“Building Program”

2 Corinthians 10: 8: “For even if I should boast somewhat further about our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not destroying you, I shall not be put to shame.” Any authority at any level in the Church has to understand one thing: this authority is not a weapon, but a tool – a tool for building. The divinely powerful weapons of our warfare (v. 4) are not to be used against fellow believers, flesh and blood, even those we think are in error. The following of this one principle would terminate 98% of church factions and splits.