Let me tell you a secret...
It's when you
REBUKE
Okay you may be thinking "WHAT!??!?!!" and at first i felt that way too... Also before I go further let me elaborate. When I say REBUKE I don't mean to look for opportunities to show someones flaws...that's just mean. What I do mean is to sharpen each other.
Proverbs 27:17 NIV (its in the Bible as Mikey P would say)
"As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another."
Stop and read that again. "As iron SHARPENS iron" I don't know about you but if i was iron... and i was rubbing against another piece of iron that would... hurt a lot, but the overall result is beautiful. Two sharpened irons that are ready for cutting,slashing,and mortifying sin.(killing sin) This is what the church is for. There are no such things as lone Christians. Christians that try to walk alone... to be frank will die. Rebuking one another is not easy. It hurts. But know that your brother or sister is loving you in this action. They do not want to see you dying spiritually even though you may not see it. This is one of the biggest demonstrations of love someone can perform on you. Reminding you of Christ and setting you back on that path towards God's righteousness. Do you see the love? Can you really see the love in this?
Another thing to be mindful of is that you should never rebuke out of pride or hate. Also when you need to repent yourself.
Matthew 7:3-5
"3Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?4 How can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye."
Right here... This passage and the picture above are both clear examples of what you should not do. This passage is not saying "Don't Judge" It is saying to judge,BUT be sure you fix yourself first before you work on helping your brother or sister. God wants us to love each other by watching out for each other. Remember to be loving when you rebuke and to use the Bible which is profitable for reproof. Show Christ in rebuking them. Point them back to our salvation in Christ. God is amazing in his design of the church.
Let us show Christ's love in the Church and continue destroying sin day by day. Amen
Proverbs 27:17 NIV (its in the Bible as Mikey P would say)
"As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another."
Stop and read that again. "As iron SHARPENS iron" I don't know about you but if i was iron... and i was rubbing against another piece of iron that would... hurt a lot, but the overall result is beautiful. Two sharpened irons that are ready for cutting,slashing,and mortifying sin.(killing sin) This is what the church is for. There are no such things as lone Christians. Christians that try to walk alone... to be frank will die. Rebuking one another is not easy. It hurts. But know that your brother or sister is loving you in this action. They do not want to see you dying spiritually even though you may not see it. This is one of the biggest demonstrations of love someone can perform on you. Reminding you of Christ and setting you back on that path towards God's righteousness. Do you see the love? Can you really see the love in this?
Another thing to be mindful of is that you should never rebuke out of pride or hate. Also when you need to repent yourself.
Matthew 7:3-5
"3Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?4 How can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye."
Let us show Christ's love in the Church and continue destroying sin day by day. Amen
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