October 27th, 2024 - Just Love - Stay On Side

Scripture Passage:  1 Corinthians 13:6

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Just Love
Stay on Side
"Skill, timing, practice"

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"This is hard, ongoing work"
Love is our guide when we messy broken people are unsure what the rules are for other messy broken people.

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Who does delight in evil?
1 Cor 13:6 Love does not delight in evil

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"Rubbernecking" with eyes and words

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Unforgiveness leads to a delight in evil as we quietly celebrate "just desserts"

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Pharisees delight in evil
3 The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group 4 and said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery... 6 They were using this ... as a trap,

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Revenge as delighting in evil
Genesis 36:13 Because their sister Dinah had been defiled, Jacob’s sons replied deceitfully as they spoke to Shechem and his father Hamor.

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Celebrate what is righteous
6 Love does not rejoice in unrighteousness but rejoices-with the truth.  ES/NASB

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Truth goes beyond fact
John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us... full of grace and truth.
14:6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life..."

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Pharisees had fact.
8:4 ... “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery.
 Jesus had truth.
“Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.”

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Real truth brings freedom
32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.
 36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.

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Romans 12 "How to love" bookends
9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.
21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

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Evil met with revenge is promotion/celebration of evil.
Forgiveness and good acts and intentions are a celebration of the truth.

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Keep practicing.
1. Catch yourself delighting in evil.
2. Be honest with someone about it.
3. Catch yourself rejoicing in deep truth.
4. Point it out to someone else.