The following quote brought to my attention by Jonathan Moorhead; "Don't try to coerce people and make them do things. It has to come from inside, from their hearts. And that means they need knowledge that awakens love. People's affections are changed by what they know" (Piper, The Pastor as Scholar & The Scholar as Pastor, 60-61).I like that ... but I'd add something about the work of the Holy Spirit bringing that knowledge to life. This is a timely word given the popularity of love not based on Biblical knowledge. To my mind, loving includes informing and it saddens me when I meet those who perceive love means accepting as is with no intent to make right or true.
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