Sometimes the most loving letters, bring pain initially to those who receive them! It often is a "lack of love" that keeps people from saying and writing tough things.
If you truly love someone, you will speak truth into their lives. This is especially difficult when the one you love responds poorly to the truth you speak. This was the case for the Corinthians. Paul wrote them in love and out of a deep concern for the purity of the gospel. They had begun to allow sin to be prevalent among their church and were even bragging about their "freedom in Christ". Paul had to give them a stern rebuke to call them back to the path of holiness.
Is there someone who you should love enough today to give a similar rebuke to? I would encourage you to write the letter or make the call.
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