Forgive your enemies, but defend your Folk
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> Proverbs 3:11-12 (KJV) My son, despise not the **chastening** of the LORD; neither be weary of his **correction:** For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
> 2 Timothy 1:7 (KJV) For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
> Hebrews 12:6-8 (KJV) For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not? But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
> 2 Timothy 3:16-17 (KJV) All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
- Webster's Dictionary 1828 definition of **discipline**
> https://webstersdictionary1828.com/Dictionary/Discipline
Our enemies are to be loved in this manner, through discipline, making disciples of them under the authority given to those who follow Christ.
The **love** talked about in (((NIV Bibles))) of 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 was written as **charity** in the KJV.
The difference is 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 is talking about dealing with the less fortunate of communities in which Christians lived with charity, not their enemies.
We are taught to love our enemies similar to how a father disciplines a son, with the rod. Just as you wouldn't spare the rod and spoil your child, you would treat your enemies as low IQ children if that's how they act.
- Strongly recommend buying a physical copy of the 1828 Webster's Dictionary