Question:<\/p>\n
It is said\u00a0that the\u00a0truth said directly hurts\u00a0and some people prefer to keep silent, to keep the truth for them for fear\u00a0to hurt the ones they love.\u00a0<\/em>But in my opinion concealment or postpone of telling\u00a0the truth only\u00a0makes\u00a0everything\u00a0go\u00a0worse \u2026 How do you comment on this issue?<\/em> Thank you in advance and God help you.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The open rebuke proves the faithfulness of a friend<\/strong><\/h2>\n
In the book of Proverbs of Solomon God says:<\/p>\n
Better is open rebuke\u00a0than love that is concealed.\u00a0Faithful are the wounds of a friend,\u00a0but deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.<\/span> \u2013 (Proverbs 27:5-6)(NASB)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I saw many people who advanced in madness just because no one\u00a0confronted them.There are wives who\u00a0do not help their husbands, but encourage them in their wrong\u00a0choices, maybe not to offend them.But I\u2019ve seen also\u00a0situations when men did not say a word to their wife when she needed an open rebuke.If you do not\u00a0rebuke when it is\u00a0necessary, thus you seem\u00a0more like an enemy than a friend.<\/p>\n
The example of the prophet Nathan <\/strong><\/h2>\n
When King David sinned with Bathsheba and murdered her husband Uriah the Hittite, the prophet Nathan came to the king, who was also\u00a0his friend and\u00a0rebuked him,\u00a0but he did it wisely:<\/p>\n
Then the LORD sent Nathan to David And he came to him and said,\u00a0\u201dThere were two men in one city, the one rich and the other poor.\u00a0\u201dThe rich man had a great many flocks and herds.\u00a0But the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb\u00a0which he bought and nourished;\u00a0and it grew up together with him and his children.\u00a0It would eat of his bread and drink of his cup and lie in his bosom,\u00a0and was like a daughter to him.\u00a0Now a traveler came to the rich man,\u00a0and he was unwilling to take from his own flock or his own herd,\u00a0to prepare for the wayfarer who had come to him;\u00a0rather he took the poor man\u2019s ewe lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him.\u201d\u00a0Then David\u2019s anger burned greatly against the man, and he said to Nathan, \u201cAs the LORD lives, surely the man who has done this deserves to die.\u00a0He must make restitution for the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing and had no compassion.\u201d\u00a0Nathan then said to David, \u201cYou are the man! Thus says the LORD God of Israel, \u2018It is I who anointed you king over Israel and it is I who delivered you from the hand of Saul.\u00a0I also gave you your master\u2019s house and your master\u2019s wives into your care, and I gave you the house of Israel and Judah; and if that had been too little, I would have added to you many more things like these!\u00a0Why have you despised the word of the LORD by doing evil in His sight? You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword, <\/span>have taken his wife to be your wife, and have killed him with the sword of the sons of Ammon.\u00a0Now therefore, the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised Me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.\u2019\u00a0Thus says the LORD, \u2018Behold, I will raise up evil against you from your own household;\u00a0will even take your wives before your eyes and give them to your companion, and he will lie with your wives in broad daylight.\u00a0Indeed you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel, and under the sun.\u2019\u201d\u00a0Then David said to Nathan, \u201cI have sinned against the LORD \u201d And Nathan said to David, \u201cThe LORD also has taken away your sin; you shall not die.\u00a0<\/span>(2 Samuel 12:1-13)(NASB)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Rebuke the one who receives the rebuke <\/strong><\/h2>\n
In a psalm, King David says:<\/p>\n
Let the righteous smite me in kindness and reprove me;\u00a0it is oil upon the head;\u00a0do not let my head refuse it,\u00a0for still my prayer is against their wicked deeds. <\/span>(Psalm 141:5)(NASB)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Not all receive reprimand <\/strong><\/h2>\n
That is why Scripture says:<\/p>\n
Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you,\u00a0reprove a wise man and he will love you.<\/span> (Proverbs 9:8)(NASB)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Be\u00a0attentive when you reprove <\/strong><\/h2>\n
When he wrote to Timothy how to treat Christians in the Church whom\u00a0he shepherded, he\u00a0said:<\/p>\n
Do not sharply rebuke an older man, but rather appeal to him as a father, to the younger men as brothers,<\/span> (1 Timothy 5:1)(NASB)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
So, you shall\u00a0say the reprimand with wisdom,\u00a0so that people will see and feel your love for them and the care that you have for them.<\/p>\n
Speak with grace <\/strong><\/h2>\n
When he wrote the Christians from\u00a0Colossae city how\u00a0to treat the unbelievers, Paul says:<\/p>\n
Let your speech always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person.<\/span> (Colossians 4:6)(NASB)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
So, let us\u00a0speak so that our speech, even when it comes to rebuke and to tell the truth, bring grace and blessing.<\/p>\n
Speak gently <\/strong><\/h2>\n
There is such kind of people that are used to\u00a0rebuke everyone and everywhere and\u00a0they think it is a virtue. It is not good to be like them:<\/p>\n
A\u00a0gentle answer turns away wrath,\u00a0but a harsh word stirs up anger.\u00a0The tongue of the wise makes knowledge acceptable,\u00a0but the mouth of fools spouts folly.<\/span> \u2013 (Proverbs 15:1-2)(NASB)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Speak so that people will feel good and want your presence and not be like a smoke in the eyes of those who see you.<\/p>\n
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