And Jesus knows my condition. He knows I am poor, I mourn,
and I am unjustly accused and ridiculed of many things, especially once I
decide to follow God. And His great advice is demonstrated through the
beatitudes (Matt 5:3), so that whenever I get down or frustrated, God’s other
promises are always there. And these are too.
That leads to another point. How should I treat the penitent
brother? If there is a brother that knows he’s sinned and is truly penitent of
his actions, if he is demonstrating godly sorrow as spoken of in 2 Corinthians
2:1-11, then how does God expect me to treat him? Should I make him cower down
in front of me or stand up in front of me while I orate to him how bad his sin
was, or do I welcome him back? I am taught by Christ, God, and Paul, that I
have no right to rebuke someone who has rebuked himself. If he knows he has
made God cry, then those that teach tell me to hold him close and encourage him
to bigger things.
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