— “True love does not ignore truth—it acts according to it.”
📖 Summary
Scripture commands us to love all people,
but not to enable sin, laziness, or rebellion.
Helping without discernment is not mercy but misguided sympathy.
Biblical love is truthful, accountable, and restorative.
1️⃣ Introduction | “Aren’t Christians supposed to help everyone?”
Many assume compassion means saying “yes” to every need.
But love without discernment can perpetuate sin instead of healing it.
“To assist the unrepentant is to resist God’s discipline.”
2️⃣ Biblical Foundation | God Commands Wise, Not Blind, Charity
📘 2 Thessalonians 3:10 (ESV) — “If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.”
📘 Proverbs 19:19 (ESV) — “If you rescue a hot-tempered man, you will have to do it again.”
📘 Proverbs 29:1 (ESV) — “He who stiffens his neck will be broken beyond healing.”
📘 2 John 1:10–11 (ESV) — “Do not receive false teachers or you share in their wicked work.”
📘 Proverbs 22:24–25 (ESV) — “Do not associate with a man given to anger.”
→ Love must align with righteousness.
3️⃣ Theological Insights
📜 John MacArthur — The Gospel According to Jesus
“Grace does not justify sin; it rescues from it.”
📜 R.C. Sproul — Essential Truths of the Christian Faith
“God’s love never stands apart from His holiness.”
📜 John Piper — Desiring God
“Love seeks not comfort but the joy of obedience to God.”
📜 Jonathan Edwards — Charity and Its Fruits
“Kindness without truth is cruelty disguised as compassion.”
📜 Westminster Shorter Catechism Q.42
“Love seeks a neighbor’s good, not his folly.”
4️⃣ False Views vs. Biblical Correction
| False View | Problem | Biblical Correction |
|---|---|---|
| “We must help everyone.” | Emotionalism | Help in truth (2 John 1:10). |
| “Refusal means unkindness.” | Fear of judgment | God forbids enabling sin (Prov 19:19). |
| “Even the lazy deserve provision.” | Entitlement | “Let him not eat” (2 Thess 3:10). |
| “False teachers deserve tolerance.” | Doctrinal compromise | “Do not receive them” (2 John 1:11). |
5️⃣ Practical Application | Five Biblical Tests for Helping Others
1️⃣ Is there repentance? — Mercy without repentance is meaningless.
2️⃣ Is there personal responsibility? — Aid must not enable idleness.
3️⃣ Is truth being compromised? — Support must never spread falsehood.
4️⃣ Is manipulation involved? — Don’t reward emotional exploitation.
5️⃣ Is God’s will being resisted? — Stop where He has stopped.
6️⃣ Conclusion
Biblical compassion is not passive—it’s principled.
We are called to help the humble, the repentant, and the teachable,
not those who despise correction or exploit mercy.
“Love gives where God blesses; it withholds where God disciplines.” — Revito
Faith. Discernment. Truth. — Revito
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