Our Lord teaches that matters of difficulty between Christians are to be settled within the church. They should 249 not be opened before those who do not fear God. If a Christian is wronged by his brother, let him not appeal to unbelievers in a court of justice. Let him follow out the instruction Christ has given. Instead of trying to avenge himself, let him seek to save his brother. God will guard the interests of those who love and fear Him, and with confidence we may commit our case to Him who judges righteously.

Herren lærer os, at uoverensstemmelser mellem kristne skal afgøres inden for menigheden. De burde ikke komme dem for øre, der ikke frygter Gud. Hvis en kristen bliver forurettet af sin broder bør han ikke henvende sig til en verdslig domstol. Han bør følge den undervisning, som Kristus har givet. I stedet for at prøve at hævne sig bør han søge at frelse sin broder Gud vil tage sig af deres interesser der elsker og frygter ham, og vi kan tillidsfuldt overgive vor sag til ham, som dømmer retfærdigt.