(WE ARE ALL ACCOUNTABLE)
(“Order in the Church” is caused by Careful Correction by the Church)
• Some love to confront
• Some lovingly confront - us!
I. Careful Correction in the Family of Faith - vv. 1-2 (sharp rebuke vs encourage/appeal). Let’s back up and answer a critical question that must be thought out before moving forward with correction:
• Cover if you can - Proverbs 17:9
• Confront if there’s a pattern
• The goal of biblical confrontation is reconciliation - to “win” our brothers and sisters back into a right relationship / into healthy fellowship - Ken Sande (Peacemakers Ministry in Billings, MT) - Christian conciliation
• Matthew 18:15-18
1. Treat older men as a father -
2. Treat younger men as brothers -
3. Treat older women as mothers -
4. Treat younger women as sisters - * “with/in all purity” - “with complete patience” -
• Be encouraging in Ephesus - II Timothy 2:24-26
• II Timothy 4:1-4
• Be careful in Thessalonica - I Thessalonians 5:12-14
• Be gentle in Galatia - Galatians 6:1-2
• Keep the perspective in Phillipi - Philippians 4:1-3 (with joy)
• Be warned in James 3:1-10 (scattered saints) Subscribe to get notified on new releases: @fbclc