Francis Chan: "God Might Kill You If You Criticize Church Leaders"

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Originally Posted by ZNPaaneah

This substitutes an easy question for a hard one.

Easy Question: Can another brother be in error. Yes.

Hard Question: When you hear of a brother preaching in error, whether from another brother who is concerned, via the internet, or via some other method including attending the meeting, what is the proper response? Are you required to confront the brother? If the error is on the internet are you required to responding to that? If you are required based on the verse which says if you see your brother sinning and say nothing then you also will be held accountable, then what is the proper procedure for saying something?

I say this is the hard question not because the Biblical basis for the answer is hard to discern but because being faithful to the Lord's word to us requires faith. It requires taking up your cross and following the Lord. It requires being Antipas, being martyred. But the only way to get to the church in Philadelphia is to be forced out of one of the other churches.

I think all general principles come down to conscience and leading (without Jedi mind tricks!). You brought up earlier that if we don't rebuke someone we might be culpable in his sins. But common sense says we can't rebuke everyone we might think needs attention. We can't right every wrong, just like we can't give to every homeless person in need. I think we should go where the Lord leads us on that kind of thing. Usually people gravitate toward addressing areas that have affected them, as here.

Everyone has to settle for themselves their own conscience the extent of their involvement.