The God of Restoration: Part 2
“Brothers and sisters, what if someone is caught in a sin? Then you who are guided by the Spirit should correct that person. Do it in a gentle way. But be careful. You could be tempted too. Carry each other's heavy loads. If you do, you will give the law of Christ its full meaning. If you think you are somebody when you are nobody, you are fooling yourselves. Each of you should put your own actions to the test. Then you can take pride in yourself. You won't be comparing yourself to somebody else.”
Galatians 6:1-4
“He has been punished because most of you decided he should be. That is enough for him. Now you should forgive him and comfort him. Then he won't be sad more than he can stand. So I'm asking you to tell him again that you still love him. I wrote to you for a special reason. I wanted to see if you could stand the test. I wanted to see if you could obey everything that was asked of you. Anyone you forgive I also forgive. Was there anything to forgive? If so, I have forgiven it for your benefit, knowing that Christ is watching. We don't want Satan to outsmart us. We know how he does his evil work.”
2 Corinthians 2:6-11 NIRV