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Originally Posted by IDon'tKnow
That said I'm fairly certain that the ability to be a genuinely kind and pleasant with friend's, yet at the same time to be completely vicous with those who we percieve as enemies isn't a rare trait. I remember seeing a documentary on mobsters which showed this quite well. That and I think we would be fools if we didn't admit that this is actually the case with most of us to a lesser extent. I believe this is why the Lord said "For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?"
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But in that quote from scripture, it is presumed that we love those who love us. And one of the ways that we show love is by helping others see their flaws — not as a way to shame them, but to help them improve. But when they refuse any counsel, then they seem to display even a lack of love for those who love them.