Bible

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1 Peter 4:8---"And above all things have fervent love for one another, for love will cover a multitude of sins."------ALSO-----Proverbs 10:12--"Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all sin"

I am still digging into Revelation but in that digging I was chased over to 1st and 2nd Peter and this verse I had previously hi-lited and many times over the years have made mention of love covering a bunch of sins. I suppose this is confession time for me, lol. I always thought on the verse from Peter was if I showed love a bunch of "my" sins would be over looked (made me feel good)----NOW I have thought of this for years, never really digging in to the verse that much, so I am guilty of taking a verse and selfishly making the interpretation to fit "ME". After all, it clearly says that love will cover a multitude of sins, & I thought "my" sins. This morning in reading this and looking for a clear understanding I noticed in the footnotes that this really does not apply to me & my sins personally, but, from the footnotes--"God's people should not seek to reveal or dwell on anyone's past; rather they should be quick to forgive (cover a multitude of sins) and unwilling to hold other's faults against them. (prod. 10:12)

I have said and believed for years that in order to understand Scripture one must know and understand what comes before and after a verse....other words get the whole story....I was guilty of not following my belief......Maybe someone can profit from my error.

God Bless and have a great Thursday