Restoring A Fellow Warrior
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What weapon would you choose going into a battle - “I would like to know that a fellow soldier would be able to carry me out”
34 And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come.
The Corinth church had problems
Communion was used to deal with their own lusts
Fornication was dealt with
The rest will I set in order when I come”
These were personal issues
Private dealings
There are public issues there are private issues
We live in an age when everything is made public
Church issues are private - why would someone post private issues
Some things are written some are
We are to deal with each other face to face in a reasoning and kind manner.
18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; Though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
“reason together”
Jesus didn’t publicize your sin...
Never try to destroy someone
Maybe there was no one to talk to
Listen - Listening brings the right perspective
Don’t jump to conclusions -
Don’t say “I can’t believe you would do that”
Reason be reasonable - everyone deserves a hearing
2. When dealing with one another in the principles of Galatians 6
1 Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
2 Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.
3 For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
Overtaken in a fault
Overtaken = overcome stricken
fault = unintentional error or willful transgression
2. Who is supposed to deal with the brother - Ye which are spiritual
Spiritual = not in the flesh - not angry, not bitter, not in the flesh
No rights if living in the flesh
The boundaries are in the Spirit = love, joy peace, patience, gentleness, goodness, faith meekness, temperance, then you are not the one to do the restoration
God is correcting and if you can not be kind you cannot restore
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
Operating outside these truths is outlawed
Dealing with your children
Speaking to your spouse
Restoration needs meekness and meekness is humility
Get under those who are needing restored
Not with guns loaded
Absence of pride, anger, and frustration
Considering thyself lest thou also be tempted.
A friend to operate in the Spirit is what we need.
Find someone who is not judgmental
The spiritual are to restore.
1 And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.
2 I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.
3 For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?
Envying, strife, and divisions disqualifies you from restoring others
3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.
The beam
5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.
6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
Carnal people just breaths death to those who are down.
1 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
Help the wounded and you will always have a crowd
A ministry of recon
2Co 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
2Co 5:18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
2Co 5:19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.
God didn’t impute your trespasses
Why would we impute trespasses to others
God’s heart breaks for the Prodigal
The father did not yell at his son
What is the reason for the bondage. Get to the root.
Bringing one back to divine favor. = Reconciliation
And the rest will I set in order when I come.
I will not make public those things that are private
A. Do not take issues or other’s issues to those that are not involved.
B. Work within the boundaries of your authorities
If you don’t know what to do bring it to a higher authority
C. Some issues are dealt with in the classroom, some in the office
D. Do not take your issues and personal struggles to social media.
E. There are things you do not deal with through texting, emails, or social media
Immaturity is not facing problems
If you have not entered into intercessory prayer about their burdens and hurts you have no right and authority to help restore
If you are called to help the crushed you will be crushed
You will be touched by the feelings of their infirmities
If you help the broken, the Lord will allow you to be broken
If you are called to preach Biblical truth it will be challenged
If you are called to empower and encourage the down hearted, and lonely then your self esteem will be attacked , you may have to visit depression, and then you will be empowered to empower others.
God resists the proud
If your desire to help others succeed, your success will be hard fought.
If your calling is to
Your crushing will not be easy and your fresh oil will not be cheap but when all is done it will be fruitful and victorious.