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God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

What procedural steps are to be taken? Matthew 18:15-17 recommends the following steps: First, private rebuke (Mt. 18:15) - do it gently, in love, out of compassion, seeking to encourage; the purpose for private rebuke is to resolve the problem without fueling unnecessary gossip. Second, if private rebuke is unsuccessful, plural rebuke (Mt. 18:16; see also Deut. 17:6; 19:15; Num. 35:30) - who are these others? church leaders? people who know the person? people who know of the sin? Third, if plural rebuke is unsuccessful, public rebuke (Mt. 18:17). Fourth, if public rebuke is unsuccessful, 'excommunication' (Mt. 18:17; 1 Cor. 5:11; Titus 3:10; possibly 2 Thes. 3:14). Fifth, if repentance occurs, restoration to fellowship and reaffirmation of love (2 Cor. 2:6-8; 2 Thes. 3:14-15; Gal. 6:1). Sixth, verses 18-20 affirm that whatever decision is made in the matter, whether the offending person is 'bound' or 'loosed', reflects the will of God in heaven. The promise 'is that God will provide wisdom, guidance, and power for decision-making to the church that is united in its powers regarding the matters of church discipline' (Laney, A Guide to Church Discipline, 76). Thus, the verdict of heaven, so to speak, is consonant with that of the church, before whom the matter was adjudicated.
Sam Storms

Pastors of many growing churches preach almost weekly about healthy self-esteem, as if it were taught on every page of Scripture. Too many Christians never see that self-love comes out of a culture that prizes the individual over the community and then reads that basic principle into the pages of Scripture. The Bible, however, rightly understood, asks the question, “Why are you so concerned about yourself?” Furthermore, it indicates that our culture’s proposed cure – increased self-love – is actually the disease. If we fail to recognize the reality and depth of our sin problem, God will become less important, and people will become more important.
Edward Welch

Bible – French Darby Psaumes Chapter 75:1-10.

Index: French Darby

 

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75:1 ¶ Nous te célébrons, ô Dieu! nous te célébrons, et ton nom est proche: tes merveilles le racontent.

75:2 Quand je recevrai l’assemblée, je jugerai avec droiture.

75:3 La terre et tous ses habitants se sont fondus; moi, j’affermis ses piliers. Sélah.

75:4 J’ai dit à ceux qui se glorifient: Ne vous glorifiez pas; et aux méchants: N’élevez pas votre corne;

75:5 N’élevez pas en haut votre corne, ne parlez pas avec arrogance, d’un cou roide.

75:6 ¶ Car ce n’est ni du levant, ni du couchant, ni du midi, que vient l’élévation.

75:7 Car c’est Dieu qui juge; il abaisse l’un, et élève l’autre.

75:8 Car une coupe est dans la main de l’Éternel, et elle écume de vin; elle est pleine de mixtion, et il en verse: oui, tous les méchants de la terre en suceront la lie, ils la boiront.

75:9 Mais moi, je raconterai ces choses à toujours; je chanterai au Dieu de Jacob.

75:10 Et toutes les cornes des méchants, je les abattrai; mais les cornes des justes seront élevées.