TELL PEOPLE THEIR FAULTS; Open rebuke is better than secret love

From Debbey’s corner and my mentor Pastor Femi Emmanuel, with love this good news is brought to you all through which God is set to overwhelm you with wonders, unravel the source of your afflictions, and facilitate the recovery of whatever you have lost in 2017.

An average human being feels remorseful when someone that is loving, bold and polite enough tells him to his face his errors. Walking up to people, telling their faults to his faces is called confrontation. This is godly, corrective and effective, provided it is done with love and sincerity. But where it is done otherwise, it is counterproductive. This is goldly, corrective and effective, provided it is done with love and sincerity. But where it is done otherwise, it is counterproductive. In most cases, open confrontation is not always the best, but there are times you will have no option but to confront someone.

This is exactly what Paul did to Peter in today’s anchor scripture. When Peter showed favoritism to the Jews over the Gentiles, Paul confronted him! Why? Engaging in side talk or avoiding people just because of what they did; discussing them secretly with others, or worse still, reporting people around is not only ungoldly, it is counterproductive. It breeds schism and thereby scuttles unity.
Proverbs 27:5 says; open rebuke is better than secret love’. Similarly, Jesus Christ, having tolerated the unrepentant desecration of the temple enough, confronted the merchant’s right in the temple and drove them away. This put paid to further desecration, Paul’s confrontation and Jesus’ confrontation were healthy. Open confrontation has to be done with wisdom, prayer and love if the desired result must be achieved. Do you intend telling the person that offended you to his or her face, having bottled it up enough?

First, establish the right purpose for putting the issue on the table . your focus should be on achieving a better relationship.

Secondly, confront a person when he or she is alone; never in the public! (Mathew 18:15). Your goal is reconciliation, not his/her house or yours. Choose a neutral place.

Lastly, allow your fiery emotion to subside before making the confrontation. Above all, remember to do it with courtesy; respect and love, You will have desired effect.

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