It often creates an unpleasant situation so elders just ignore their duty so which the elders or the preacher are is not aware, to say the things that need to be said to the offender. We are afraid that the person won t like us anymore or will speak badly of us to others. We might become the villain and be accused of being pious or self-righteous. Whatever the reason, elders, preachers, members neglect to tell the truth to those who might need it. We desperately need the courage of Paul to speak the truth, even at the cost of becoming someone s enemy.
Souls are at stake and nothing is more important than that.