CCC 2010 Day 3 Session 8

... and so we end the conference sessions. The last session usually ties it all together for us. Bob Christopher did a fantastic job of putting the 'therefore' on the  conference. Living the Christian life, is living in dependence in Christ, and allowing His love to flow in and through us.
One such reminder was, "I always protect" (paraphrased from the I Corinthians 13 love chapter). We were reminded of how some congregations will ostracize a 'sinner' in their midst as to not get their good named soiled by gossip. The example that Paul gave in II Corinthians is often the justification these churches use, "Put him from among you"..of course, that's not what the Apostle Paul is saying at all. That verse refers to someone who is arrogantly boasting of a certain sin. It's one thing to be trapped in a sin, but quite another to be proud of said sin and boasting to whoever may listen. A long time ago, I heard the expression, "The church is the only one that shoots its wounded". How sad. How not of a loving God at all.
Faith, hope and love, there remain these three. But the greatest of these is love.