The Cure For Church In-Fighting

Good Morning!! If a member of the body has injured you in some way, Jesus says to speak with him or her about it in private. Do not broadcast the injury around the church. Do not try to gather a group of people "on your side" within the church. In fact, do not bring it up with anyone else, at all! Tell him his fault between you and him alone. That is the first and necessary step toward genuine reconciliation and peace within the body. If this labor does not work, Jesus gives further instructions in the verses that follow today's.


"If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over.—Matthew 18:15 (NIV)

But before moving on to the next "step" of discipline, consider this first and foundational admonition carefully. Have you spoken to the offending person, in complete privacy? Was you goal to gain your brother or sister, as Jesus clearly intimates it should be? Or were you looking to put someone in there place,...or maybe seeking to offend someone in return?

Do you believe the Great Physician knows how to heal His own church?
Then apply His cure liberally to your own heart and friendships,...and see its marvelous power to restore, refresh, and renew the body of Christ.

Holy Spirit, help discover more Bible-based resources for more Word,..that "our rejoicing may be more abundant in Jesus Christ". Amen. 

"To walk with God,...our focus needs to be on God."