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alleviate the painful consequences that are a

result of that kind of a lifestyle — and if the

truth be known, often our so-called “help” is

a smokescreen for a co-dependent relationship

because of our own unfulfilled needs.

Loving people God’s way

Ephesians 5:11 says, “And have no fellowship

with the unfruitful works of darkness, but

rather reprove them” — and that includes

family. Loving people God’s way does not

require that we stay on good terms with or

socialize with those who knowingly and

persistently live in sin and disobedience to

God, nor does it require that we hold back

reproof from a person, whether that person

be saved or unsaved. God’s kind of love

confronts and warns about the painful

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