Before a man cracks a joke he should consider how he would like it himself, for many who give rough blows have very thin skins. Give only what you would be willing to take. There is grace for the man who quits his sin, but there is tribulation and wrath upon every man who doeth evil. Think also how much the world is injured by Christians who are not Christians. Nothing in the Gospel excuses sin; nothing in it affords toleration for lust or anger, or dishonesty or falsehood. Thine open confession