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JEE
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Posted 12/27/2004 10:59 AM (GMT -6)

The following is an excerpt, from John Wesley's journals, which is sent out weekdays to subscribers as "Days of Wesley." Anyway, I thought it might be of interest to those who don't think public reproof of strangers is ever anything but "rude" and hence, unloving.

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May 19, 1780. Joppa, a settlement of miners, was three miles from Edinburgh. Wesley preached there and noted the previous work of some of the Methodist local preachers. "Some months ago as some of them [the miners] were cursing and swearing, one of our local preachers going by, reproved them. One of them followed after him and begged he would give them a sermon. He did so several times. Afterwards the travelling preachers went [to Joppa], and a few [miners] quickly agreed to meet together." Wesley noted that on his trip there some the miners were still walking faithfully.

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Similitude
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Posted 12/27/2004 2:59 PM (GMT -6)

John,

Paul says that elders who sin should be convicted BEFORE ALL that the rest may have fear. But I guess even fear is seen as inconsistent with love these days. Moses consistently tied fearing God with loving Him. And so did Paul.

One thing is for sure (if the gospels are historically accurate): John the Baptist and Christ PUBLICLY rebuked the Pharisees in no uncertain terms!

wjs

Matthew Timothy Short
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Date Joined Apr 2002
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Posted 12/27/2004 6:12 PM (GMT -6)

What heck yo saying Question

Scripture full reprove Evil Tongue

shut yo mouth yo

fill some soap Pudding I do

yo bad boys yo all

Imagination projects unreal images out of the mind and seeks to attach reality to them. Faith creates nothing; it simply reckons upon that which is already there.

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