Obedience Even In Rebuking

Do not rebuke a mocker or he will hate you;
rebuke a wise man and he will love you.

Instruct a wise man and he will be wiser still;
teach a righteous man and he will add to his learning.

If anyone has caused grief,
he has not so much grieved me as he has grieved all of you,
to some extent -- not to put it too severely.

The punishment inflicted on him by the majority is sufficient for him.

Now instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him,
so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.

I urge you, therefore, to reaffirm your love for him.

The reason I wrote you was to see if you would stand the test
and be obedient in everything.

If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him.
And what I have forgiven -- if there was anything to forgive --
I have forgiven in the sight of Christ for your sake,

in order that Satan might not outwit us.
For we are not unaware of his schemes.

(Proverbs 9:8-9; 2 Corinthians 2:5-11;
All scripture taken from New International Version.)

Is YOUR heart open to receive one who has REPENTED?


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