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not puffed up, doth not behave itself unseemly, is not easily provoked,
thinketh no evil. Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all
things. Charity never faileth.”
Shall we not remember this? If the love of God is in our hearts, we
shall not think evil, we shall not be easily disturbed, we shall not give
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loose reign to passion, but we will show that we are yoked up with
Christ, and that the restraining power of His Spirit leads us to speak
words that He can approve. The yoke of Christ is the restraint of the
Holy Spirit, and when we become heated by passion, let us say, No; I
have Christ by my side, and I will not make Him ashamed of me by
speaking hot, fiery words.—
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