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What to do when a brother or sister is rebuked in your local assembly.
Oftentimes we don't know what to do when we see or hear a brother has been found in a wrong and openly rebuked. We oftentimes go to one extreme or the other, At Times we avoid the person, which isn't wrong if it's rebellion against authority or if we are so instructed for example 1 Corinthians 5:13, Romans 16:17-18, 2 Thessalonians 3:14.
However, another extreme is to show pity! A brother or sister under discipline needs everything but our emotional disposition or sentiment. What He / she needs is supply of the Spirit of Christ
This is effective in prayer: Ephesians 6:18 is a clear instruction for all saints. We can NEVER be wrong praying for wisdom and insight into the Word for such a believer.
Don't get things mixed up even if the brother is a friend, sibling or spouse and if the sister is too taking sides will ruin the person, no side comments or gist, Just do the Word Don't gossip!!!
Just bend your knees and pray. And also when a public rebuke of a leader is made its for you to learn and not gossip about it.
Oftentimes we don't know what to do when we see or hear a brother has been found in a wrong and openly rebuked. We oftentimes go to one extreme or the other, At Times we avoid the person, which isn't wrong if it's rebellion against authority or if we are so instructed for example 1 Corinthians 5:13, Romans 16:17-18, 2 Thessalonians 3:14.
However, another extreme is to show pity! A brother or sister under discipline needs everything but our emotional disposition or sentiment. What He / she needs is supply of the Spirit of Christ
This is effective in prayer: Ephesians 6:18 is a clear instruction for all saints. We can NEVER be wrong praying for wisdom and insight into the Word for such a believer.
Don't get things mixed up even if the brother is a friend, sibling or spouse and if the sister is too taking sides will ruin the person, no side comments or gist, Just do the Word Don't gossip!!!
Just bend your knees and pray. And also when a public rebuke of a leader is made its for you to learn and not gossip about it.
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