(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