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Originally Posted by Cassidy
You have taken the Matthew 18 teaching too far in that the "open matter" described here is the church and does not extend to the unbelievers in a public place.
However, if you persist that "taking the matter public is both possible and in some cases appropriate" then you have no ground to condemn the actions taken against Ankerberg by the local churches even if you disagree with the reasons. I have been pondering OBW's question "Would you care to state your position on the lawsuits by the LSM and the Local Churches (and Lee in earlier years) against so many Christian organizations and people? Were these proper according to scripture? and I do not think that justification will found in Matthew 18 for going public in a lawsuit when it is brother against brother.
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We are discussing Matt 18, and 1Cor, the words of Jesus and Paul. It is these words that are judging, not the unbelievers.
LSM has used the courts as a way to bully christians into submission. It is the cost of the lawsuit that is winning, not the words of Jesus or Paul. Jesus is not Lord in that situation, instead money is king. This is what Paul is prohibiting.
There is no prohibition against unrighteousness being exposed, on the contrary the Lord has given us the promise that it will all be ultimately exposed whether in this lifetime or at the judgment seat. The Lord has also made it plain that He may tell saints to shout these sins and hypocrisies from the rooftop.
Think about how twisted up you have become. You condemn the just for exposing lies and abuses, and you justify the unrighteous for subverting the Lord's headship and making money king.