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Originally Posted by Indiana
www.leadersofthelordsrecovery.us/LRLeaders.pdf
"Although there are proper reasons for open, honest, mutual fellowship with church leaders, the opportunity to meet with them is closed to me and to others. The concept in the leadership is that no one in the churches should make an issue of anything or care for right and wrong, which has worked well to keep church members uninformed and the truth suppressed. Thus, discussion of serious concerns keep going to an open forum." -2010
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I'm sure you all know this, but for the record "tell it to the church" is the last step in confronting a sinning brother (not keep your mouth shut). Thus the function of this forum is to tell it to the church in hopes of gaining repentance from our brothers.
Mat 18:15-17 (New American Standard Version):
"Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican."