Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth. 1 Corinthians 13:6.
Love “rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth.” He whose heart is imbued with love is filled with sorrow at the errors and weaknesses of others; but when truth triumphs, when the cloud that darkened the fair fame of another is removed, or when sins are confessed and wrongs corrected, he rejoices.—Testimonies for the Church 5:169.
“Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently.” 1 Peter 1:22.
The Word of God—the truth—is the channel through which the Lord manifests His Spirit and power. Obedience to the Word produces fruit of the required quality—“unfeigned love of the brethren.” This love is heaven born, and leads to high motives and unselfish actions.—The Acts of the Apostles, 520.
“Love is never glad when others go wrong, love is gladdened by goodness, always slow to expose, always eager to believe the best.” 1 Corinthians 13:6, 7, Moffatt.
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Radiant Religion
Thought for the Day
The only defense against evil is the indwelling of Christ in the heart through faith in His righteousness. Unless we become vitally connected with God, we can never resist the unhallowed effects of self-love, self-indulgence, and temptation to sin. We may leave off many bad habits, for the time we may part company with Satan; but without a vital connection with God, through the surrender of ourselves to Him moment by moment, we shall be overcome. Without a personal acquaintance with Christ, and a continual communion, we are at the mercy of the enemy, and shall do his bidding in the end. Desire of Ages, p. 324