Reading: Confront in Love by Brian DeCook
Confront in Love - The Exposure/Confrontation of Sin
Scripture references: Matt. 18:15; Matt. 5:23-24; Matt. 18:16; Matt. 18:17; Galatians 6:1
1. Jesus taught that whether someone sins against us or we sin against another, we are to go to them alone to confront the situation. Matthew 18:15; Matt. 5:23-24
2. If an initial confrontation does not result in reconciliation, the Lord instructs us to take two or three others with us to try again. Matt. 18:16
3. If a second confrontation does not result in reconciliation, the Lord instructs us to turn the matter over to the church. Matt. 18:17a
4. When we confront a brother or sister, we are to go in a spirit of gentleness, remaining wary of temptation. Gal. 6:1
5. Spending time with the Lord at the Peacefire prepares us for a loving confrontation that is Spirit led, rather than a hostile confrontation motivated by the flesh and the forces at work in the Wildfire.