RESTORE WITH THE RIGHT ATTITUDE (2)

RESTORE WITH THE RIGHT ATTITUDE PART TWO

If a man is overtaken in any trespass...

restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness.

Brothers, if someone is caught in sin, youwho are spiritual should restore him gently. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.

Galatians 6:1 NIV

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The word trespass comes from the word "misstep", which means to take a step in the wrong direction or to make an error in judgement or conduct. when you lose your footing or you slip on an icy sidewalk, you didn't intend to fall, but now it's happened and you need help to get back up again. That's the kind of trespass the Bible talks about when it says '" Restore such a one in spirit of gentleness." In Greek the word restore has two shades of meaning:

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(1) Resting a broken bone. Paul says," Christ makes us one body.... connected to each other " (Roman 12:5 GWT). When you think about it, your spiritual family is even more important than your physical family , because it will last forever. By reinstating your brother or sister who has been overtaken by sin, you help to heal the pain and enable them to become a vital, functioning part of Christ's body again.

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(2) Removing a tumor. Malignant tumors are life-threathening, and spiritual tumors are soul-threathening. By removing one you not only help save somebody, you obey the Scripture, "Bear one another's burden, and... fulfill the law of Christ." (Galatians 6:2 NKJV). And make no mistake, sharing their shame and humiliation is a burden. Nevertheless, " We should do it.. [giving] special attention to those who are in the family of believers" (Galatians 6:10 NCV). In God's army we are not supposed to shoot our wounded. Indeed, if the wounded can't find mercy in the ranks of the redeemed, where are they going to find it?