Posts with the tag: discipline
Should Church Leaders Be Corrected Privately or Publicly?
Since the Word of Truth is “useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness” (2 Timothy 2:15 & 3:16), let’s see what it says on this particular issue: 17The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching. 18For Scripture says, “Do […]
How to Distinguish 3 TYPES OF TRIALS — SITs, MITs and DITs
When you experience an unexpected trial of some sort, the first thing you need to do is determine if the assault is a Self-Inflicted Trial (SIT), a Discipline-Intended Trial (DIT) or a Maturity-Intended Trial (MIT). Here’s an explanation of each: SITs are obvious: they’re the result of one’s own folly, like being injured due to reckless driving and the resulting […]
Handing an Unrepentant Believer Over to Satan (?)
The apostle Paul gave a curious instruction to the Corinthian believers, an assembly that he started. It concerned a foolish man in their midst who was having sexual relations with his father’s wife. In other words, this was a practicing fornicator in the fellowship. The man was obviously confronted and corrected, but remained stubborn and […]
Deny Yourself or Love Yourself — Which Is It? (Both)
There are only two laws in Christianity with three applications: Love God and love others as you love yourself. Christ Himself taught this by quoting the Old Testament.
Judgment Seat of Christ (the Judgment of Believers)
The Judgment Seat of Christ is the judgment that believers will experience where they will be rewarded for the good things they did and penalized for the bad.
Does God Reserve All Judgment UNTIL the End of the Age?
Does God reserve all judgment until the end of the age? Some people think so, but what does the New Testament say?
Gentle Love and Tough Love
There’s a soft side to love but there’s also a hard side, which is TOUGH love. This hard type isn’t at odds with the softer kind; it goes hand-and-hand with it.