October 20th, 2024 - Just Love - Stay Calm and Forgive

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Just Love
Stay Calm and Forgive
Character Christianity

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Four things - first two are about comparative living
1 Cor 13:5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.

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Not easily angered, Jesus-style
 27 ... Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.

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Hard, concrete examples
29 If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them. 30 Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back.

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He expects us to grow in this
Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. 36 Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

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Wisdom or law?
37 “Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.

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Wear your identity
12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves...

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Wear soft comfortable clothing
clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.

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Bearing the bear
13 Bear with each other

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Clearing the record of wrongs
and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

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A warm, soft and stylish overcoat
14 And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.

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Practice
1. Pay attention to your emotional responses.
2. Hear God's grace for you.
3. Give that grace to others.

Alice Posthumus