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From Heaven With Love
condemn thee: go, and sin no more.” Her heart was melted, and
sobbing out her grateful love, with bitter tears she confessed her
sins.
This was to her the beginning of a life of purity and peace. In
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uplifting this fallen soul, Jesus performed a greater miracle than
in healing the most grievous physical disease. He cured the spiri-
tual malady which is unto death everlasting. This penitent woman
became one of His most steadfast followers.
Jesus does not palliate sin nor lessen the sense of guilt, but He
seeks to save. The Sinless One pities the weakness of the sinner and
reaches a helping hand. It is not Christ’s follower that leaves the
erring unhindered to pursue their downward course. Men hate the
sinner, while they love the sin. Christ hates the sin, but loves the
sinner. This will be the spirit of all who follow Him. Christian love
is slow to censure, quick to discern penitence, ready to forgive, to
encourage, to set the wanderer in the path of holiness.
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