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Originally posted by b50m:
Matthew 18:15-17 A Brother Who Sins Against You

Matthew 18:15-17,"If your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault, just between the two of you. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over. But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that 'every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses. If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, treat him as you would a pagan or a tax collector."

I take this to mean a sin against someone personally Bill, not condemning every one who has sinned and then treating them like pagans. I can see where you would get that out of it.

Hi B50,

If this passage meant only that sin against you personally; why would He tell us to take it before the whole church? No, when this passage says "sins against you" it is referring to a sin against the body of Christ, the church. This passage can be related to 1 Corinthians 5 and 6 where Paul writes more about personal sins which affect the whole church, i.e, incest, law suits among Christians, etc.

In this passage, Jesus Christ is telling us that, if a brother/sister is living a life which is detrimental to the body of Christ, and to himself/herself, we must reprove him/her in private. If that person will not listen, then we are to take 2 or 3 mature Christians with us and reprove this person.

If he/she still refuses to change that action or lifestyle which is harmful to his/her walk with the Lord and the body of Christ -- then, we are to take that person before the congregation. If he/she still refuses to change -- we ask him/her to leave the church. This is not to condemn them; but in the hope that this will cause the person to reconsider their actions. If then, he/she still insists upon following the wrong path -- we must choose to protect the church from this distraction and bad influence.

God bless, have a wonderful, blessed day,

Bill

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