REBUKE OR CORRECTION

Posted by David A. Pierre, Senior Pastor Of Spirit-Filled International Church



ARE YOU OPEN TO REBUKE OR CORRECTION?


Most people see rebuke or correction as a bad thing, hence the absence of corrective parenting in this society. Even in the Church, many Christians are adverse to correction. As soon as a Christian is rebuked in a church, he’s ready to leave that church. This should not be the case as rebuke or correction is an empowering tool.

The bible says that every Christian comes into the kingdom as a child, which means that he needs to acquire kingdom’s knowledge and understanding. Knowledge is not only imparted through instructions and intimacy, but also through rebuke and correction. God the father uses human authority to correct his children. Resisting correction is resisting God’s fatherly role in our lives. It’s saying that we have no father, we’re bastards. Hebrews 12:8 says: But if you are without chastening, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate (KJV uses Bastards for Illigitimate) and not sons. The Kingdom of God is only open to sons who are all partakers of chastening. Bastards will not make it.

Correction is the primary means by which God reveals both His character to us and our own character to ourselves. Like a human father corrects his wayward child in order to develop responsible character within the child, so does the Lord correct His children in order to form His character within them. See what Solomon says in Proverbs 29:15 "The rod and rebuke give wisdom, But a child left to himself brings shame to his mother". Wow, the rod and rebuke give wisdom. Resisting correction is resisting knowledge. A Christian who is open to, and accepts correction will be empowered by it as it is the ultimate character building tool.

What are your thoughts on correction? Are you open to it? Do you get upset when you are rebuked? I invite you to share your thoughts and comments with me.



Verses are from the New King James Version