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NASB | 1 Timothy 5:20 Those who continue in sin, rebuke in the presence of all, so that the rest also will be fearful of sinning. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Timothy 5:20 As for those [elders] who continue in sin, reprimand them in the presence of all [the congregation], so that the rest will be warned. |
Subject: By definition is it out of order? |
Bible Note: While I do agree those verses aptly describe the situation, they do not seem to address how to deal with it. I agree that mature may mean a 30 yr old full of the Word or a 80 yr. old. The question is not about age at all. This issue has become a war zone in the church because that is the verse the minister chose to use to correct it. It has effectively divided the church and even caused people who claim to belong to Jesus to react in hatred and anger. I myself would have gone to the individual and asked what was meant etc. I do not seek an endorsement of the use of the verse but am curious to know what would indeed constitute the justifiable use of the verse to bring correction according to the Scripture not a particular church or demominational doctrine. |