Thank you Sharon,
that seems to me to be what the scripture says.
Like kathy says, God knows our hearts.
Kathy, I forgot to find out from your name on the email, if your name is
spelt with a c or a k.
sorry if I got it wrong.
Please may I wish all of you a happy thanksgiving day for tomorrow, the
23rd.
Love,
Malcolm.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sharon Hooley" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 11:40 PM
Subject: Speaking the Truth in Love
> It seems to me that Jesus has told us exactly how to deal with a person's
> questionable behavior or doctrine: I believe it is so important to pray
> about it first, for the Lord to guide me as to what I should say or do.
> Then, if I still see something questionable, I need to go to that person
> privately, just the two of us, and tell him/her honestly but calmly what
> I'm seeing, ask if this is true. If so, I need to share the scriptures
> that I see contradicting this activity. If the person refuses to back
> down and examine what I have to say, then I need to bring in at least
> another person whom the Lord knows is firmly grounded in the faith, as a
> witness. (Actually I don't remember how many people, but it would be a
> very small group.) If the wayward person still refuses to repent, then,
> and only then, we would need to tell the church. And I agree with what
> Kathy says, you criticize, you fix. I pray that God will lead us to do
> this more often, and I hope the same is being done with even the big
> church leaders.
>
> Sharon
>
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