Among those who claim Jesus, there are myriad millions who will not obey this one teaching:
If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over.
Jesus. Matthew 18:15. NIV.
They would rather 1) be wronged, and 2) let the offender go on offending God and man alike, than to confront him or her in order to help them overcome it.
But just imagine a Christian fellowship―or even a single friendship―in which all parties embraced and practiced this teaching of Jesus, with everybody pulling the same direction, toward righteousness and love!
This is why, I’m convinced, that the churches are so dysfunctional; their idea of love does not match with Jesus’ idea. Theirs is more of a feeling, where Jesus’ love is more of a doing and a helping―a love for changing and growing.
