For or With

FOR OR WITH

Matthew 8:15 netbible,  “If your brother sins, go and show him his fault when the two of you are alone. If he listens to you, you have regained your brother. 18:16 But if he does not listen, take one or two others with you, so that at the testimony of two or three witnesses every matter may be established. 18:17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. If he refuses to listen to the church, treat him like a Gentile or a tax collector. 18:18 “I tell you the truth, whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven. 18:19 Again, I tell you the truth, if two of you on earth agree about whatever you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you. 18:20 For where two or three are assembled in my name, I am there among them.” 18:21 Then Peter came to him and said, “Lord, how many times must I forgive my brother who sins against me? As many as seven times?” 18:22 Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, I tell you, but seventy-seven times!

How do we agree with someone one is important. Is it rather for or with. Both work but something to think about. 'For", sometimes makes me think of how we treat pets,  pat them on the head and send them away. Rather than praying "with " someone means coming along side and working together to met the need.

Secondly, I know this passage deals with how a brother sins, but it also shows the authority we have in Christ.