I could wish that those who trouble you would even cut themselves off!

Judiazing teachers should be cut off.

Romans 16:17 - "Mark them"

2 Timothy 3:5 - "turn away"

Titus 1:10-11 - "mouths stopped"

13 For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.

Christians are free!

Caution: Do not use your liberty to bind others.

Liberty must serve others.

Many have the attitude of "I am free to do as I like. Who cares if you don't like it?"

This is selfishness.

14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."

Basic Principle: Love your neighbor as you love yourself.

HERE IS THE CATCH! Many are depressed, blue, defeated. They do not like who they are. If I do not like myself, my neighbor is in serious trouble.

15 But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another!

Christian cannibals - Bite, devour each other by: Gossip, Backbiting, Blaming, Lying, Talebearing, Envy, Strife, Seditions, Finger pointing"He who slings mud, loses ground." Moat and beam. Matthew 7:1-5

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