Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him.
The verse is an appeal for the church to openly and affirmatively reaffirm its love toward one who has erred and then shown true repentance after discipline. It authorizes the church to forgive the penitent and restore him to fellowship, with the assurance that such action taken in Christ's place will be affirmed. It expresses confidence in the church's authority to receive the repentant person again into fellowship. The forgiveness it calls for is to be joined with encouragement, restored confidence, and practical support for the one who is seeking to do right.
The verse is an appeal for the church to openly and affirmatively reaffirm its love toward one who has erred and then shown true repentance after discipline. It authorizes the church to forgive the penitent and restore him to fellowship, with the assurance that such action taken in Christ's place will be affirmed. It expresses confidence in the church's authority to receive the repentant person again into fellowship. The forgiveness it calls for is to be joined with encouragement, restored confidence, and practical support for the one who is seeking to do right.