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Because of the People

  Matthew 18: 15-20   15  “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. 16  But if they will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’  17  If they still refuse to listen, tell it to the church; and if they refuse to listen even to the church, treat them as you would a pagan or a tax collector. 18  “Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. 19  “Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.  20  For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” Because of the People   In a study on racism this week, the unit dealt heavily with how scripture can seem contradictory or be used by two sides of an argument to justify their