Christian love is truthful and hopeful. With adult relatives in public sin, families refuse to approve what God forbids while keeping a door open for repentance and reconciliation. This essay applies 1 Corinthians 5 to the home with clear, compassionate guidance.
Joel turns a locust-plagued crisis into a summons to repent and a promise of restoration. He announces the Spirit for all who call on the Lord and paints a horizon where the Lord judges the nations and dwells in Zion forever.
Hosea weds a covenant lawsuit to a wedding vow. The prophet exposes Israel’s unfaithfulness under the Law and promises healing love that renews the people and points to David’s greater Son.
Jeremiah prosecutes Judah’s covenant breach while shepherding a remnant through judgment toward hope. From temple gates to exile letters, the prophet announces a righteous Branch and a New Covenant that moves obedience from tablets to hearts, anchoring endurance now and pointing to the King’s coming reign.
Deuteronomy gathers Israel for covenant renewal, uniting memory and command, promise and hope. It calls for love-fueled obedience, warns of exile, promises heart renewal, and points to a king and a restored people under God’s rule.
God declares jealous love for Zion and returns to dwell, turning fasts into festivals and drawing many nations. Zechariah 8 calls His people to truth, peace, and courageous work under His blessing.
Delegates asked about keeping a fast; God asked about their hearts. Zechariah 7 calls worshipers to true justice, mercy, and humble hearing so that fasting and feasting alike become Godward and neighbor-loving.
Zechariah 6 shows God’s global rule and a priest-king promise. The four chariots secure rest for His Spirit, and the Branch builds the temple, uniting rule and priesthood for His people’s good.
Zechariah 3 opens heaven’s courtroom where Joshua is accused, cleansed, and commissioned. The vision points to the Branch who removes sin in a single day, giving God’s people hope and holy access.
Zephaniah 3 moves from woe to song. The Lord gathers nations for judgment, purifies their lips for unified worship, removes pride from Zion, and rejoices over a meek remnant—promising visible restoration under the King who is in their midst.
Nahum 3 unmaskes the “city of blood” and answers its sorceries with God’s public exposure and final word. The fall of Nineveh becomes relief for the nations and a warning to every city that builds prosperity on victims rather than on truth.
Micah 7 laments a barren society, then waits in hope for the Lord who hears. The chapter ends in doxology: God pleads the case of the repentant, restores his flock, and buries sins in the sea.
Micah 6 summons creation to hear God’s case, recalls his rescue, and exposes dishonest worship that cheats neighbors. The Lord answers with a simple good—do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with him—so that disciplined people can return to a life that honors his name.
Micah 2 traces how private coveting becomes public seizure and how the Lord answers with measured judgment and true comfort. The chapter ends with a shepherding promise: a gathered remnant, an opened way, and the Lord himself at the head.
Edom’s red cliffs could not hide pride from the Lord. Obadiah 1 indicts kin-violence and announces Zion’s deliverance, ending with the sure promise that the kingdom will be the Lord’s.