Powerful people can love without being loved back.

Discipline works from the inside out, and punishment tries to work from the outside in.

The difference between punishment and discipline is a powerful child.

It's my job to manage my heart so that I can respond to you in love and cast out fear in our relationship.

This is because fear and love are enemies. They come from two opposing kingdoms. Fear comes from the devil, who would like nothing more than to keep you permanently disconnected and isolated. Love comes from God, who is always working to heal and restore your connection with Him and other people and bring you into healthy, life-giving relationships.

Jesus literally sliced through years of rabbinical law and cultural norms with the extreme love of God that sees the treasure in every human heart.

Shame is removed through love.