GAIN YOUR BROTHER

DAILY GRACE
WED.11TH MAY, 2016
TOPIC: GAIN YOUR BROTHER
TEXT: MATT. 18: 15

Top of the day to you! Today shall be a great day for you. Things will be easy for you by His grace.
Christ, having cautioned his disciples not to give offence, comes next to direct them what they must do in case of offences given them; which may be understood either of personal injuries, and then these directions are intended for the preservation of the peace of the church or of public scandals. And then they are also intended for the preservation of the purity and beauty of the church. Let us consider it both ways.
Let us apply it to the quarrels that happen, upon any account, among Christians. If thy brother trespasses against thee, by grieving thy soul (1 Cor. 8:12), by affronting you, or putting contempt or abuse upon thee, if he blemishes thy good name by false reports or tale-bearing; if he encroaches on thy rights, or be any way injurious to you in your estate. If he be guilty of any of those trespasses that are specified,(Lev. 6:2, 3) if he transgresses the laws of justice, charity, or relative duties, these are trespasses against us, and often happen among Christ’s disciples, and sometimes, for want of prudence, are of very mischievous consequences. Now observe what the rule prescribed in this case as established by the above text,
 "Go, and tell him his fault between thee and him alone." Let this be compared with, and explained by Lev. 19:17; "Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart; that is, “If thou hast conceived a displeasure at thy brother for any injury he hath done thee, do not suffer thy resentments to ripen into a secret malice (like a wound, which is most dangerous when it bleeds inwardly), but give vent to them in a mild and grave admonition, let them so spend themselves, and they will expire the sooner; do not go and rail against him behind his back, but thou shalt in any ways reprove him." If he has indeed done thee a considerable wrong, endeavour to make him sensible of it, but let the rebuke be private, between thee and him alone; if thou wouldest convince him, do not expose him, for that will but annoy him, and make the reproof look like a revenge, this agrees with Prov. 25:8, 9, “Go not forth hastily to strive, but debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself, argue it calmly and amicably; and if he shall hear thee, well and good, thou hast gained thy brother." There is an end of the controversy, and it is a happy end; let no more be said of it, but let the falling out of friends be the renewing of friendship.
                  

 To be continued….
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Personal confession: Lord help me gain others with my conduct and character into your kingdom in Jesus name.
                          
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