The TRUTH book Volume 1 (PDF) - For My People Ministry

Chapter five - David Gates 185God says:Matthew 18:15Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him hisfault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gainedthy brother.The Review and Herald, May 12, 1903Christ is represented by those whom he sends forth to work for him;therefore those who oppose his ministers are opposing him. This is just asverily the case when those who claim to have an experience in the thingsof God pursue a course that hinders and afflicts one of God's servants, bymisstatements and false charges, setting themselves up as judges of hiscourse of action, which they claim to understand, but which has beenmisrepresented to them, and which, therefore, they do not understand.Let our people remember that the way in which they treat the Lord'sworkers means much to them. Let every one attend to his own work, andnot regard himself as appointed by the Lord to watch for something tocriticize in the work that his brother does. If a worker sees that a fellowlaborer is in danger of doing wrong, let him go to him, and point out hisdanger, listening kindly and patiently to any explanation that may beoffered. He dishonors the Saviour when, instead of doing this, he tellsothers of the mistakes that he thinks his fellow worker is making.My brother, my sister, you are forbidden to make the mistakes of afellow worker the subject of conversation. By speaking evil of another,you sow the seeds of criticism and denunciation. You can not afford to dothis. Go to the one who you think is in the wrong, and tell him his fault"between thee and him alone." If he will hear you, and can explain thematter to you, how glad you will be that you did not take up a reproachagainst him, but followed instead the Saviour's directions.Let us refuse to bear evil reports concerning our fellow laborers. Thereputation of men and women is held of high value by him who gave hislife to save souls. He has told us how those in fault should be dealt with.No one is sufficiently wise to improve on God's plan.FactGod has warned us not to put our trust in men.God says:Psalm 146:3Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is nohelp.Psalm 118:8-9It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man. It isbetter to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.Isaiah 2:22Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he tobe accounted of?Jeremiah 17:5-7