“If your brother sins, go and show him his fault in private; if he listens to you, you have won your brother. But if he does not listen to you, take one or two more with you, so that by the mouth of two or three witnesses every fact may be confirmed. If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you a Gentile and a tax collector. Truly I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven. Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything that they may aske, it shall be done for them by My Father who is in heaven. For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst.” Matthew 18:15-20
This Gospel’s message is not an easy one to follow. Several times in the Bible we see Jesus speak to someone about their sins. One that stands out, is the woman at the well who had no husband but had been in multiple, sinful relationships. He told her what He knew about her in a way that allowed her to choose redemption.
We must remember that we are not the judge and jury. Before we ever speak to anyone about their sins, we must first remember that we too are sinful. We must always have our brother’s best interest at heart, his soul. If we do, we will approach him in humility, concern, and love. We will approach him with Jesus as our first witness.
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