Luke 17:1-4
1 Then He said to the disciples, “It is impossible that no offenses should come, but woe to him through whom they do come! 2 It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones. 3 Take heed to yourselves. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. 4 And if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times in a day returns to you, saying, ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him.”
We offend in many ways, some worse than others; the greatest offense is in refusing to forgive another. But we must warn or rebuke those who do us wrong so they know they have offended and turn from doing it again (repentance with real sorrow). So we can be reconciled. Bit of we offend and refuse to repent, there will be consequences. So the fellowship of confession, forgiveness, and reconciliation is God's desire and command.
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