Love in Truth!

Jeremiah 6:14

"They have healed the brokenness of My people superficially,

Saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ but there is no peace."

"LORD, LET US LOVE IN TRUTH!"

Many times we address peoples' outward issues, which are only the result of their actions.

In our desire to protect them, we harm them.

Why?

Because we fail to "SPEAK TRUTH IN LOVE & TO LOVE TRUTHFULLY!"

We are more concerned about their CURRENT FEELINGS than we are about their ETERNAL SERVICE TO GOD.

We focus on the superficial & ignore their deep-rooted flaws.

"SIN BRINGS ABOUT CONSEQUENCES!"

"IT HINDERS OUR SERVICE TO GOD!"

"AWARENESS OF SIN PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY FOR REPENTANCE!"

"WHEN WE SEEK TO PROTECT SOMEONE'S FEELINGS, WE CAN FAIL TO EXPOSE THAT PERSON'S TRUE ISSUES!"

"IF WE FOCUS ON HEALING THE SUPERFICIAL BROKENNESS OF A PERSON, WE WILL FAIL TO ACHIEVE THE TRUE PEACE THAT COMES FROM TARGETING THE CORE ISSUE!"

"WE MUST BE WILLING TO LOVE IN TRUTH, OR WE ARE SIMPLY OFFERING A CHEAP GRACE & A FALSE PEACE THAT WILL NEVER SATISFY BECAUSE IT DOES NOT GLORIFY GOD BY ACCOMPLISHING HIS REDEMPTIVE PURPOSE!"

"THE CROSS OFFERS REDEMPTION FROM SIN, NOT PROTECTION OF FEELINGS!"

"GOD IS NOT CONCERNED SO MUCH WITH OUR FEELINGS, AS HE IS WITH OUR ETERNAL PREPARATION!"

"SANCTIFICATION IS A PROCESS THAT CAN ONLY BE ACHIEVED BY THE EXPOSURE OF SIN!"

"SIN MUST BE EXPOSED, IN ORDER TO BE REMOVED!"

"WHEN WE FAIL TO EXPOSE SIN FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROTECTING FEELINGS, WE FAIL TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR REPENTANCE OF SIN!"

"LORD, FORGIVE US & LET US LOVE IN TRUTH!"