Carry on relief work
1 Corinthians 16:1-2
1 Now about the collection for God's people: Do what I told
the Galatian churches to do.
2 On the first day of every week, each one of you should set
aside a sum of money in keeping with his income, saving it up, so that when I
come no collections will have to be made.
2 Corinthians 11:8
I robbed other churches by receiving support from them so as
to serve you.
Mark rebels and deny them fellowship
Romans 16:17-18
17 I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause
divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you
have learned. Keep away from them.
18 For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their
own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of naive
people.
Philippians 3:17-19
17 Join with others in following my example, brothers, and
take note of those who live according to the pattern we gave you.
18 For, as I have often told you before and now say again even
with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.
19 Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach,
and their glory is in their shame. Their mind is on earthly things.
Forgive and extended fellowship to penitents
Matthew 18:21
21 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times
shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?”
22 Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but
seventy-seven times.
23 “Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who
wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
24 As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten
thousand talents was brought to him.
25 Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he
and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt.
26 “The servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Be patient
with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’
27 The servant's master took pity on him, canceled the debt
and let him go.
28 “But when that servant went out, he found one of his
fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to
choke him. ‘Pay back what you owe me!’ he demanded.
29 “His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, ‘Be
patient with me, and I will pay you back.’
30 “But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man
thrown into prison until he could pay the debt.
31 When the other servants saw what had happened, they were
greatly distressed and went and told their master everything that had happened.
32 “Then the master called the servant in. ‘You wicked
servant,’ he said, ‘I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to.
33 Shouldn't you have had mercy on your fellow servant just
as I had on you?’
34 In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be
tortured, until he should pay back all he owed.
35 “This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you
unless you forgive your brother from your heart.”
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