Titus 3:9 But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, 9 quarrels, and fights about the law, 10 because they are useless and empty. 3:10 Reject a divisive person after one or two warnings. 3:11 You know 11 that such a person is twisted by sin 12 and is conscious of it himself. 13 NET http://bible.org
The most interesting part of this short quotation of scripture to me is the part about the divisive person knowing that they are being divisive and is twisted by sin. This is a revelation in that I have often thought that people did not know or understand that they were acting sinfully even after being instructed by the pastor or another close Christian friend. Personally, this makes it easier for me to walk away from that person (reject them), which is something I have always found hard in life. I am glad that God covers all of the bases for us. All we have to do is get into the word.
This is not to say that this person can't be redeemed, but they will have to turn in repentance from their sin and find reconciliation with Christ Jesus before he can be reconciled back to the fellowship of true Christian believers.
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