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Originally Posted by Charlie Brown
The context of the scriptures are that Paul is speaking to the ministry as to what they should do. The minister has the authority to rebuke openly them that sin. Whether you or I like that or not, they have scripute to do this. I do understand that there is a time and season for everything. Maybe this woman would not have got her heart right unless it was an open rebuke? All I know is that she was diagnosed with a problem that was life threatening to her, and given the cause. She responded by repenting and getting her heart right with her husband, and with God, and when she returned to the doctor, the issue was no more. I say Glory to God!!!
Again, I think it is funny that some take issue over how something was done, when the woman responded positively, and was declared by the doctors as being OK.
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For one thing, no post on this thread said anything about her being ok, only that she was misdiagnosed.
For another, we all sin. Do you think your pastor should openly rebuke you in front of the church everytime you sin? Do you think many people would come to church in that was taking place? Would any preaching even get done?
In addition, when putting scripture in context, we see that Paul was speaking of rebuking ELDERS that sinned, not the saints.
1 Tim 5:19 Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses.
20 Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.
IOW, if two or three witnesses come forward with an accusation, the accused are to be rebuked before everyone because the sin has come to light.
As for your other verses, rebuking in a general sense is acceptable. Those verses say nothing about rebuking an individual in front of others.
Context, context, context. It's quite obvious what Paul was saying when you read ALL the scripture.
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