The Lord is at your right hand; he will shatter kings on the day of his wrath.
It is hard for a church to balance the lamb and the lion. Both of which are Christ. They may focus on the lamb and the forgiveness. To the detriment of the people. For they do not know of the punishment that will come for sins. Our sins are forgiven ... but it isn't like you get to keep them in your pocket and take them into heaven.
Or they may focus on the lion and the fires of hell. To the detriment of the people. For they do not know of the grace of forgiveness. God will execute judgment upon the world. And those not right with Him will know eternal punishment. But, the only way to God is to accept Christ's sacrifice for your sins. To accept His forgiveness.
With all things we need balance. There is forgiveness and wrath. We need to know and understand both.
I love the Lord, because he has heard my voice and my pleas for mercy. Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live.
Like a child ... we feel closest to the one who turns their face to us and listens. In all things God will listen to our daily conversations with Him.
I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people — not at all meaning the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world. But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler—not even to eat with such a one.
The sinners of the world do not effect the body of Christ. We are not "dirtied" by being with them. We are called to be with them. To model Christ and to let the Light of the World shine through us. To help show the way to salvation.
For the one who calls themselves a 'Christian' and they live a life of sin. Now the body of Christ has a problem. For we have a wolf in sheep's clothing amongst us.
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