https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-w5npw-14efe1a
Paul knows that speaking the truth can damage the relationship if the other person takes it poorly. Through these verses, we see that all true followers of Christ must be willing to engage in and receive the ministry of unpleasant truth.
We engage in it by:
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Building brotherly love
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Refusing false flattery
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Embracing the cost
We receive it by:
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Humbly accepting the truth
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Resisting resentment