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Speaker: Pastor Val Watkins
Scripture Text: Colossians 3:15-17, Romans 15:14, Galatians 2:11-13, Proverbs 12:1
One Anothering
Admonish One Another
Colossians 3:15-17, Romans 15:14, Galatians 2:11-13, Proverbs 12:1
But nevertheless, in the face of our dislike of confrontation and its abuse by some, God says that it is necessary and can be very helpful.
Biblical admonition involves moral correction through verbal confrontation that is motivated by genuine love.
If admonition is done in the right spirit, with the right motive, using an appropriate method, then the person receiving the admonition will be better for it.
Truthfully, if we are not characterized by goodness and growing in the knowledge of God’s Word, then we should be receiving not giving admonishment.
The words we use are only a small part of what gets communicated.
God’s Word has power to penetrate and convict and change a person like nothing else.
Even in the best scenario, admonition is a little embarrassing and painful.
It is so important for us to learn how to receive admonition with humility. And it is so important for us to learn how to admonish others.