Sin Within the Church

We know sin is anything which causes disobedience to God and rebellion against Him, but, have you thought about how you would handle a situation if someone within your Church, or online Church community, was committing a sin? Would you ignore it believing it’s wasn’t any of your business, would you report it to the pastor, would you allow a certain amount of time to make changes, or would you pull the person aside and talk about it with them? Because sin comes in many forms. If your unsure Christ tells us exactly what we should do, He says;

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. But if they will not listen, take one or two others along, so that every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses. If they still refuse to listen, tell it to the church; and if they refuse to listen even to the church, treat them as you would a pagan or a tax collector.

Matthew 18:15-17 (NIV)

You see, there’s a process Christians are called to follow within the Church when a brother or sister is caught sinning. Christ didn’t say to judge them, but, He did say to point out their fault. However, we should do it in a way which displays the fruit of the spirit; love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control; against such things there is no law.

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