I said yesterday about Paul buttering up the Christians of Thessaloniki, in the hope of making their love and togetherness continue to get better. Which leads me to wonder whether, by telling group of people they are doing well, do you encourage them to do better or do you make them complacent? This may be relevant to churches, to say nothing of MUFC.
When is it hairdryer time? The writers of the New Testament weren’t reticent in that respect either.