From my friend Anetria (LWFC represent! LOL)
To rebuke does not mean to point out every sin we see; it means to bring sin to a person's attention with the purpose of restoring him or her to God and to fellow humans.
When you feel you must rebuke another Christian for a sin, check your attitudes before you speak.
Do you love the person?
Are you willing to forgive?
Unless rebuke is tied to forgiveness, it will not help the sinning person. (Luke 17:3-4)
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REMEMBER...GOD GIVES US EYES TO SEE THINGS OUR PEERS (notice I said peers) DON'T SEE IN THEIR OWN LIVES SO THAT WE CAN HELP THEM GROW CLOSER TO GOD.
The minute we forget we are all peers is the moment we begin sinning ourselves and need someone to CHECK us.
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