Pastors and churches must respond to the Lord as he requires us to do. Examine the exhortations in the text in light of the life of your church. If there’s sin, repent. If there is doctrinal error, correct it. Immorality? Face the brother(s) or sister(s) and deal with it. If there is no repentance, remove the offending parties from the body. If you have church bullies, deal with them. If people are divisive, remove them permanently, following the pattern of Titus 3:10–11. Remember, return, and repent. These are action verbs found in Revelation 2–3 and they demand a response.
Remove the immoral, the bullies, the dividers
