Divisiveness Titus 3:10

Well, good morning to all!!!! I hope you have a great day in the Lord and enjoy just being alive!!!! Hey, today is the last of the three reasons someone can be asked to leave the church...ex-communicated---- disfellowshiped.......or what ever you want to call it. Titus 3:10 "IF ANYONE IS CAUSING DIVISIONS AMONG YOU, HE SHOULD BE GIVEN A FIRST AND SECOND WARNING. AFTER THAT HAVE NOTHING MORE TO DO WITH HIM, (11) FOR SUCH A PERSON HAS A WRONG SENSE OF VALUES. hE IS SINNING, AND HE KNOWS IT." The King James says "A MAN THAT IS AN HERETICK AFTER THE FIRST AND SECOND ADMONITION REJECT; (11) KNOWING THAT HE THAT IS SUCH IS SUBVERTED, AND SINNETH, BEING CONDEMNED OF HIMSELF." Okay, heretick (Greek hairetikos) means to choose, prefer, or take for oneself. It has the idea of choosing to believe what one wants, in spite of what God says. The Word of God must be the final authority for what we believe. Those who accept so-called 'further revelations" which are contrary to the Word of God are HERETICS and SHOULD BE REJEECTED. So, Paul is saying that someone can be dismissed or thrown out of the church for doctrinal defection.....meaning the feel good preacher. Don't preach the word, but make everyone feel gooooooood about themselves no matter what they are doing. Second, moral defection, Paul tells them they are worse than the pagans as they are allowing immorality to exist in the church with no consequences and this then becomes an acceptable value. In the case of Corinth a man sleeping with his father's wife (his stepmother). The third is heretick, choosing to believe what I WANT TOO, it matters not what is in the Bible, I will do it my way. We must stay in the Bible. But now, remember, Paul does not say having someone removed from the church is forever and ever. In 2 Corinthians 2:7-11 Paul states that the discipline of this person is enough, as the purpose of discipline is not to destroy but to edify and restore. Paul wanted to make sure the Corinthian church was mature enough and had enough character to deal with sin in their congregation. They are to give forgiveness the same as the receive God's forgiveness, they must love this fallen brother, and bring him back into the congregation....AFTER....he was disciplined, asked forgiveness, and repented or turned from his ways. If they did not forgive and love him, then Paul tells us that satan will use this incident to distract and diminish the work of God in the Corinthian church. Satan like to attack the gospel and bring disunity to a church, then work to bring dishonor to the gospel. The church which God can best use is the church that keeps to His word and forms a barrier against satan. Well, I hope you received a blessing or some information from todays devotional. May you have a great day in the Lord Jesus Christ.
In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny