Forgiveness and Rebuke

At our church’s Keepers At Home meeting this last week we had a handout on Forgiveness and Receiving Rebuke. Little did I know they would become two great tools  to add to our fridge. I taped them up and put a sheet of contact paper over it to keep it from being torn and make it easy to wipe off. They are using it(!) and, as a mother who has an awful lot to learn in the area of parenting, it helped me teach my children true biblical steps, as well as use them in my relationship with my husband. After looking into the subject of rebuke, I admit I do not receive rebuke rightly. Thought I’d share the two, you can copy, paste,  edit and print if they look interesting.

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How to Ask Forgiveness

1. Admit that you have sinned “I was wrong, “ or “God has convinced me I was wrong…”

2. Call your sin by its biblical name: “What I did was selfish,” or “What I did was rebellious.”

3. Identify, biblically, what you should have done or what you will do next time: “I should have listened and obeyed the first time you asked,” or “The next time I will tell the truth no matter how afraid I might be of the consequences.”

4. Ask for forgiveness; “Will you forgive me?”

****************************************************************************************************************************************How to Receive Rebuke
Making Brothers and Sisters Best Friends - Mally Family

1. Listen to the whole rebuke without arguing back.
Jas 1:19

2. Thank them.

3. If it’s clear that they are right, acknowledge this on the spot. If you think they are wrong, tell them that you will think about it, and that it is important to you to be like Christ, and do the right thing.

4. Carefully think it though, pray about it, and determine what God wants you to learn though the situation.

5. If possible, go back to them and explain how their rebuke helped you.