I wrote you to let you know the depth of my love for you, 2 Corinthians 2.4.

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Knowing and loving others was written by Tim Gustafsson and read by Stephen Tabor.

2 Corinthians chapter 2 verses 1 through 8.

So I made up my mind that I would not make another painful visit to you.

For if I grieve you, who is left to make me glad, but you whom I have grieved?

I wrote as I did, so that when I came, I would not be

distressed by those who should have made me rejoice. I had confidence in all of you, that you would

all share my joy, for I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart, and with many tears,

not to grieve you, but to let you know the depth of my love

for you. If anyone has caused grief, he has not so much grieved me as he has grieved all of you

to some extent, not to put it too severely, the punishment inflicted on him by the majority

is sufficient. Now instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him,

so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow. I urge you, therefore, to reaffirm your

love for him. Knowing and loving others, written by Tim Gustafson.

Hippocrates brought medicine out of the realm of the superstitious and into the light of testing

and observation, but he didn't lose sight of the patient's humanity. It's far more important

to know what person the disease has, he said, than what disease the person has.

The Apostle Paul cared for a church with multiple problems, yet he saw the humanity of each member,

including a man who'd committed a sin that even the pagans do not tolerate.

Paul dealt strongly with the disease, and the man repented. Now, as he wrote another letter to

the church in Corinth, Paul had affirming instructions for all of them. He recognized that this man's sin

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