Reconciling with Those Offended (2)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Bible Verses~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Matthew 5:24 Leave your gift there before the altar, and first
go and be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer
your gift. (25) Be well disposed quickly toward your
opponent at law, while you are with him on the way, lest the
opponent deliver you to the judge, and the judge to the
officer, and you be thrown into prison.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~Words of Ministry~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Therefore, when you come to God's altar, you must first be
reconciled to your brother. Whatever demands he has, you must
try your best to satisfy him. Learn to satisfy the righteous
requirement of God as well as the righteous requirement of
your brother. You can offer your gift to God only after you
have done this. This is quite serious.
We have to be well disposed quickly with him. While he and we
are still on the way, that is, while both parties are still
here [alive], there is the opportunity to speak to one
another and apologize. We should be reconciled to each other
quickly. The door of salvation will not be open forever. The
same is true with the door of mutual confession among the
brothers.
We have to realize how serious this matter is! You cannot be
nonchalant or careless about it. If you know that a brother
has a complaint against you, you have to deal with it. You
must try your best to apologize lest there be no opportunity
to reconcile later. If our conscience is pure, and the wrong
is clearly not on our side, we can be at peace. Otherwise, if
there is any wrongdoing on our part, we must confess. We must
be above reproach in our conduct. We should not always think
that others are wrong and we are right. It is certainly wrong
to ignore the complaints of others and to instead insist that
we are right.
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Bible verses are taken from the Recovery Version of the Bible
and Words of Ministry from Watchman Nee, Messages for
Building Up New Believers, pp.342-344. Both are published by
Living Stream Ministry, Anaheim, CA.
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