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Deuteronomy chapter 19 verse 15,

A single witness shall not suffice against a person for any crime or for any wrong

and connection with any offense that he is committed. Only on the evidence of two witnesses

or of three witnesses shall it charge to be established. So this picture and Deuteronomy

is describing how God is calling his people to carry out justice and specifically here to ensure

that sufficient witnesses are brought forward to establish a charge. Now we can talk more about

this context in Deuteronomy chapter 19, but the reason I want to read verse 15 here specifically

and lead us to pray according to it is because of the foundation this lays for something

Jesus later teaches in Matthew chapter 18 verses 15 through 20 there when he talks about church

discipline and accountability. And he talks about how when a brother sends against you or we could

use the same picture from Galatians chapter 6 when a brother is caught in sin or a sister is caught

in sin or a sister sins against you then Jesus says go to that person just between you

and that person and talk about this and seek reconciliation ultimately seek reconciliation

between them and God you want to call them away from sin and certainly seek any reconciliation

that's needed with them between you and that person. But if that person Jesus says refuses to

listen to you what does he say he says Matthew chapter 18 verse 16 but if he does not listen

take one or two others along with you that every charge may be established by the evidence

of two or three witnesses and as soon as I say that you realize what Jesus is saying there in Matthew

chapter 18 verse 16 is based completely on what we just read in God's law in Deuteronomy chapter 19

verse 15 and then Jesus goes on to save this person will not even listen to two or three witnesses

then tell it to the church and refuses to listen even to the church then and let him be to use a

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