Brothers, if someone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should restore him gently. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted. Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. Each one should test his own actions. Then he can take pride in himself, without comparing himself to somebody else, for each one should carry his own load. Galatians 6:1-5 NIV
I wonder in the local church who is "spiritual?" The Apostle Paul states that the "Spiritual" one in the church should work toward the restoration of sinners...
If we would look at the church today, you might think that there are very few "spiritual" ones because there seems to be precious few who enter into this kind of restorative and gentle work.
But I think we know better. The spirtual are not a special class Jesus follower. The spirtual are all who follow Jesus.
By basic definition the spiritual are those who have the Holy Spirit and by definition those who have the Spirit are followers of Christ. The Apostle Paul in Romans 8:9 reminds us; You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.
Therefore, lets be clear that the followers of Jesus Christ who see a brother or sister caught in a sin should, because the Holy Spirit is within them, seek to gently restore them. Could I say it this way? "The Spirit-filled person is one who is a restorative type person."
Did we hear it; if you are spiritual and see someone, a brother or sister in Christ, caught in something destructive to their souls -- do the work of gently going to them and helping them find their way back to their spiritual home. Help them be restored. I wonder how much of the way people view their relationship with the church would change if "sinners" found out that the body of Christ loved enough to be restoration not merely pointing out the sinfulness?
I wonder in the local church who is "spiritual?" The Apostle Paul states that the "Spiritual" one in the church should work toward the restoration of sinners...
If we would look at the church today, you might think that there are very few "spiritual" ones because there seems to be precious few who enter into this kind of restorative and gentle work.
But I think we know better. The spirtual are not a special class Jesus follower. The spirtual are all who follow Jesus.
By basic definition the spiritual are those who have the Holy Spirit and by definition those who have the Spirit are followers of Christ. The Apostle Paul in Romans 8:9 reminds us; You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.
Therefore, lets be clear that the followers of Jesus Christ who see a brother or sister caught in a sin should, because the Holy Spirit is within them, seek to gently restore them. Could I say it this way? "The Spirit-filled person is one who is a restorative type person."
Did we hear it; if you are spiritual and see someone, a brother or sister in Christ, caught in something destructive to their souls -- do the work of gently going to them and helping them find their way back to their spiritual home. Help them be restored. I wonder how much of the way people view their relationship with the church would change if "sinners" found out that the body of Christ loved enough to be restoration not merely pointing out the sinfulness?
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