"Warn a divisive person once, and then warn him a second time. After that, have nothing to do with him."
Have you ever noticed how once someone in a group starts complaining, the whole group joins in? The complaint could be as simple as a comment about the weather or how a team (Cowboys) is so bad. Or the comment could be directed towards someone everyone knows. The temptation is for others to pile on with their comments. I don't think we are intending to do harm in such moments, but there is destructive power in such words.
The destruction can be so great that the instruction in this passage is warn the speaker twice, then cut off relationship with the person. That seems harsh until one considers what the consequences of divisiveness can be. While we may be leery to cut someone off, this passage is clearly a word to remember in regards to the words we speak.
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