In a world where no one is perfect and everyone sins at least 15 times a day (and that's conservative), one would think a word of admonition would be common place and well received. Yet, experience has taught us otherwise. It is true that we all need to be regularly admonished to leave off behavior that does not honor Christ and to engage in conduct that brings glory to the Lord. So why so little of what is needed so badly? This week we learn the most critical factor in the whole process. We will also learn the four steps to effective admonishment of the saints and the beautiful spirit that develops where brothers and sisters have the freedom to live out the Lord's command.

The world trumpets tolerance as one of the cures for the world’s ills… “If we’d all just learn to get along, things would be so much better.” The same goes for inside the church; we all just need to learn to get along, right? But do we really do that? Can we really do that? Or is the real question: should we do that?

In this information age, at every turn we can find an opinion. And it’s easy to jump on the bandwagon. But when opinion gets repackaged as truth, then condemnation begins to flow. And suddenly we can find ourselves dealing it out or on the receiving end. So where do we find our bearings? And what does God want us to do? Should we not judge anything? That’s what people like to tell Christians all the time.

“What do you think?” “About what?…” The nature of man. Caring for the poor. Pride. Surrender. Being hospitable. Sound doctrine. Love. Faith. Holiness. The church. The world. The arts. Money. Grace. Freedom. The end of the world. Justice. Politics. Righteousness. Grieving the Spirit. Life. Death. Jesus Christ. “What do I think?… Hmm.” What does God think about how and what we – as saints who walk with Him – think?