(Matthew 18:15-20) "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.
Especially, on facebook. You don't listen to one side of story and make judgment (right from wrong) lest you are guilty of sin yourself (which results in gossip and busy-bodies, nosy).
One on one (instantly, you should know this person has bad motives, many want to raise discernment). Like Jesus says for very good reason. This is not an opportunity to show someone up and get a persons kicks it's not about the person either showing the other person fault/sin. It's about protecting them, in Jesus Christ. Also, another false line of thinking. It's not about the rules. Really? Jesus is your Savior then it's about what you make up in opinion? Making friends now? So keep giving to ill-gotten gain, sooth-sayer to justify yourself. Then y'all can both come teach me God's actual Word, k?
(Are we following the procedure Jesus Christ said? Big reasons for it. Protection Christians from individual on out-ward. How important is this? The wrong way can ruin a person for life, in The LORD (be and feel an outcast, seen below how it's done). Excusing this, brings in what should be the outcast! A twist Jesus Christ despises, so do I. Complete backwards).
Everything God gives us to bring peace to a situation. If not, that person needs to check their heart, then mind = Their motives.
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A trespass here is a temporary lapse in judgment to sin. Are we a goodie-two shoe, on the other hand. We see both sides in extreme not to be excused here (last study was babes/new Christians). The whole chapter is how we deal with sin from individual (you are the Church, as it began with Peter as shown in the last studies), to two people, and more. The Church in collection sense may, or may not meet in a building).
YOU CANNOT BE PROTECTING ANYONE if it's not God's Word. Let's see if brother heads thee, does that mean time later, years later use it against them as well?
Now in application. Make sure the first move is this, and not to show someone up, and be a gossiper as well (as we see one thing a sin, and against someone, another thing to live in sin bring world into the Church). Then instead of being body of Christ, you have busy-bodies in it for the wrong reasons. Christians want to see others have salvation and grow in God's Word, in long-suffering. And not...
As we see here all must be respondent to God's Word and be real. NO EXCUSES, as what is continued to be seen. Or you can forget about growing that many member-ed body of Christ. Hence the cutting off the spiritual body parts as seen in previous. Eye for discernment, what is brought in. Hands, works and so on. If they make a repentant Christian an outcast they would be a hypocrite, and they would need to go, as seen in the next study. satan is with them. They are going to pay severely. Because of this MANY struggle. Then they need the Gospel Armour/Armour of God; Matthew 18:32-35. You need to look me up. Then next step now many times could include the law, to man--that is the world. That is SIN. Make a mockery out of Jesus Christ and let the godless heathen judge, the situation. Which will result in more and more bitterness. Hence, verse 17. Some say God is the judge, is He really? If people want to complain about the Church it begins with each individual doing it themselves.
Quick view in reference, and the next study overall...
(Matthew 18:32-35) "Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me:
33Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?
34And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.
35So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses."
All begin with forgiveness, and ends with it (love, compassion, mercy, as one's own forgiveness was the love of Christ).
No forgiveness of sins here we have it. Gospel Armour/Armour of God needed for bitter, vengeful heart, in a persons own wrath as well. This is to take them back to the basics at/from the cross, humbling them where forgiveness began. Also, they stop infecting others. More on this in later studies. Now of course, this does not mean a person who would use Christian Words against them only to come back for more to sin on purpose. This should be easy thing to see!!! How? Are they respondent to God's Word and trying. You know I see this a lot. People say, "well the Church is not ran like it should"? Does it begin with you? Make sure you are doing it before holding others accountable. Obviously, one cannot be doing the second commandment, hence the first in the royal law if these are not followed. Thus, have the fruits of The Holy Spirit. If they keep doing it on purpose using a Christians kindness because they have the Gospel wrong--this is huge now,, you forgive and not allow it. As seen in the Matthew 5 studies this actually enabling them to do it more and more, which is not helping obviously. No fine lines here ever with Jesus Christ.
To verse 16...
16But 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.
(Step 2: Power of persuasion in numbers through God's Word. I know this could be a toughie, now. No excuse. They would need to seek a couple to few people who actually know and understand God's Word).
17And 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.
(In one and out the other. See all this before it gets to the world and Jesus Christ is allowed to make a mockery, and every person to their opinion, favortism. Which Pastors better NOT be doing. Pastor must be prepared to lose what would be called friends here. If not, NO Heaven for so-called Pastor. You are not called, you are not disciplined to carry God's Word out. YOU NEED TO GO. So we actually have Jesus Christ in the Churches, what would be buildings).
18Verily (truly, OF THE TRUTH) 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.
(God is going to respond automatically to obedience, a given what is said here. This goes back to Peter once again beginning with Him. As we see he was the leader, though he messed up and needed to repent as well for denying Jesus Christ. Which he paid a hard lesson and learned. Now this is key, because the binding is through God and His Word. In the negative is satan coming to bound up).
19Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
(In God's Word. Whatever the put their heart, mind, thus hands will be done in ABSOLUTE ASSURANCE. God's Word is the same, yesterday, today, and forever. Living, the Sword).
20For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
(So it is, so it will be).
It is really sad this post is about operations and protection, but must also be about major discernment.
Let ma address one thing to. A person commits a/and/or sin. And so and so hypocrite wants to call them not a Christian? satan is with them too. How hard is it to see someone respondent to God's Word? Number one, as Jesus Christ their actual Savior and Lord they will want to do it. Also, false Pastors I never read where it said put divorcees in the back of the building. I never read where it said make people with more money have a better seat.
Many struggle and struggle because they will not follow this--it's your own fault (you are not above Jesus Christ), then the next step is satan with them. The basic of concepts taught in Matthew 5 and then 6. He will not forgive you, if you do not forgive others, good reason it's in the Lord's prayer how to approach everyday. Seen in the next study.
Now you see why Pastor must be willing to lose people, friends. A true one that is. But if they must go back into the world and pay they must. By their own choice and doing.
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