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1 | Persicution | Luke 11:52 | jlhetrick | 155373 | ||
Hi Humbled, Good response. First you respectfully gave credit to ominous for his/her right to raise the issues he/she did. Then you properly redirected the issue back to the truth. Well done. In your post, you brought up the issue of beginning a dialogue on rebuking a brother. I think that would be a good discussion even for those of us who "think" we might know the biblical teachings in this area. May I begin the dialague by starting with the following bible reference? Matt 18:15-18 15 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. 16 But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. 17 And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican. 18 Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. KJV Now the only way to do this properly on the forum would be some form of private instant message and/or email which would have to be made available. I believe the rest of this process was played out well regarding a resent ongoing interaction between several forum members and one offender. I had considered calling for a halting of the dialogue with a certain formum member (of which I was at least equally involved). I considered this because I believed the above process had reached the point of "binding". Afterall, even a Jedi can be bound if he refuses to hear two or more witnesses of the church. What good can come out of the continuing bickering? The next question might be, if the one is not a "brother" in the first place, how should he/she be handled? Jeff |
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2 | Persicution | Luke 11:52 | humbledbyhisgrace | 155381 | ||
We might as well through this in the mix. Colossians 4:5-6 Question, is an outsider the same as one who willfully walks in evil. By that I mean one that sets out to temp others, their intent is to be evil and deceitful, knowingly practice evil with the intent to attach Christianity? This is not an easy question dealing with an outsider or is it? |
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3 | Persicution | Luke 11:52 | ominous | 155404 | ||
No,there is a difference. An outsider, according to my understanding, is one who possibly does not know the lord or is searching for truth. These I would think are to be treated as brothers until they prove otherwise. If they be not of us, the Lord will weed them out. One who willfully walks in evil, sets out to tempt others purposly, or attacks Christianity, comes in the name of satan as a wolf in sheeps clothing. A brother or sister however, is not necessarily a true brother or sister, just because they "walk through the doors" so to say. There is to be a period of time in which the spirit will reveal their true intent, if they be sincere or not. But there are also those who have put themselves on the outside, these are the same as one who willfully walks in evil. 2 Timothy 2:24-25, 3:5-7. Colossians 4:5-6 says, "Walk in wisdom toward them that are without." meaning we are to be circumspect and percieve through the spirit, the true intent of the individual that is not in Christ. So in this respect, i appologize for jumping "gung-ho" into the previous conversation without knowing fully what was going on! I guess one of the reasons Hebrews 4:12 compares God's word to a two-edged sword is because not only can you "cut" others with it, but you can also "cut" yourself while handling it! ominous | ||||||