Antidote Or Counterdose

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Antidote Or Counterdose

• 1.a medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc.

• 2. something that prevents or counteracts injurious or unwanted effects: Dictionary.com

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Some Common Antidotes

• For carbon monoxide poisoning oxygen is the antidote

• Baking soda as a paste is good for bee or wasp stings

• For tricyclic antidepressants sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) is given I.V.

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What Is The Antidote For Hate?

• Hate, the simple and general word, suggests passionate dislike and a feeling of enmity:

• Synonyms 1. loathe,…despise. Hate, abhor, detest, abominate imply feeling intense dislike… toward something. Dictionary.com

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Love—The Cure Love—The Cure For hateFor hate

Love Is From God, For Love Is From God, For God Is LoveGod Is Love

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We Either Love Or We Either Love Or Hate—there Is No Hate—there Is No

Middle GroundMiddle Ground• 1 Jn. 2:9-111 Jn. 2:9-11• 1 Jn. 3:14-151 Jn. 3:14-15

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The Bible Emphasizes The Bible Emphasizes The Importance Of The Importance Of

LoveLove• It is the badge of discipleshipIt is the badge of discipleship• Jn. 13:35Jn. 13:35• Love is commandedLove is commanded• Jn. 15:12Jn. 15:12• It is to be maintained above It is to be maintained above

all thingsall things• 1 Pet. 4:81 Pet. 4:8

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The Bible Emphasizes The Bible Emphasizes The Importance Of The Importance Of

LoveLove• It is the second greatest It is the second greatest

commandmentcommandment•Mt. 22:39Mt. 22:39• It is fulfilling of the lawIt is fulfilling of the law•Rom. 13:8Rom. 13:8

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The Bible Emphasizes The Bible Emphasizes The Importance Of The Importance Of

LoveLove• It will prevent stumblingIt will prevent stumbling• 1 Jn. 2:9-111 Jn. 2:9-11• It is a mark of sonshipIt is a mark of sonship• 1 Jn. 3:101 Jn. 3:10

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How We Are To Love How We Are To Love Our BrethrenOur Brethren

•As the Lord loved usAs the Lord loved us• Jn. 13:34Jn. 13:34• Love them as ourselvesLove them as ourselves•Mt. 22:39Mt. 22:39• FerventlyFervently• 1 Pet. 4:81 Pet. 4:8

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How We Are To Love How We Are To Love Our BrethrenOur Brethren

•Without hypocrisyWithout hypocrisy• 1 Pet. 1:22-231 Pet. 1:22-23• In deed and not word onlyIn deed and not word only• 1 Jn. 3:181 Jn. 3:18

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ConclusionConclusion

•   With Booker T. Washington With Booker T. Washington let us say, "I will not allow let us say, "I will not allow any man to reduce my soul any man to reduce my soul to the level of hatred.“to the level of hatred.“

• Let us be filled with love, Let us be filled with love, not hate not hate

•Prov. 15:17Prov. 15:17

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• Thanks to Tom Moore and Thanks to Tom Moore and Wendell Winkler for the Wendell Winkler for the heart of this lesson.heart of this lesson.