“Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such a one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.” (Galatians 6:1)
As strange as it may seem, there are no faultless people in any church. Even after folks are saved, baptized and added to the role of a local church there is much room for improvement. That’s why the Great Commission instructs us to be in the process of disciplining the saved following their salvation and baptism. We are to be about the business of strengthening the weak, teaching, training and developing others. It is a never ending process.
Even after years of being a Christian, people sometimes fall into some ungodly behavior. What are the others to do? Paul addresses the “spiritual” that they “restore” that person in the spirit of meekness. The word, “restore” is a word used for setting a broken bone. Setting a broken bone is a painful process. To set a broken bone or to restore a sinning brother are equally difficult. “Restoring a brother” overtaken in a fault is not to be confused with “sitting in judgment” on a brother. Given the same set of circumstances we may have done the same thing as they, or even worse.
Let us not destroy our wounded but restore them to usefulness in the Lord.
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