COUNSELING THE SINNER As Paul was giving his farewell to the Ephesian elders, he said, “Remember that night and day for a period of three years, I did not cease to admonish each one with tears.” (Acts 20:31) This statement is very enlightening because it gives insight into how he helped people during his stay in Ephesus. The Greek word for admonish (noutheteo) which Paul employed here is defined as: “The verb means to impart understanding, to set right, to lay on the heart. The stress is on influencing