How do we answer when people say
we should not call out sin? Doing so might
damage a relationship.
“O you who love the Lord, hate evil! He preserves
the lives of his saints; he delivers them from the hand of the wicked.” ~ Psalm 97:10 ESV
If we are called unloving, and damaging our relationship with the sinner, we answer, “I love God more.”
[Jesus] “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” 49 Pointing to his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. 50 For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.” ~ Matt 12:48-50
Why do we call out the sinner? Our hope is the callback to repent and believe will be enough to have him turn from sin.
A callback is loving because it aligns with the good for man.
Otherwise,
why does Jesus call us to repent and believe?
Someone pointed out to me what Jesus preached in Matthew 7: "Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?"
ReplyDeleteI think if this is taken literally without context, it means we can never call out sin in our brother. Only a sinless person could anyway.
In context, Jesus is speaking about unjust judgment.
Are we being unjust if we say to the sinner, "Brother, let us turn to God, pray for strength to seek his face, and turn from sin. Come, let us pray to God together."