Rebellious Obedience?

" If you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments. " - Matthew 19:17

Are you obeying God or just finding your self-will intersecting with God's will on some occasions? Is your obedience circumstantial, that is depending on who's there and what's the command? Do you have a heart of obedience, a pure heart for God?

All people, including atheist do what God wants much of the time, but that doesn't mean people obey God. Even the most rebellious children often do what their parents want, but doesn't mean they're obeying their parents. Doing the right thing because it benefits us is different than doing the right thing in obedience to the Lord.

A Brother Who Sins

Matthew 18: 15-17

 " If your brother sins against you, go tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have won over your brother.

If he foes not listen, take one or two others along with you, so that every fact may be established on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

If he refuses to listen to them, tell the church. If he refuses to listen even in the church then treat him as you would  a Gentile or a tax collector"

Reflection:

Passing from the duty of Christian disciples toward those who have strayed from their number, the discourse now turns how they deal with one who sins and yet remains within the community. First there is to be private correction within the people involve if the correction failed further correction before two or three witnesses, if this fails the matter is to be brought before the assembled community now know as the "Church" and if the sinner refuses to attend to the correction of the "Church", he is to be expelled.