Confrontation

Matthew 18: 15      NKJV

¹⁵ “Moreover if your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone.”

Jesus presented a pattern for confronting those who have fallen into blatant sin.

I’m not sure this is the step we should take if someone forgets to genuflect when they come into church.

Our church in the last 24 months, have learned that confrontation isn’t a bad thing, although there still are some moderate skeptics.

Most would rather go to the dentist, than confront anyone who has fallen into sin.

So if you saw someone sprinkling Decon on their Cornflakes, would you warn them?

Would there be any sense of urgency on your part to open your mouth?

Or would you like so many in the church, pat them on the back while the poison went down the hatch?

Sadly, that’s where most people are when they consider confronting a brother or sister in Christ who has fallen.

The modern day evangelist, “Ray Comfort”, says this:

“Friendship evangelism never warns people of any pending danger...”

So friends never allow friends or family to go to Hell? What if a person’s sin unchecked, leads that person to such a place?

How would you feel if you had the chance to personally see that person’s eternal outcome?

“I don’t want to ruffle any feathers...I mean, it’s almost Christmas...right?!?”

Are you the type of person that puts off, what you know you must do?

If Jesus put these words in the Bible, then it must have been for very good reason...