand aghast at the horror of your sin – IF thus you have been deluded by Lucifer's doctrine.
Assuredly know that if "love" you coo, to the permitting of UNrighteousness or evil to flourish, then are YOU that "teacher" who let the lad loaf and play instead of learning his lesson.
In which case A RIGHTEOUS FATHER shall take you to task – severely!
IT is a defaulting from the very rudiments of true LOVE.
FATHER sees the errant stripling loafing, playing: over YOU His rod He lifts!
Awake! My child, the LIGHT of day is breaking. TRUTH in action is RIGHTeousness. Its yearning to do is LOVE.
Discourses #9