" THE ART OF CORRECTION "

Between you and me I don't like to be Corrected, but I know from past experiences it is necessary. Now Continuing to be transparent, said Correction caused me to search my heart and to do better. " Correction " is defined in this way: Act of Correcting; state of being Corrected; Discipline; Chastisement; Counteraction. The Bible is not a collection of Stories, Fables, Myths, or merely human ideas about God. it is not a human book. Through the Holy Spirit, God revealed his person and plan to certain believers, who wrote down his message for his people (2 Peter 1:20-21). Now this process is known as inspiration. The writers wrote from their own personal, historical, and cultural contexts. Although they used thier own minds, talents, languages, and styles, they wrote what God wanted them to write. Now Scripture is completely trustworthy because God was in control of its writing. It's words are entirely authoritative for our faith and lives. The Bible is " God-Breathed." READ IT, and use its teachings to guide your conduct. Question, do you care enough to Correct a fellow believer in love? Nobody wishes to be Corrected / Reprimanded by a friend or even a fellow believer with our wrongdoing. Proverbs 27:6 says: "Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but deceitful are the kisses of an enemy." Sometimes our friends make choices that we know are wrong. If we ignore their behavior and let them continue in it, we won't be showing love to them. We show love by honestly sharing our concerns in order to help these friends do and be their very best for God. When we don't make any move to help, we show that we are more concerned about being well liked than about what will happen to them. LAST POINT: it is easy to point out someone else's faults or sins. I'm reminded of Job, now his friends accused him of sin to make him feel guilty, not to encourage or correct him. If we feel that we must admonish someone, we should be sure we are confronting that person because we love him, not because we are annoyed, inconvenienced, or seeking to blame him. Until next Time... Jim,