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NASB | Matthew 18:15 ¶ "If your brother sins, go and show him his fault in private; if he listens to you, you have won your brother. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 18:15 ¶ "If your brother sins, go and show him his fault in private; if he listens and pays attention to you, you have won back your brother. |
Bible Question:
Today at work we were talking about the bible. And how you are to love your fellow man as you also love Christ. When one guy who is supposedly saved said "I love no man !". So I ask if he beleived in Jesus, and if you love no man how then can you love Christ? A friend later told me I was wrong,and that the guy did not mean what he said in that way. Then he ask me to go tell him I'm sorry. I said the bible said if you not love your brother ,then you can not love him. I told him I felt like when I hear someone make a statement like that I have to ask. Cause the bible tells us that if we see a brother do wrong we need to help him. So should I tell him I'm sorry or did I do the right thing? GOD BLESS, Remodeled |
Bible Answer: Greetings remodeled! Your "friend" was out of line here. If you offended someone, the one you offended SHOULD have come to you to express his hurt. Your friend usurped the responsibility of the "injured" party and is now part of the problem, rather than the solution! My advice, first KNOW the Scriptures. Do familiarize yourself with 1 John and type in "love one another" in the Bible Word search field for lots of Scriptures on this topic. It is always better to say, "The Bible says" rather than to challenge another's knowledge and understanding of God's Word. Public confrontation is contrary to Matthew 18:15, so how ever you choose to resolve your differences with BOTH individuals, do it privately. It seems to me that a misunderstanding has taken place here and I believe it can be easily rememdied with a dose of Godly love and forgiveness. "Love covers a multitude of sins." 1 Peter 4:8 It may be hard to swallow pride, but it's never wrong to do the right thing! Blessings, Mommapbs |