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“Biblical love is both truth and affection put together and kept together.”

A thought by James MacDonald (2015-06-18) from his book, Lord, Change My Attitude: Before It's Too Late (p. 149). Moody Publishers. Kindle Edition. ( Click on the title of the book to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) Did you realize that?   Did you know that Biblical love is both truth and affection put together? James says, “An imbalance of biblical love has often infected the church. On one hand is radical fundamentalism that emphasizes all truth and is legalistic and screaming, ‘This is what the Word says, boy!’ That’s not what Jesus did. On the other hand, we have a liberal Christianity that says, ‘Bag the Bible; we have Jesus! We have His heart for the hurting, and we’re going out to make a difference in this world.’ Jesus didn’t do that either.” He goes on, “Neither one of those is what Christ intended. It appears we need a balance between these two: truth and acts of mercy; acts of mercy and truth. Anything less is not biblical love. For instance, Jerry isn

“Criticism plugs the flow of God’s blessing.”

A thought by James MacDonald (2015-06-18) from his book, Lord, Change My Attitude: Before It's Too Late (p. 136). Moody Publishers. Kindle Edition. ( Click on the title of the book to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) Have you ever taken a shower and started noticing that the drain is plugged up and the water won’t drain?   That can be a problem can’t it?   Well, James says, “Criticism plugs the flow of God’s blessings in our life.”   James quotes Oswald Chambers who made a brilliant observation: “Whenever you are in a critical temper, it is impossible to enter into communion with God.”   Have you noticed that? James goes on, “That’s a scary thought! Criticism makes us hard and vindictive and cruel. It leaves us with the flattering notion that we are superior persons. It is impossible to develop the characteristics of a saint and at the same time maintain a critical attitude. Criticism harms our relationship with God and others, and that will block the flow of Go

“Criticism is self-exalting.”

A thought by James MacDonald (2015-06-18) from his book, Lord, Change My Attitude: Before It's Too Late (p. 134). Moody Publishers. Kindle Edition. ( Click on the title of the book to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) Are you a critical person?   James says, “Ultimately, criticism inflates the self.”   And we know what God thinks about that, don’t we?   He doesn't like it. James says, “Oswald Chambers, the great devotional writer, wrote, ‘Beware of anything that puts you in the place of the superior person.’ Anything that makes you feel superior is not conducive to your spiritual life. That’s what criticism does: It takes the focus off me and my faults and highlights me as the one who knows. ‘I know; I see.’ Criticism elevates me as the highest and best. Criticism reduces the pain of being in the spotlight and gives me the fleshly satisfaction of running the spotlight. And in a sick sort of way it can feel good to put that kind of pressure on others. People find it