The police officers, a man...
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The police officers, a man and a woman, looked huge as they taught the children seated around them. "One word that is important to say to people who bother you is, 'NO!' If you don't like what the person is doing, it's all right to tell them, 'No!' " The children then practiced saying, "No!" in strong, clear voices.
The police officers were telling the children to beware of evil strangers who might trick them into doing things that were not "right." Saying a strong and clear, "NO!" was the first step in "righting the wrong."
John warns us as children of God not to let anyone, "lead us astray." We are made children of God through God's great love. When we see love being denied, thwarted or coerced, then it is with the love of God that we can say, "NO!" to sin.
-- Garrison
The police officers were telling the children to beware of evil strangers who might trick them into doing things that were not "right." Saying a strong and clear, "NO!" was the first step in "righting the wrong."
John warns us as children of God not to let anyone, "lead us astray." We are made children of God through God's great love. When we see love being denied, thwarted or coerced, then it is with the love of God that we can say, "NO!" to sin.
-- Garrison
