When elders deal with erring fellow believers, therefore, it is a matter, not of crime and punishment, but of sin and spiritual restoration where possible. Elders must judge with righteousness and “treat the flock with tenderness. ”
कोणताही प्रेमळ मेंढपाळ, गरीब व स्वतःच्या चुकीमुळे जखमी झालेल्या व यातनेमुळे ओरडणाऱ्‍या मेंढराला फटके मारणार नाही.