MINISTRY OF

CORRECTION
CORRECTION
• the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake.
• focuses on providing constructive feedback, supported
Thoughby constructive
specific examples, to help you won’t
criticism/correction improve in some
always area. it
be positive,
• Ideally,
should the person
be centered offering
around helpingconstructive criticism should
someone improve—not tearing
also be prepared to help brainstorm
them down. possible solutions and
next steps in order to serve as a valuable tool in the growth
process.
• sometimes painful
• most of the time hurtful
 1 TIMOTHY 3
16 All Scripture is God-breathed [given by divine
inspiration] and is profitable for instruction, for
conviction [of sin], for correction [of error and
restoration to obedience], for training in righteousness
[learning to live in conformity to God’s will, both
publicly and privately—behaving honorably with
personal integrity and moral courage];
17 so that the [a] man of God may be complete and
proficient, outfitted and thoroughly equipped for every
 PROVERBS 15:31
(AMP) 31 The ear that listens to and learns from the
life-giving rebuke (reprimand, censure) Will remain
among the wise.
(NLT) 31 If you listen to constructive criticism, you
will be at home among the wise.
(GNT) 31 If you pay attention when you are corrected,
you are wise.
 HEBREWS 12 (GNT)
5 Have you forgotten the encouraging words
which God speaks to you as his children?
“My child, pay attention when the Lord
corrects you,
and do not be discouraged when he rebukes
you.
6 Because the Lord corrects everyone he loves,
and punishes everyone he accepts as a
 HEBREWS 12 (RCPV)
5 Nalimot ba kamo sa makapadasig nga
mga pulong nga gisulti sa Dios kaninyo
ingon nga iyang mga anak? “Anak, isipa
nga mahinungdanon ang pagdisiplina sa
Ginoo kanimo, ug ayaw kaluya kon
badlongon ka niya.
CONSTRUCTIVE
VS
DESTRUCTIVE
 CONSTRUCTIVE CORRECTION
• Exposes errors
• It gives warning of coming danger
• Shores up weak/grey spots and areas
• Uncover blind spots
• Words are right and the spirit is right.
• Motivated by love and is willing to be
• It is patient, persistent and it never says, “I told you
misunderstood.
so!”
 CONSTRUCTIVE CORRECTION
1. Constructive Correction is a life-giving rebuke.
2. Construction Correction helps-- even if it hurts.
Proverbs 1:7 NLT
7 Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge,
but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
Proverbs 17:10 NLT
10 A single rebuke does more for a person of
understanding than a hundred lashes on the back of a
fool.
 PROVERBS 25:12
12 To one who listens, valid criticism
is like a gold earring or other gold jewelry.
[Link] Correction is a life-giving
rebuke.
[Link] Correction helps-- even if it
hurts.
 REVELATIONS 3:19
19 I correct and discipline everyone I
love, so be diligent and turn from your
indifference.
 DESTRUCTIVE CORRECTION
• Personal Attack
• Formatted to harm someone’s self-esteem
• Not specific (prefer to say indirect way: Joke,
Double-meaning words)
• Hypercritical (self-righteousness) or needlessly nit-
picky (fault-finding)
 Those who received destructive
criticism reported greater anger and
tension and indicated that they would
be more likely to handle future
disagreements with the source through
resistance or avoidance and less likely
to handle disagreements.
 This fearful, paranoid mindset is
becoming more common, to the point
that brothers and sisters can look at
each other with deep distrust, as if one
of them had spiritual rabies or an
unholy plague.
 CHARACTERISTICS OF A
DESTRUCTIVE
CRITICAL SPIRIT.
[Link] often self-appointed rather than
God-appointed, taking it upon
himself to set the Church Straight.
> You can’t be the standard.
God must be the standard.
 CHARACTERISTICS OF A
DESTRUCTIVE
CRITICAL SPIRIT.
2. Frequently speaks out of limited (or
no) personal experience in the matters
on which he makes pronouncement.
> You are never in someone’s shoes to
start with.
 CHARACTERISTICS OF A
DESTRUCTIVE
CRITICAL SPIRIT.
3. Is often an expert in tearing down
but a novice in building up.
> it’s easier to destruct than to
construct. (it has been said that, “You
have to be little to belittle”)
 CHARACTERISTICS OF A
DESTRUCTIVE
CRITICAL SPIRIT.
4. Can be a hairsplitter and nit-picker,
straining out a gnat but swallowing a
To worry or think too much about something that is not important,
often forgetting about something that is much more important:
camel.
> Loud builder but silent destroyer.
POOR USE OF CRITICISM WAS
PERCEIVED AS A MORE
IMPORTANT CAUSE OF
CONFLICT.
IT STIRS UP COMMOTION AND
OFFENSES.
 CORRECTION IS NOT A GO
SIGNAL TO BOUNCEBACK.
Proverbs 10:17 CEV
Accept correction, and you will find life;
reject correction, and you will miss the
road.