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1 Corinthians 4:14

Twentieth Century New Testament 1904

It is with no wish to shame you that I am writing like this; but to warn you as my own dear children.

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Therefore, be on your guard, remembering how for three years, night and day, I never ceased, even with tears, to warn each one of you.

Awake to a righteous life, and cease to sin. There are some who have no true knowledge of God. I speak in this way to shame you.

Though you may have thousands of instructors in the Faith of Christ, yet you have not many fathers. It was I who, through union with Christ Jesus, became your father by means of the Good News.

This is my reason for sending Timothy to you. He is my own dear faithful child in the Master's service, and he will remind you of my methods of teaching the Faith of Christ Jesus-methods which I follow everywhere in every Church.

Can it be that there is not one man among you wise enough to decide between two of his Brothers?

I, however, have not availed myself of any of these rights. I am not saying this to secure such an arrangement for myself; indeed, I would far rather die-Nobody shall make my boast a vain one!

Why? Because I do not love you? God knows that I do!

Have you all this time been fancying that it is to you that we are making our defense? No, it is in the sight of God, and in union with Christ, that we are speaking. And all this, dear friends, is to build up your characters;

I am not saying this to condemn you. Indeed, I have already said that you are in our very heart, to live and die together.

This is the Christ whom we proclaim, warning every one, and instructing every one, with all the wisdom that we possess, in the hope of bringing every one into God's presence perfected by union with Christ.

Indeed, you know that, like a father with his own children, we used to encourage and comfort every one of you, and solemnly plead with you;

We entreat you also, Brothers--warn the disorderly, comfort the faint-hearted, give a helping hand to the weak, and be patient with every one.

If any one disregards what we have said in this letter, mark that man and avoid his company, that he may feel ashamed.

I plead with you for this Child of mine, Onesimus, to whom, in my parson, I have become a Father.

My children, I am writing to you to keep you from sinning; but if any one should sin, we have one who can plead for us with the Father--Jesus Christ, the Righteous--

Nothing gives me greater pleasure than to hear from time to time that the lives of my Children are guided by the Truth.




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