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Originally Posted by Ron
Hey D4T, what's digging? Sorry, had to say that.
15 Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
16 But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
17 And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.
Granted, we didn't have the internet back in Jesus day, but you get the gist.
It is for the affected parties involved.
His dealings with that Church are his & his alone.
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LOL... not much digging over here man.
Okay... I receive that.
If all of the steps were taken above and the still failed to repent then one would assume that the word would be put out that he was being "Shunned" for lack of a better word. How else would we "mark" one that causes division etc.
But... handling this with a pastor is a sticky spot these days because pastors are seen as a level higher than everyone else. So that puts it all in a little more confusing light. And... there is the very large point that there is a difference between marking one as one to avoid and rehashing and gossiping about the whole thing too.
I just started posting here a week ago or so. It's good to see you man. It's been a while.
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