A Brother Who Sins Against You
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Why is it helpful to confront a brother alone first, before involving others in confronting him?
The brother may be of more than happy for being approached in person rather than telling everybody of what he or she does wrong. The confidence of the issue between the two of brothers is important.



By: Bol Joseph Agau
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Why is it helpful to confront a brother alone first, before involving others in confronting him?
It should be a one on one confortation, for after all wasn`t you the one that was sinned against.Regardless you will need to forgive him.



By: Danny Mclemore
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Why is it helpful to confront a brother alone first, before involving others in confronting him?
I think that if you brought two or more people the first time you approach your brother about his fault, he would feel more intimidated, and less likely to listen or amend his ways.



By: Susan Fry
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Why is it helpful to confront a brother alone first, before involving others in confronting him?
We need to show him what he has done wrong and give him a chance to see what he has done wrong and to make things right. Our Lord has taught us to forgive just like He has forgiven us. If he does not want to listen, I would give the situation to Jesus and He would handle it, sometimes he will involve us but it wou ld be in a gentle and loving way.



By: Maria del Rosario Sanchez
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Why do we have to involve others? Why not let Jesus handle it in His own time?



By: Maria del Rosario Sanchez
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Why is it helpful to confront a brother alone first, before involving others in confronting him?
I believe it is helpful to confront alone, first, as it gives the brother a chance to respond, to hear your side, and work it out before going to the next step: He has a chance to listen & forgiveness can take over resolving the issue.



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Why is it helpful to confront a brother alone first, before involving others in confronting him?
If you bring others right off the bat it is like you are ganging up on your brother. If you come to him alone first you can talk and clear the air peaceably, perhaps atone or forgive for any wrong doing on anybodys part.



By: Myles
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Why is it helpful to confront a brother alone first, before involving others in confronting him?
It is better to confront a brother alone first, before involving others to find out what the real problem is. He might have done something wrong out of anger but felt sorry after. So, by confronting him, he might repent and the anger released from him, thus gaining back your friend.



By: Mirtha Fabro
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Why is it helpful to confront a brother alone first, before involving others in confronting him?
It seems like a simple thing, to confront your brother alone doesn`t it? Give him a chance to put right his wrong, without embarrassment. But what then, if he doesn`t listen? This happened to us - the brother would not listen, so others in the family were involved, he still did not listen. Then, the family member who was wronged died. The brother still did not repent or right the wrong, even though the deceased member had begged him the day before he died. This was 2 years ago, still the brother has not repented. The bible says treat him like a gentile or tax collector. But in Matthew 18:21-22 Jesus says you should forgive your brother not 7 times, but 77 times. So, what should we do? Forgive the brother, or treat him like a gentile or tax collector??? This is our family dilemma, we would welcome your thoughts on a suitable course of action.



By: Marcia
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Why is it helpful to confront a brother alone first, before involving others in confronting him?
Because he might get more argry if you tell other people.



By: Tom Ellgass
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A Brother Who Sins Against You

"If your brother sins against you, go, show him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained back your brother. But if he doesn't listen, take one or two more with you, that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the assembly. If he refuses to hear the assembly also, let him be to you as a Gentile or a tax collector. Most certainly I tell you, whatever things you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever things you release on earth will have been released in heaven. Again, assuredly I tell you, that if two of you will agree on earth concerning anything that they will ask, it will be done for them by my Father who is in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the midst of them."

Matthew 18:15-20
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