Chapter
8
HEADSHIP, DISCIPLESHIP,
DIVINE ORDER &
SUBMISSION
Or
THE THEOCRACY
Wow! What a subject to talk
about! But we feel that it ties in with this business of rightly relating
to each other in the body of Christ, and there has been so much confusion
about it lately.
What form of Church government
is correct? The Baptists, God love 'em, have a democratic approach where
the majority rules. The Presbyterians, God bless them, have elders or presbyters
who vote on what's the proper course. The Episcopalians or Catholics have
the ascending spiral of authority going higher and higher in the hierarchy,
so that when the Pope speaks "from the throne", why that's the last word
on it and lo and behold he's "infallible"! So which one's right? The answer
is that God is right! The fact is that much of the time the decisions made
by all of the aforementioned ways of governing a church can be and have been
wrong! (I used to belong to a church where I finally decided that if I flipped
a coin, that I would be right a greater percentage of the time than the church
leadership. But there is only one government that is correct and always
right--and that is the THEOCRACY!!!
THE THEOCRACY
The Theocracy is always right.
But let us define Theocracy. Theocracy = the government of God; The Rulership
of God; the Lordship of Jesus Christ; where God is in control. The Kingdom
of God is whatever God is the King of!! The Bible says that, "The earth is
the Lord's, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein."
(Psalm 24: I) So it all belongs to Him. Yet Jesus Christ says, "Not every
one that saith unto Me, 'Lord', 'Lord', shall enter into the Kingdom of
Heaven; but he that DOETH the will
of My Father which is in heaven." Thus we see that the Theocracy, or the
Kingdom of God is what ever God is the King over.
This means then that there
is no one who is right or correct, except Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit,
or God the Father, (and those who agree with Him!) God has a right to be right!
And we have the right to agree with Him!!! Anyone who disagrees with Him
is a Kingdom anarchist, insurrectionist and traitor.
WHAT AND WHEN AND WHERE IS THE KINGDOM OF GOD?
After years of prayer, reading,
study, revelation, and experience, we have concluded that THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS WHAT GOD IS THE KING OF.
The Kingdom of God is whatever God is the King over. The Kingdom of God is,
the Lordship of Christ is, whatever God or Christ is the boss over.
In other words, if a person
invites Christ and God to be the Lord, Chief, Boss, Saviour, Master, Commander,
King over his or her life, and lives according to the King's desires, and
does what the King wants, then to that extent, that life will be an expression
of the Kingdom of God on the earth today.
KINGDOM FAMILY
To the extent that a person
(or family) makes God the King over their family, and King over what that
wife, husband and children say and do by saying, "God is the King over this
family. We shall function under His Lordship, living by His rules and His
love, and relate to one another as King Jesus wishes", then to that extent,
that family becomes a literal, visible expression of the Kingdom of God!
If a person says and does the same thing with his property, possessions, and
business, insisting that it be run EXACTLY
by the leading of the Holy Spirit (this, of course, necessitates knowing
God's voice), then that person's property, possessions, and business becomes
a literal, visible demonstration of the Kingdom of God in the right now!
This will be a Kingdom family.
A KINGDOM CHURCH
The same principle applies
to a church body. If a church decides, REALLY
decides to do according to the will of God and the Word of God and
the teaching
of the Spirit of God, no matter
what; worshiping as Christ wants; working, warring as God wants; giving as
God wants; being organized as Christ wants;
insisting that the ministries
and members function and relate to each other and love each other as He wants;
then to that same degree and extent that God is King of that congregation,
that church will be a living demonstration, in the right now, of the Kingdom
of God. This will be a Kingdom Church!
Christ said, "But if I, with
the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the Kingdom of God is come upon
you" Luke 11 :20 (KJ). And in another place, "The Kingdom of God is within
you."
KINGDOM OF GOD
Selected Verses from the New Testament
"But seek ye first the Kingdom
of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."
Matt. 6:33. (KJ)
"Or do you not know that the
unrighteous shall NOT inherit the Kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither
fornicators, nor idolators, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals,
nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, shall
inherit the Kingdom of God." I Cor. 6:9,10.
"Now the works of the flesh
are manifest, which are these: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions,
heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the
which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they
which do such things shall not inherit the Kingdom of God" Gal. 5:19-21 (KJ).
"So that you may walk in a manner worthy of the
God who calls you into His own Kingdom and glory. And for this reason we
also constantly thank God that when you received from us the word of God's
message, you accepted it not as the word of men, but for what it really is,
the Word of God, which also performs its work in you who believe" I Th.
2:12,13.
"Now unto the King eternal,
immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory for ever and ever.
Amen" I Tim. 1:17 (KJ).
"And he who overcomes, and he who keeps My deeds
until the end, to him I will give authority over the nations; and he shall
rule them with a rod of iron, as the vessels of the potter are broken to
pieces, AS I also have received authority from My Father" Rev. 2:26,27.
"The kingdoms of this world
are become the Kingdoms of our Lord, and of His Christ; and He shall reign
for ever and ever" Rev. 11:15 (KJ).
"And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who
is to rule all the nations with a rod of iron..." Rev.12:5.
"....great and marvelous are
Thy works, O Lord God, the Almighty; righteous and true are Thy ways Thou
King of the nations. Who will not fear, O Lord, and glorify Thy Name? For
Thou alone art holy; for all the nations will come and worship before Thee,
for Thy righteous acts have been revealed" Rev.
15:3,4.
THE MIGHTY RIGHT NOW GOD!!
Some folks say the Kingdom
will be future, or that the Kingdom was past, but some folks like to live
in the future or the past. Yahweh means 'The Mighty, RIGHT NOW God.' The Kingdom of God is past
or future only to the extent that He was or will be King over something past
or future. (And, absolutely He will be King over everything in the future
Everything-EVERY - THING.) Every
church, every country, every people, every bank, every political party, every
evangelistic association, every denomination, every mission board, every individual
shall come under His Kingship or be destroyed. They will come under His rule
willingly or unwillingly. "Every knee [shall] bow and every tongue [shall]
confess that Christ Jesus is LORD,
to the glory of God the Father" Phil. 2:10,11. "[All] the kingdoms of this
world are become the [Kingdom] of our Lord, and of His Christ; and He shall
reign for ever and ever" Rev. 11:15 (KJ). This includes every financial kingdom,
every religious, every business, every group, every individual kingdom -
your kingdom too!
Rom. 14: 17 says that the "Kingdom
of God is....
righteousness and peace and
joy in the Holy Spirit." Do you like that word righteousness? Be honest.
Righteousness means rightness-nitty gritty rightness-a right relationship
with the King and the citizens of His Kingdom. But, more of this later.
I Cor. 4:20 says that the Kingdom
of God consists of power. You'll see what kind of power. You'll either be
a channel of it or a victim of it. You'll see just what is the Kingdom of
God or the Kingdom of Heaven. Why, it's whatever God is the King of. If you
and yours belong completely to the King and live the way He wants, then it's
the Kingdom of God. But, if it's not, it's not.
Question: If you are going
down the street and the Holy Spirit says, "Turn right", and you keep going
straight, is Jesus being your Lord?
Question: If you have a wrong
relationship to the King or the citizens of His Kingdom, are you a part of
His Kingdom?
The Kingdom of God is what
God is King of. Jesus says, "Not everyone that says to Me, 'Lord, Lord' will
enter the Kingdom of Heaven, BUT HE THAT
DOES THE WILL OF MY FATHER Who is in Heaven" Matt.7:21. Are you one
of those who call Him Lord, but do not DO
what He says???
Please pray with me, repeating
these words with me if you will:
Lord Jesus, I make You King,
Lord, and Master of ALL I am and
have or ever will have or be. I choose You to be Lord over my possessions,
business, family, future, money, my whole life. I give You everything, Everything,
EVERYTHING!!! I give You all I
am and all that I have and all that I shall ever have or be - IN EXCHANGE FOR all You have and are. From
now on Lord God, I want what You want, Your perfect will no matter what the
cost!!! In Jesus' Name, Amen.
HOW DO I JOIN THE KINGDOM OF GOD?
To become a member of the Kingdom
of God is extremely simple or difficult, depending on one's perspective. It's easy if a
person really wants to walk with God, difficult to the extent one does not.
For example, Jesus said, "My yoke is easy, My burden is light." But "The
way of the transgressor is hard", and "It is a difficult thing to kick against
the ox goad." I've often told folks that if I were to swap all my theology
for a totally selfish one, I wouldn't change a thing.
Look at these promises
from the Bible to a person that is in the will of God:
1- "Joy unspeakable and full
of glory" I Pet. 1 :8b(KJ).
2- "In Thy presence is fullness
of joy; and at Thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore" Ps. 16:11
(KJ).
3- "Life..... abundantly" John
10:10 (KJ).
4- "My joy....in you and your
joy.....full" John 15: 11.
5- "[The overcomers] shall
rule over the nations with a rod of iron" Rev. 2:26,27 (KJ).
6- "God giveth us richly all
things to enjoy" I Tim.6:17 (KJ).
7 - "God has blessed us with
every spiritual blessing" Eph. 1:3.
.....and infinitely more. Tell
me, would you trade any of this for an eternity in hell? But it will cost
you. Let's look again to see if the price is worth paying. Jesus Christ asked
the question, "What will a man give in exchange for his own soul?" and "What
will it profit a man if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul?" (Matt.
16:26; Mark 8:36; Luke 9:25)
Look at the positive
side. You want to walk with God. Here's how: First, be born again. In John
3:3,5,7, Jesus promises that unless you are born again, you cannot see,
or enter into, the Kingdom of God. Do you remember that religious painting
where Jesus is standing outside the door of the cottage, knocking on the
door? You'll see there's no latch on the outside. In Revelation 3:20 Jesus
says, "Look, I'm standing at the door of your life and I'm knocking. If any
of you will open the door of your life and invite Me to come as your Saviour
and Lord, I will come in and we'll have fantastic fellowship together" (JB).
You PRAY THIS PRAYER:
"Lord Jesus Christ, I invite
You to come in to my life and be all that Your are, in me. I give You my
whole life. I admit that I have displeased You many times and have sinned.
I receive Your whole Life in exchange for mine and receive You as my Salvation,
my Lord, my Life, my Righteousness, etc. I ask You, Heavenly Father, to fill
me with Your Holy Spirit of love Always. Thank you, Father for sending Thy
Son, Jesus Christ to take the penalty of my sins for me by dying my death
on the cross. I choose to obey You from now on, and to walk close to You,
read Your Word, obey You and talk to You often. In Jesus' Name, Amen."
Feel better? You're
on your way. John 1:12 is interesting. "But as many as received Him [Christ
Jesus], to them [you] gave He the power to become the children of God, even
to those who believe in His Name." So the potential to make it big in God
is yours. Now, let's see how to make it happen.
HOW TO STAY IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD?!!!
OR WHAT IS A CITIZEN OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD?!!
The word of God uses some of
the following words to describe a Kingdom citizen: disciples, sons, friends,
brothers of Christ, mothers & sisters of Christ. One must pay to become
and remain a disciple or member or citizen of God's Kingdom. The cost is:
EVERYTHING YOU ARE AND HAVE IN EXCHANGE
FOR EVERYTHING GOD HAS AND IS. The only thing that's really required
is that one become and DO the will
of the Lord. That's the Kingdom of God, simply doing and being what the King
wants-the Lordship of Christ.
"As many as are led by the
Spirit of God, they are the Sons of God." Rom. 8:14 (KJ). "Not every one
that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the Kingdom of heaven; but
he that DOETH the will of My Father
which is in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, "Lord, Lord, have we
not prophesied in Thy Name? and in Thy Name have cast out devils? and in Thy
Name done many wonderful works?' And then I will profess unto them, 'I never
knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity'" Matt. 7:21-23 (KJ). Jesus
asked, "Why call ye me 'Lord', 'Lord', and do not the things which I say?"
Luke 6:46 (KJ). Dear one, IT'S NOT
ENOUGH to claim to be saved or born
again or spirit filled or a church member or anything, if you claim Christ
Jesus as your Lord but do not do what he wants or says.
A CITIZEN OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS ONE WHO
(is born again, but who also) DOES WHAT
THE KING OF KINGS, THE LORD JESUS CHRIST WANTS. Let's look at three
verses in Luke 14 regarding those who CANNOT be a Kingdom citizen: Large
crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them He said: "If anyone
comes to Me and does not hate his own father and mother, and wife and children,
and brothers and sisters-yes, and even his own life-he CANNOT BE MY DISCIPLE" Luke 14:26-27. What
this means simply is that THE WILL OF GOD
MUST COME FIRST - ahead of the will, wishes, desires, threats, opinions,
commands, or intimidations of your parents, children, spouse, friends, enemies,
church members, and those whose opinions you respect the most. MOST OF ALL, the will and desire of God
must be surely more important to you than your own will or desire. You MUST carry your cross! But remember Jesus
said, "My yoke is easy and My burden is light" Matt. 11 :30(kj). Which do
you choose - your yoke or Satan's yoke, your burden, your friend's burden,
or Christ's easy yoke, His light burden? Luke. 14:33, "So therefore, NO ONE OF YOU CAN BE MY DISCIPLE WHO DOES NOT
GIVE UP ALL HIS OWN POSSESSIONS"!!! If you want to be His disciple,
then you must give up ownership and legal title to EVERYTHING you own-give it to the King
of the Kingdom, Jesus Christ and the Father, so that He retains title and
ownership to ALL that you have and
are! your life! your will! your time! your worship! your children!
your spouse! your money! your
future! your possessions! your opinions! your plans! your reputation! your
career! your sins! your ideas! your religious ruts! your stubbornness! YOURSELF! Unless you are willing to forsake
ALL of these things you CANNOT be His disciple!!! It's impossible
for you to call Christ Jesus your Lord and do not DO what He wants!!! The Kingdom of God
is what God is King of. And if God is not allowed to be your Absolute Master
or your King in some area of your life, then it's not the Kingdom of God
and you are NOT His brother or disciple
or Kingdom citizen or friend. "Ye are my friends IF ye do whatsoever I command you" John
15:14,and, "Why call ye Me, 'Lord', 'Lord', and do not the things which I
say?"! Luke 6:46 (kj).
Jesus said, "NOT everyone that saith unto Me, 'Lord',
'Lord', shall enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he that DOETH the will of My Father which is in
heaven" Matt. 7:21 (see above). Perhaps you are thinking, "This is impossible."
Do you remember Matthew 19:23-26? "Jesus said to His disciples, 'Truly I
say to you', [or 'I tell you the truth'], 'it is hard for a rich man to enter
the Kingdom of Heaven.' (It still is) 'Again I say to you, it is easier for
a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the
Kingdom of God.' [Think about that!] And when the disciples heard this, they
were very astonished and said, 'Then who can be saved?' Jesus [looked at
them and] said, 'With men this is impossible, but WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE.' " What
about it, amigo? Do you want to change the Scriptures to mean, "With God
SOME things are possible?", "My God
will supply SOME of my needs?", "I
can do SOME things through Christ?"
But we here are only fulfilling the Great Commission when we are teaching
you to OBEY "ALL THINGS WHATSOEVER
I (Jesus) have commanded you" Matt.
28:20 (KJ).
Please repeat this prayer with
me:
Lord, I repent of my unbelief
I choose to believe in You. I not only seek Your Kingdom first, but also
I seek Your righteous - ness. Teach me, Lord Jesus, what seeking first Your
righteous - ness is. In Jesus' Name Amen. And by the way Lord, I now
hereby give you Everything I have and am: my life, my will my time, my worship,
my children, my spouse, my money, my future, my possessions, my opinions,
my plans, my reputation, my career, my sins, my ideas, my religious ruts,
my stubbornness, my self and everything I ever will have or be - NOW!for all time -I give it all to You,
forever. In Jesus name, Amen!!
HEADSHIP and INTIMIDATION
The Kingdom Principle is this:
WE MUST ALWAYS BE SUBMISSIVE TO THE CHRIST,
THROUGH WHOMEVER HE SPEAKS, AND WHERE EVER HE IS FOUND, EVEN IF HE IS SPEAKING
THROUGH A WOMAN, A MAN, A CHILD, OR A DONKEY! (Remember Balaam's donkey.)
BUT, WE MUST NEVER BE SUBMISSIVE TO THE
OPINION OF MAN, (WHEN THAT OPINION DIFFERS FROM THE OPINION OF GOD,) OR TO
THE INFLUENCE OF satan, REGARDLESS
OF THROUGH WHOM THAT OPINION OR INFLUENCE COMES, EVEN IF IT IS COMING THROUGH
THE MIGHTEST APOSTLE! (Remember when Jesus spoke to St Peter and said,
"Get thee behind Me, satan !!!)
But there are those
within the body of Christ who have other points of view and who in some cases
want to "mess with" the Lordship of Jesus Christ as God over people's lives;
who want to change the Bible to read: "There are at least TWO mediators, (or 'go betweens') between
God and man, the man Christ Jesus PLUS MACHO
MAN ME!!!!", instead of the One God, not four or more, and the One
Mediator, Jesus Christ, spoken of in 1 Timothy 2. The Book of Revelation
describes these types as those who want to "possess men's souls".
Those of us who teach about
"headship" need to get our heads straight and teach that Jesus Christ is
the Head over all. Well, let's look at it. In Ephesians 5, the Lord says:
"For the husband is head of
the wife, even as Christ is the Head of the Church...", but most people that
teach about divine order forget that the passage about husbands and wives
opens up with the COMMAND, commanding
"Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God."! and "Husbands,
love your wives, even as, (or in the same way that) Christ loved the Church,
and gave Himself for it"!!! And how did Christ love the Church??? He washed
her feet!!!!!
He laid down His life for her!
He earnestly intercedes for her before the throne of God! And so ought we
to love the woman God gave to us!!! Remember, intimidation and love cannot
co-exist. Neither, in the Theocracy of God, (nor in a marriage, or any authority-subordinate
relationship), is there room for intimidation, or oppression, or tyranny,
or arrogance, or subjugation, or domination, or masochism, or sadism, or
torment, or any such thing!!!
SPIRITUAL SADO-MASOCHISM
Let me address just two of
these. There are actually those in the body of Christ who seem to have the
attitude, "Beat me, humiliate me, punish me, browbeat me, scold me, berate
me, belittle me!" They think that good preaching is when they get severely
scolded. And there is also another crowd in religious leadership only too
willing to oblige!!! We think that this kind of thinking in the world is
"sick". And so it is. But it is even sicker in the Church of Jesus Christ!
As my friend Wells has pointed out, that in our preaching and ministry there
is no room for even a whip made of velvet! I heard one highly respected preacher
say to the people, "If you don't stand up and sing, I'm gonna come back there
and jerk you out of your seat and make you sing!" (Most of the people laughed.)
Much of his preaching has been with the same browbeating and condescending
attitude.) So, I wrote him a love letter asking him if he also treated his
wife that way in his belligerent intimidation, and gently reminded him that
we have no right to intimidate one another in the body of Christ. I wish
I could have gotten a thank you letter back from him. Instead, I received
severe rejection and railing criticism. Obviously he was not a wise man, for
as the Scripture says, "Rebuke, a wise man, and he will love thee." I'm still
trying to believe, and to get others to believe the Scripture that says,
"He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favor than he that flattereth
with the tongue." and the one that says, "Open rebuke is better than secret
love." (Proverbs, chapters 28 & 27). Will you believe with me? I am really
a very gentle person. And, I promise to be teachable if you want to rebuke
me!
We will continue to examine
our proper relating to each other and to look at authority/subordinate relationships
in the next chapter also.
Lord God of the Universe,
we ask and believe that You will enable us to always correctly relate to
everyone, especially our brothers and sisters in Your Body. In the Mighty
Name of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ our Righteousness. Amen.
CHAPTER 8 - REVIEW
1. What form of Church government
is correct?
2. Define the word "Theocracy".
3. What is the Kingdom of God?
(Briefly)
4. Is the Kingdom of God past,
present or future?
5. Even though Jesus told Pilate
at the crucifixion, "My Kingdom is not of this world.", Where do the following
Scriptures indicate that God's Kingdom is? Psalm 47; Jer. 10:7; Rev.2:26,27;Rev.I2:5;
Zech. 14:9; Rev. 1 1:15; Rev.l5:3,4 .
6. What percentage would you
say that God is King over:
a.Your life?
b.Your family
c.Your job
d.Your possessions
e.Your church?
7. Would you say that you know
the Voice of the Lord? How well do you obey?
8. According to Gal. 5, Eph.
5 and I Cor. 6, make a list of at least 15 kinds of people, or things that
people do that will cause them to be excluded from the Kingdom of God.
9. According to Rev. 2:26,27,
who will have authority over the nations and who will rule them with a rod
of iron?
10. List specifically some
of the kinds of kingdoms that will either become the Kingdom of our Lord
or be destroyed.
11. Make a guess (no answer
will be provided by the teacher at this time) as to who the man child is
in Rev.l2:5.
12. What is the meaning of
the word YAHWEH?
13. What four things does Rom.
14:17 and I Cor.4:20 say the Kingdom of God consists of?
14. Is Jesus being your Lord
if you turn left when the Holy Spirit says "Go straight" or "Turn right"?
15. Is Jesus being your King
if you have a wrong relationship to His subjects?
16. If you call Jesus your
Lord, but don't do what the Father wants - will you inherit the Kingdom of
God? (Matt. 7:21).
17. Have you given or will
you give yourself to Jesus Christ now 100%?
18. Along with all that you
own?;
a.Or will ever own?;
b.Or all that you are;
c.Or will ever be?
19. Explain what it means by
being "born again"? (John 3:3,5,7)
20. How long have you been
born again?
21. Who was instrumental in
your new birth?
22. Why no latch on the outside
of the door where Jesus is knocking?
23. If we open the door to
our heart and invite Christ to come in, what will happen?
24. When Christ comes in, does
He come in as Guest, Roomer, or Total Lord and Master of all the house?
25. How much does it cost to
join the Kingdom of God?
26. List at least 12 things
that we get in exchange.
27. Can we know that we are
saved?
28. Who is our Salvation? (Not
what, but Who?)
29. Is salvation a crisis or
a process?
30. Does "Works" have anything
to do with our salvation? Eph.2:8-10.
31. How many productive years
do you think you have left before you stand before the judgment seat of Christ?
32. What is the first thing
necessary to become a citizen of the Kingdom of God?
33. Give at least 4 synonyms
the Lord gives for a Kingdom citizen.
34. What one single characteristic
marks or identifies a born again citizen of the Kingdom of God?
35. How much does it cost to
be a citizen of the Kingdom of God?
36. Is it possible to claim
Jesus as Lord and still not inherit the Kingdom of God? (Read Rom.8:14;
Matt.7:21-23;
Lk.6:46 and write them down.) 37. What two groups of people did Jesus say
cannot be His disciples? (Lk.14:26-27)
38. Lk.l4:33 says who
else cannot be Christ's disciple?
39. What generally & specifically
must we give up?
(Make a
list of at least 12 things)
40. What general & specific
things are you willing to give to Him now 1O0%? (List at least 30 things)
41. What generally & specifically
are you willing to do for the Lord Jesus Christ? (List at least 30 things)
42. What generally &
specifically are you willing to be for the Lord Jesus Christ? (List at least
12 things)
43. If you are not Christ's
disciple - then whose disciple are you?
44. Will it be harder or more
difficult to be Christ's disciple or the devil's. (Guess) Rom. 8:18, Provo
13:15, Matt. 11:28-29.
45. What of ours did Christ
take with Him to the cross? (Name at least 3 of the most important things.)
46. Is it necessary for us
to "feel" saved before we are?
47. What verse proceeds the
verse, "For the husband is head of the wife..." from Epesians 5?
48. Complete the statement,
"Intimidation and love cannot "
49. Define "spiritual masochism".
Some Selected Scriptures
"After you have removed the
beam that is in your own eye, then go and remove the speck that is in your
brother's eye." Jesus. Lk.6.
"If your brother offends you, rebuke him, and
if he repents, forgive him." (Forgive him any way) Jesus, from Luke 17:3.
"Rebuke not an elder but GO TO HIM, AND PLEAD WITH HIM AS A SON TO A FATHER"
I Tim.5: 1.
"If we walk in the light as He is in the light,
we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ cleanses
us from ALL sin." I John 1:7
Proverbs 27:5 & 6, "Open
rebuke is better than secret love (or a deceitful friendship)" "Better are
the wounds of a friend, than the kisses of an enemy."
Proverbs 27:17, "As iron sharpens iron, so the
countenance of a man his friend."
Proverbs 28:23, "He who rebukes
a man shall find more favor afterwards than he who flatters with his tongue."
"If you are in the process of giving your gift
at the altar, and you remember that your brother has something against you,
leave your gift at the altar (ungiven) and go to your neighbor, make it right,
and then come and present your gift." Jesus, Mat. 5:23-24.
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