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[Ehud]

Originally Posted by Antipas

I believe that a pastor is within their rights to pull a person aside over a sin issue. They are also within their rights to rebuke the sin before all, without mentioning the person's name. I also think the pastor is within their rights to rebuke the sin, and name the person before the congregation.

Of course, wisdom and the leading of the Holy Ghost should guide the pastor in all of this.

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What sin is it that needs rebuked in front of an entire congregation that all of those people don't already know is wrong? Can they catch adultery like it's chicken pox or something? Or perhaps thievery is spreading like cholera?

Maybe I have been reading too much into some of these responses, but they always seem like the pastor is going out of his way to mention something that is festering in the congregation. Couldn't all of that be addressed with a sermon that includes "and such were some of you?" Or is that not putting down the hammer hard enough?

[Antipas]

Originally Posted by Ehud

What sin is it that needs rebuked in front of an entire congregation that all of those people don't already know is wrong? Can they catch adultery like it's chicken pox or something? Or perhaps thievery is spreading like cholera?

Maybe I have been reading too much into some of these responses, but they always seem like the pastor is going out of his way to mention something that is festering in the congregation. Couldn't all of that be addressed with a sermon that includes "and such were some of you?" Or is that not putting down the hammer hard enough?

Honestly, I've only seen a pastor rebuke openly like this over playing cards. lol

Apparently some new family really enjoyed card games and had a cook out and invited some church saints. They all played cards, and the church saints really enjoyed it and they began playing with other saints. Before you knew it... the whole congregation was Straight Flush, and the pastor had to call the Devil's bluff. lol

[n david]

Originally Posted by Antipas

Honestly, I've only seen a pastor rebuke openly like this over playing cards. lol

Apparently some new family really enjoyed card games and had a cook out and invited some church saints. They all played cards, and the church saints really enjoyed it and they began playing with other saints. Before you knew it... the whole congregation was Straight Flush, and the pastor had to call the Devil's bluff. lol

My father did the same over Texas Hold'em. Didn't name the men, but everyone knew who was going over to Bro's house to play.

[Ehud]

Originally Posted by Antipas

Honestly, I've only seen a pastor rebuke openly like this over playing cards. lol

Apparently some new family really enjoyed card games and had a cook out and invited some church saints. They all played cards, and the church saints really enjoyed it and they began playing with other saints. Before you knew it... the whole congregation was Straight Flush, and the pastor had to call the Devil's bluff. lol

Haha! That’s awesome!

[hometown guy]

Originally Posted by Ehud

What sin is it that needs rebuked in front of an entire congregation that all of those people don't already know is wrong? Can they catch adultery like it's chicken pox or something? Or perhaps thievery is spreading like cholera?

Maybe I have been reading too much into some of these responses, but they always seem like the pastor is going out of his way to mention something that is festering in the congregation. Couldn't all of that be addressed with a sermon that includes "and such were some of you?" Or is that not putting down the hammer hard enough?

You sure could. I’ve talked to people that have got caught up in spirits that they thought they would have never done the things they did. But you are looking at thing in the natural and doing it that way you will never understand the spiritual things.

[Ehud]

Originally Posted by hometown guy

You sure could. I’ve talked to people that have got caught up in spirits that they thought they would have never done the things they did. But you are looking at thing in the natural and doing it that way you will never understand the spiritual things.

Could you elaborate a bit more on that last sentence?