15 “If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. 16 But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. 17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. 18 Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. 19 Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.”
If your brother is trapped by Sin, deliver him from his sins. If your brother is trapped in corrupt thought and teaching, save him from this evil. How do we do this? First, step is often the most overlooked step. "Go and tell him his fault." Jesus says in Matthew Chapter 7 do not Judge. Jesus says in Matthew Chapter 18 point out the speck in your brothers eye.
We feel like we should not judge people because we are no better than they are. But even though I am a sinner and you are a sinner, we both need these things pointed out to us. If you are being lead down the Highway to Hell, would like me to point that out? If you are traveling down the road to Sheol, would you like me to point that out? If you are going to fall into the pit, would you like me to point it out? No, because that would be judging.
Jesus tells us to point out the snares in front of our brothers. Jesus tells us to point out the sins of our fellow believers. Jesus tells us to watch out for false prophets and wolves in sheep's clothing. We do this not to condemn our brothers, but in order to save them from the pit of Hell and eternal damnation.
Jesus Christ is our pure hope and salvation. Jesus Christ is the one who provides us with forgiveness of our sins. He is the one who delivers us from evil and leads us into true hope. Jesus Christ is our Light and our Life, in him we have truth which we can speak to one another in order to save us all.
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