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Scriptures mentioned in Podcast
1 Corinthians 13: 4-6 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
1 Peter 3:9 Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
Romans 12:21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Psalm 133:1 How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!
Homework for this Podcast 😉
Matthew 18: 15-17
Philippians 2: 5-11
Matthew 7: 1-3
(Note: This verse in context is telling us to not have a judgmental heart towards others. This is not telling us not to use good judgement when we view behavior that is obviously contrary to Scripture, which we are told to do in other places in Scripture.)
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