Transformed by the Truth

(WE ARE ALL ACCOUNTABLE) (“Order in the Church” is caused by Careful Correction by the Church) • Some love to confront • Some lovingly confront - us!I. Careful Correction in the Family of Faith - vv. 1-2 (sharp rebuke vs encourage/appeal). Let’s back up and answer a critical question that must be thought out before moving forward with correction: • Cover if you can - Proverbs 17:9 • Confront if there’s a pattern • The goal of biblical confrontation is reconciliation - to “win” our brothers and sisters back into a right relationship / into healthy fellowship - Ken Sande (Peacemakers Ministry in Billings, MT) - Christian conciliation • Matthew 18:15-18 1. Treat older men as a father - 2. Treat younger men as brothers - 3. Treat older women as mothers - 4. Treat younger women as sisters - * “with/in all purity” - “with complete patience” - • Be encouraging in Ephesus - II Timothy 2:24-26 • II Timothy 4:1-4 • Be careful in Thessalonica - I Thessalonians 5:12-14 • Be gentle in Galatia - Galatians 6:1-2 • Keep the perspective in Phillipi - Philippians 4:1-3 (with joy) • Be warned in James 3:1-10 (scattered saints) Subscribe to get notified on new releases: @fbclc