Do not be like Cain who belonged to the Evil One and killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because the things Cain did were evil, and the things his brother did were good.
(So) do not be surprised when the people of the world hate you. 1John 3:12-13.
But their lives are not good examples for you to follow. They tell you to do things, but they themselves do not practice what they preach. They tie up heavy loads and put them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them. Matthew 23:3-4.
And they belong to the world, so what they say is from the world, and the world listens to them.
But we belong to God, and those who God listen to us. But those who are not from God do not listen to us. That is how we know the Spirit that is true and the Spirit that is false. 1John 4:5-6.
The LORD hates both of these things: freeing the guilty and punishing the innocent. Proverbs 17:15.
It is not good to honor the wicked or to be unfair to the innocent. Proverbs 18:5. Amen.
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