Flattery Destroys

Loving people means doing what is best for them spiritually.

In this day of false preachers and teachers we are going to be doing more correction than ever before. It is the correction that is encouragement to keep going the right way.

This culture sees "flattery" as encouragement, it is not. Flattery is destructive rather than helpful. It causes people to bask in vein glory instead of hitting their fault head on to improve.

Proverbs 26:24-28
"Whoever hates disguises himself with his lips and harbors deceit in his heart; when he speaks graciously, believe him not, for there are seven abominations in his heart; though his hatred be covered with deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly. Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and a stone will come back on him who starts it rolling. A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth works ruin."

Proverbs 28:23
"Whoever rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than he who flatters with his tongue."

Psalm 5:9
"For there is no truth in their mouth; their inmost self is destruction; their throat is an open grave; they flatter with their tongue."

Remember: The devil flattered Eve and she bought into it because she liked hearing it, look where it took her, she lost everything wonderful.

2 Timothy 4:2-3 " 2 Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction. 3 For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires.…"