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GOD’S KIND OF LOVE

By Anita Farson

“Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity

vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself
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unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked,

thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the
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truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things,
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endureth all things. Charity never faileth” ~1 Cor. 13:4-8a

Many Christians mistakenly believe that

to love as God loves is to passively tolerate,

ignore, and often excuse sin rather than

address sin and warn of sin’s devastating

consequences. In fact, silent acquiescence

to sin and ungodliness is considered by

many to be a Christian virtue. But silence

gives consent, and it’s not loving, either by

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