Sometimes it’s a judgment call to know whether a problem will correct itself or whether it needs my involvement. (Note also Acts 20:26-27, 31, 33-35; Paul admonished the Ephesian elders from the basis of setting a godly example.) 18:15; Gal.
Confrontation alone is not sufficient; you must also bring restoration and healing through the Word.
If we went to correct a sinning brother, he could point the finger back at us and say, “What about you?” So we don’t say anything.If that’s the case, then the obvious solution is, deal with your sins!
Your goal isn’t “to give the other person a piece of your mind,” or “to put him in his place” or “to get it off your chest.” If you take pleasure in doing it, you probably shouldn’t do it until you examine your own heart. But often they do it out of spiritual pride, not love, and it usually does more harm than good.We need sensitivity to the Holy Spirit to know when to let something go and when to move in with correction. Humility. If you lose your cool and counterattack him, you just lost your ability to correct biblically. CHAPTER 17. He did say that we are to deal with the log in our own eye first. Nor is it to prove yourself right and the other person wrong. 54 Bible Verses about Warning ... as I have cast out all your brothers, all the offspring of Ephraim. Quite often, you can correct a member of the body whom I or the elders cannot effectively correct, because you know the person better than we do. 18:15) that we are to “reprove” our brother with a view to winning him. We see another believer engaging in sin or heading in a wrong direction and we say, “Well, the Bible says, ‘Judge not,’ so I can’t judge what he’s doing. He and his secretary were looking together at pornography that he was going to speak against! If a verse or topic does not belong, please Search the King James Version (KJV) for more references about Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;Yet count [him] not as an enemy, but admonish [him] as a brother.Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, [but] not to doubtful disputations.A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:It is reported commonly [that there is] fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father's wife.Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him; I am simply reiterating what the Bible says. Don’t go behind the person’s back and talk about the problem to others who aren’t involved. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. So you go in humility, with understanding. Some Christians ride around with their biblical six-shooter and whenever they see someone slightly out of line, with lightning speed they let him have it right between the eyes with a well-chosen verse. I recommend that you study Scripture for models, especially how Jesus and Paul corrected others.Assuming that you have removed the hindrances and you think that God wants you to correct a brother or sister, how do you go about it? “Warn a divisive person once, and then warn them a second time. If you’ve ever done any boating, you know how essential it is to stay on course. Remember, the goal is to help restore your brother, not blow him away or prove that you’re right and he’s wrong.When David sinned with Bathsheba the Lord waited about one year, and then sent Nathan.
You’re God’s spokesman, and being a prophet is sometimes a hazardous job. But as a rule, the most effective correction takes place when the other person knows from experience that you love him.Proverbs 18:13 states, “He who gives an answer before he hears, it is folly and shame to him.” Biblical communication is based on truth. But if you do warn the wicked man and he does not turn from his wickedness or from his evil ways, he will die for his sin; but you will have saved yourself.
Confrontation alone is not sufficient; you must also bring restoration and healing through the Word.
If we went to correct a sinning brother, he could point the finger back at us and say, “What about you?” So we don’t say anything.If that’s the case, then the obvious solution is, deal with your sins!
Your goal isn’t “to give the other person a piece of your mind,” or “to put him in his place” or “to get it off your chest.” If you take pleasure in doing it, you probably shouldn’t do it until you examine your own heart. But often they do it out of spiritual pride, not love, and it usually does more harm than good.We need sensitivity to the Holy Spirit to know when to let something go and when to move in with correction. Humility. If you lose your cool and counterattack him, you just lost your ability to correct biblically. CHAPTER 17. He did say that we are to deal with the log in our own eye first. Nor is it to prove yourself right and the other person wrong. 54 Bible Verses about Warning ... as I have cast out all your brothers, all the offspring of Ephraim. Quite often, you can correct a member of the body whom I or the elders cannot effectively correct, because you know the person better than we do. 18:15) that we are to “reprove” our brother with a view to winning him. We see another believer engaging in sin or heading in a wrong direction and we say, “Well, the Bible says, ‘Judge not,’ so I can’t judge what he’s doing. He and his secretary were looking together at pornography that he was going to speak against! If a verse or topic does not belong, please Search the King James Version (KJV) for more references about Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;Yet count [him] not as an enemy, but admonish [him] as a brother.Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, [but] not to doubtful disputations.A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:It is reported commonly [that there is] fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father's wife.Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him; I am simply reiterating what the Bible says. Don’t go behind the person’s back and talk about the problem to others who aren’t involved. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. So you go in humility, with understanding. Some Christians ride around with their biblical six-shooter and whenever they see someone slightly out of line, with lightning speed they let him have it right between the eyes with a well-chosen verse. I recommend that you study Scripture for models, especially how Jesus and Paul corrected others.Assuming that you have removed the hindrances and you think that God wants you to correct a brother or sister, how do you go about it? “Warn a divisive person once, and then warn them a second time. If you’ve ever done any boating, you know how essential it is to stay on course. Remember, the goal is to help restore your brother, not blow him away or prove that you’re right and he’s wrong.When David sinned with Bathsheba the Lord waited about one year, and then sent Nathan.
You’re God’s spokesman, and being a prophet is sometimes a hazardous job. But as a rule, the most effective correction takes place when the other person knows from experience that you love him.Proverbs 18:13 states, “He who gives an answer before he hears, it is folly and shame to him.” Biblical communication is based on truth. But if you do warn the wicked man and he does not turn from his wickedness or from his evil ways, he will die for his sin; but you will have saved yourself.