Romans 12:9 (3–15) “Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good.”
As I said previously, if you have matured enough and have discovered the spiritual gift the Holy Spirit has given you, and it is the gift of prophecy, then you need to listen to the advice of verse 12:9.
All of us need to love (act on our concerned for the spiritual and physical needs of each other) honestly, in the sense that the only return we seek for our sacrifice is the same kind of sacrifice in return when we need it, Matthew 7:12.
The goal of the prophet is to advise and encourage each other to right living. Right living is the way God wants us to live. But there are times when we compromise a little so as not to offend family members, co-workers or even each other. This is when the prophet must, lovingly, warn and encourage.
Yet, in performing that task they need to be certain they are not guilty of the same thing they are warning or encouraging about. You can’t take the spec out of your brother’s eye if there is a log in your own, Matthew 7:1–5. This is the proportion of your faith (how far you have actually grown), 12:6.
Virtue involves allowing the Holy Spirit to remake us in the character of Christ.
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