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- Preliminary- Make it your passion to strive for godliness (1 Tim.
4:8)! Seek conformity to Christ as your primary goal (Rom. 8:29)! Be
filled with the Spirit (Eph. 5:18)! Therefore when reproof comes, you
will welcome it in gratitude with a humble spirit and teachable heart,
eager to implement Spirit-driven biblical change for the glory of God.
- During the time together…
- Pray before sharing the concern (Phil. 4:6).
- Listen carefully to the rebuke (Pr. 18:13).
- Ask questions to clarify the matter (1 Cor. 14:33)
- Thank the person for his/her concern (Eph. 1:15-16).
- Be careful not to…
- Justify your sin (Lk. 16:15).
- Blame others (1 Sa. 25:24).
- Judge the individual’s motives (Jas. 4:12).
- Seek to find fault in the individual’s life by blame shifting (Gen. 3:12).
- After the time together…
- Examine your life in the Spirit with the truth in God’s Word (Psm. 26:2).
- Take necessary actions for reparation
- Confess any revealed sin to God (Psm. 32:5).
- Seek forgiveness from those you may have injured (Gen. 50:17).
- Develop a plan for repentance (Ac. 26:20).
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