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Originally Posted by Praxeas
But that is as far as that goes. It does not then say that the man is a father to us and we are just little children to be spanked publically
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Of course not. We should submit ourselves to correction when we need to though, that's what I'm saying. I do believe that when Christ truly leads us to a man of God to shepherd us we should be obedient and take heed to correction.
Correction is there to better us not to restrict us or control us.
Public correction IS sometimes needed. Like I said if the offense is blatant, right out in front of the congregation and has the potential to harm the integrity of the ministry, there needs to be a public rebuke. You can't have Deacons smoking cigarettes in the church parking lot.
